The Rise of Germany
Otto von Bismarck's policy to unite all 39 German states into one country?
Blood & Iron
What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
Great Britain (or England/ UK)
What weapon did revolutionaries use to kill people during the French Revolution?
The guillotine!
What is Divine Right of Kings?
The belief that kings' power comes directly from God; therefore, betraying the king means betraying God.
What are the "3 Gs" for reasons why conquistadors traveled to the New World?
God, Gold, and Glory
How did the Franco-Prussian war help to unite Germany?
Bismarck provoked the war on purpose to convince Southern German states to join him. After they won, all 39 states were joined together as Germany.
Tell the story of why people started moving out of the fields and into cities?
Enclosure Movement means only wealthier people owned land. People that couldn't afford land moved into the cities with the promise of work in the new factories.
Why were members of the Third Estate angry before the French Revolution?
They paid most of the taxes
Had little political power
How did King Henry VIII (8th)'s divorce lead to Anglicanism?
This was brought to the New World by Europeans and killed most Native Americans.
diseases (smallpox, mostly)
Tell the story of how Prussia united the 39 German states into one country. Include the year this happened, and what title William was given for full credit.
Prussia was the strongest state; Otto von Bismarck believed Germany should be unified through “Blood and Iron,” meaning military power. After defeating France, the German states united in 1871 and created the German Empire with William I as Kaiser.
What problems did Karl Marx identify with capitalism?
Poor people got poorer; rich got richer. The entire history of humanity was a struggle between the classes.
Explain what the Reign of Terror was and why it happened. Who was the leader?
Robespierre was the leader. It was a time when the revolutionaries started killing people they thought weren't committed to the revolution.
They were colonized by Spain.
How did Bismarck come to power and how did he leave power?
William I chose him as chancellor, William II fired him because he wanted no rivals.
How does a labor union work?
Workers in a specific trade pay dues
Unions collect the dues to make sure the bosses of these trades can't take advantage of the workers.
Explain "Let them eat cake." Who said it and why did it make people so mad?
Marie Antoinette (Queen of France) said it. People got mad because it showed exactly how little she knew about poor people's suffering.
What is one way Peter the Great tried to "westernize" Russia?
Which Native Americans lived in modern-day Mexico and were known for their huge city Tenochtitlan. (Hint: think about the Mexican flag!)
the Aztecs
What location was the German Empire was declared at? Why is that place important?
Palace at Versailles.
Germany declared its empire at Versailles to humiliate France and celebrate German victory.
People can choose their own line of work,
Small businesses can make decisions on their own,
Possible to get rich,
Market gives us desirable products;
Monopolies develop, Workplaces take advantage of workers, greed controls many peoples' decisions, poor stay poor while rich get richer
Tell us the story of the failed Estates General Meeting, the Tennis Court Oath, to the the storming of the Bastille.
The Estates General was a meeting called by Louis 16th. When it failed, the poor people (Third Estate) went to a tennis court to keep discussing the changes they wanted. While there, they heard King Louis was sending people to kill them, so they went to a prison called the Bastille (supposed to have ammunition and prisoners) and took it over.
The American Revolution changed the way subjects viewed their kings. Why did the Americans believe they had a right to ignore what King George said?
They believed the king's power didn't come from God (Divine Right of Kings), but came instead from people voluntarily giving them power by voting (consent of the governed). When the king continued to tax them without giving them a vote, the people rebelled.
This people group built an empire high in the Andes mountains. Although they didn't have modern technology, they built roads across mountain peaks.
the Inca