Contact
This was the primary religion Europeans spread through colonization.
Christianity
This continent profited the most from the Columbian exchange.
Europe
This is the type of imperial rule where a country has complete control over its colony.
direct rule
This precious metal drove Chinese traders to sail all the way to Africa’s west coast.
gold
He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 March on Washington.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Europeans brought this to the New World that wiped out upwards of 90% of indigenous populations.
disease
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the Old World and the New World.
The Columbian Exchange
These wars were fought between Qing China and the British Empire in the mid-19th century.
The Opium Wars
Prior to maritime exploration and colonization, this was the primary land based trade route that stretched from Asia to Africa and Europe.
The Silk Road
She refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
These two European nations were the first to colonize both Central and South America.
Spain and Portugal
Indian independence leader who led The Salt March in protest of British economic policies.
Mahatma Gandhi
This East Asian country defeated China in 1895 and Russia in 1905 on its way to becoming an imperial power in the Pacific.
Japan
The Dutch sold these to West African nations to keep up with other European traders.
firearms
This baseball player broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
The Spanish used this ocean current to help them sail from the New World back to Spain.
The Gulf Stream
This medieval system of land ownership and serfdom stifled Russia’s economy and delayed modernization.
feudalism
The construction of this canal strengthened U.S Caribbean relations.
The Panama Canal
This revolution saw the establishment of new economic, political and social systems such as banking.
Commercial Revolution
This gymnast became the first Black woman to win the all-around Olympic gold medal in gymnastics in 2012.
Gabby Douglas
an agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided the world into two spheres of influence.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Agreement made by European nations in 1885 that regulated European colonization and trade in Africa.
The Berlin Act
In the early 20th century, this U.S. President pursued "Big Stick" diplomacy to expand American influence in Latin America.
Theodore Roosevelt
This economic system encouraged European nations to accumulate wealth by exporting more than they imported and exploiting colonies for raw materials.
mercantilism
Known as the "Queen of Soul," she was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Aretha Franklin