American & French Revolutions
This event, known as the "spark" of the American Revolution, involved British soldiers firing on an unarmed crowd in 1770.
What is the Boston Massacre?
These two main European countries controlled the majority of Latin America before the 19th-century independence movements.
What are Spain and Portugal?
This economic system, championed by Adam Smith, promotes private ownership and competition with minimal government interference.
What is capitalism?
The idea that a group of people with shared culture, language, and history should have their own independent nation-state.
What is nationalism?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke in 1914 sparked the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Inspired by Enlightenment ideas, this document written in 1776 justified the American colonies’ break from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Napoleon’s invasion of this country weakened its control over its American colonies, allowing revolutions to begin.
What is Spain?
The shift from handmade goods to machine production, beginning in Britain in the 18th century, is known as this.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This leader was responsible for the unification of Germany through "blood and iron" policies.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This art movement aimed to capture fleeting moments with visible brushstrokes and was pioneered by artists like Monet.
What is Impressionism?
In a dramatic act of defiance, members of the Third Estate vowed not to disband until a constitution was created in this event.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This former slave led the Haitian Revolution, making Haiti the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
What is communism?
Italy’s unification movement was led by this man, known as the "Brain" of Italian unification.
Who is Camillo Cavour?
The growing competition between European nations, along with secret alliances, helped lead to this global conflict in 1914.
What is World War I?
This period of the French Revolution saw thousands of suspected enemies of the revolution executed by guillotine.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This South American revolutionary leader, known as "The Liberator," played a major role in the independence of Venezuela, Colombia, and other nations
Who is Simón Bolívar?
Factories first developed in this industry, which helped spark the Industrial Revolution.
What is the textile industry?
This brutal European ruler exploited the Congo for rubber and ivory, leading to millions of African deaths.
Who is King Leopold II?
A French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe from 1796 to 1815
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas on natural rights heavily influenced both the American and French Revolutions.
Who is John Locke?
The economic system that Latin American colonies were part of, which required them to provide raw materials for European powers.
What is mercantilism?
A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
What is socialism?
This conference, held from 1884-1885, divided Africa among European nations without African representatives present.
What is the Berlin Conference?
Style of art that appeals to emotion rather than reason; imagination, intense feelings and direct language; combines history, legend and folklore
What is romanticism?