Imperialism
Imperialism was encouraged by the need for new markets and ______?
Raw materials/factors of production/natural resources
The assassination of this Archduke was the immediate cause of World War I
Franz Ferdinand
This warfare technique was used during World War I and involved soldiers fighting in dug-outs made into the ground
Trench Warfare
What period is known as the period of Industrialization/Westernization in Japan?
The Meiji Restoration
Who is the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills?
Josh Allen
Where were the Opium Wars fought?
China
A major cause of tension in Europe leading up to World War I was
The existence of opposing alliances/competition over colonies/militarization
What new technology was popularized by Germany during World War I that dramatically changed naval warfare and was an influence for the United States joining the war?
U-Boats/Submarines
Name one of the two wars in which Japan proved they were a strong military power?
Sino-Japanese/Russo-Japanese
What is the Buffalo Bills current win/loss record?
11-3
What poem written by Rudyard Kipling was used to express the negative attitudes of Europeans toward the non-Western world?
The White Man's Burden
What is the term for a nation focusing most of their resources on building a strong military?
Militarism
Name an OFFENSIVE weapon that was introduced toward the end of the war?
Tanks/Airplanes
What man from Russia employed a Westernization strategy that could be compared to the Meiji Restoration?
Peter the Great
Who is Mr. Whitehouse's favorite college sports team?
The University of Alabama
The term "Sphere of Influence" is most closely associated with imperialism in what country?
China
Which two major European alliances contributed to the start of World War I? The Triple Alliance and the Triple ______
Entente
What term describes fabricated or exaggerated information produced by governments to sway public opinion on the war?
Propaganda
What was a major result of Commodore Mathew Perry's opening of Japan?
The Westernization/modernization of Japan
Who does the Niagara Falls Boys Basketball team play next?
St. Joseph's
During the age of European Imperialism, what continent was divided up amongst nations during the Berlin Conference?
Africa
What geographical area was considered "The Powder Keg of Europe"?
The Balkans
Which empire was dissolved as an outcome of World War I?
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Japan consists of a series of Islands, what vocabulary word is associated with this?
Archipelago
Who is the superintendent of Niagara Falls High School?
Mark Laurrie