Consequences of Industrialization
This 1884 meeting of European leaders "carved up" Africa without African input.
Berlin Conference
This Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo was the "spark" that started WWI.
Franz Ferdinand
This "Curtain" was the symbolic divide between East and West in Europe.
Iron Curtain
This "Web" of digital connections revolutionized communication in the 1990s.
World Wide Web
This Chinese invention used for navigation allowed for the "Age of Discovery."
Magnetic Compass
This racist theory used "survival of the fittest" to justify European imperialism.
Social Darwinism
This 1930s economic crisis led to the rise of totalitarian regimes like the Nazis
Great Depression
This strategy of stopping the spread of Communism was the main US foreign policy.
Containment
This global organization was formed in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation.
United Nations
This 14th-century pandemic killed nearly half of Europe’s population.
The Black Death
This 1839–1842 conflict between Britain and China began over trade imbalances.
Opium Wars
This 1917 revolution led to the world's first communist state under Lenin.
Bolshevik Revolution
He used non-violent civil disobedience to gain independence for India.
Mahatma Gandhi
This "Revolution" in the mid-20th century increased global food production.
Green Revolution
This labor system in the Americas was a social hierarchy based on race.
Casta System
This Belgian King committed atrocities in the Congo Free State for rubber.
King Leopold II
This 1919 treaty ended WWI but forced Germany to pay massive reparations.
Treaty of Versailles
These "Wars" (like Korea or Vietnam) were fought on behalf of the Superpowers
Proxy Wars
This trade agreement (now USMCA) reduced trade barriers in North America.
NAFTA
This triangular sail allowed ships to sail against the wind in the Indian Ocean.
Lateen Sail
This 1857 rebellion in India was a failed attempt to end British Company rule.
Sepoy Mutiny
This 1937 event involved a brutal Japanese invasion of a Chinese city.
Nanjing (or Nanking)
This 1955 conference led to the "Non-Aligned Movement" for new nations.
Bandung Conference
This global health crisis in the 1980s led to new international medical efforts.
HIV/AIDS
This 1450 invention by Gutenberg helped spread the Reformation's ideas.
Printing Press