Exploration
What were explorers in search of when they left Europe?
God, Gold, Glory
The tool used during the French Revolution to eliminate those opposed to the revolution was the
guillotine
4 causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Satellite launched into space by Russia
Sputnik
Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
Oil
A type of colony set up for trading, usually on the coast
Trading Post Colony
What made the Haitian revolution significant?
First successful slave revolt in history
area known as the "powder keg" of Europe and was the place where WWI began.
Balkans
Theory that if one country falls to communism, more will fall as well
Domino Theory
What were the places terrorist attacked the US on September 11
twin towers, pentagon, field in PA
Which technological advancement gave Europeans the advantage in taking over the natives of the Americas?
Gunpowder
a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution
Reign of Terror
What caused the United States to become involved in WWI.
sinking of the lusitania, zimmerman note, unrestricted submarine warfare.
US policy during the cold war
Containment
What kind of protests did Ghandi believe in
nonviolent
The freedom of private businesses to compete for profits without government involvment
Capitalsim
The French prison that was attacked by peasants in the first violent act of the French Revolution
Bastille
Describe the three causes of WWII.
Treaty of Versailles makes Germans angry, weak league of nations, appeasement of Hitler.
Who was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Missiles were removed from Cuba
Offensive military strike in the middle east by the US
Operation Desert Storm
What prompted interaction between European nations and Asia?
Trade and the beginnings of global European colonization and expansion
What were the 3 mistakes Napoleon made that led to his downfall?
Britain Blockade, Invasion of Russia, Peninsular wars
According to Fascism, what does a government do?
glorifies the state above the individual
What led to the fall of the soviet union
Couldn't afford to spread communism, control resistance, and the space and arms race
What did the US believe that Hussein was hiding in the middle east
Weapons of Mass Destruction