Thinkers apply scientific method to society and government
Natural laws of life, liberty, property
Philosophers such as John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Voltaire
What is the Enlightenment?
100
Inspired by success of American Revolution and Enlightenment ideas
Caused by unfair 3 Estates system and bankruptcy of treasury
Inspired Latin American revolutions
Allowed Napoleon to come to power
What is the French Revolution?
100
This is the belief that Jews should have their own country
What is Zionism?
100
Building up of nuclear weapons
What is nuclear proliferation?
100
When the desert grows larger and areas that were not previously a desert become one.
What is desertification?
200
Led by Ayatollah Khomeni
Overthrew the Shah and set up an Islamic theocracy
What is the Iranian Revolution?
200
Slogan "bread, land, and peace"
Overthrew tsar (czar) and made country a communist nation
Led by Vladimir Lenin
What is the Russian Revolution?
200
War between Iraq and US-led coalition
Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait
What is the Persian Gulf War?
200
A disease which has ravaged sub-saharan Africa
What is AIDS?
200
Cutting down of rainforests
What is deforestation?
300
Led by Fidel Castro
First Communist nation in Western Hemisphere
What is the Cuban Revolution?
300
Started in England
Led to poor pay and working conditions
Led to mass production, growth of cities, prosperous middle class
What is the Industrial Revolution?
300
Led by Yasir Arafat
Fighting for an independent Palestinian nation
What is the PLO?
(Palestine Liberation Organization)
300
This organization ended tariffs between the US, Canada, and Mexico and promotes cooperation between North American countries.
What is NAFTA?
300
Increasing global temperatures
What is global warming?
400
This is a term for a Russian Communist
What is a Bolshevik?
400
Civil War between Nationalists and Communists
Communists under Mao Zedong win
Leads to industrialization
What is the Chinese Revolution?
400
Homeland set up for Jews in 1948
Instability due to conflicts with Arab Palestinians
What is Israel?
400
This organization, mainly made up of middle eastern countries, seeks to limit the amount of oil exported to the world's market
What is OPEC?
400
Attempt to produce greater amount of crops and crops that are more resistant to disease
Results in overuse of fertilizer and water
What is the Green Revolution?
500
Also known as the Glorious Revolution
Limited the powers of the monarchy
Made Parliament as powerful as king
What is the English Revolution?
500
Involved thinkers like Copernicus, Newton, Galileo
Focus on nature and how it worked
Developed heliocentric theory
What is the Scientific Revolution?
500
Often occurs in the Middle East
Often targets innocent civilians
What is terrorism?
500
This economic alliance of European countries ended tariffs between nations and promoted cooperation between nations.