People of the Industrial Rev.
Who invented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
What are the trade zones set up in China called?
Spheres of Influence
What did solders build and fight in during WWI?
Trenches
Which alliances included Germany, Austria-Hungary, & The Ottoman Empire?
Central Powers
What treaty ended WWI and punished Germany by making them pay reparations?
Treaty of Versailles
Who created a cheaper way to produce steel? (Hint: Bessemer Process)
Henry Bessemer
What was the name of the rebellion in China to kick out foreign influence?
Boxer Rebellion
What increased as colonies began to fight alongside their mother country during WWI?
Demands for independence
Which alliance included Britain, France, Russia, & the US?
Allies
What was the international cooperative organization that tried to prevent future global conflicts?
League of Nations (Failed because of WWII)
Who created a more efficient steam engine?
James Watt (Watts are a measurement of power. Steam engines create power)
Which country forced Japan to open up to foreign trade?
United States
Which four empires ended as a result of WWI?
German (Loser of WWI)
Austro-Hungarian (Loser of WWI)
Ottoman (Loser of WWI)
Russia (signed a peace treaty with Germany in 1917)
Who was the leader of Germany during WWI?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Which type of government became more popular during the depression?
Totalitarian
Who discovers bacteria?
Louis Pasteur
Which canal linked the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Why does Russia leave WWI in 1917?
Who was the leader of the United States?
Woodrow Wilson
Credit
Who developed the smallpox vaccination?
Edward Jenner
What are the three forms of imperialism?
- Colonies
- Protectorates
- Spheres of Influence
What does each letter in M.A.I.N stand for? (These are the reasons WWI started.)
M: Militarism
A: Alliances
I: Imperialism
N: Nationalism
Who was assassinated by Serbian nationalists which started WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What crashed to cause the Great Depression?
Stock Market (1929)