World History #2

Industrial Revolution

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#28 The American Civil War decreased Europe’s supply of cotton from the American South. What did the Europeans do to maintain the flow of this natural resource for their textile industries?

European factory owners turned to Egypt and India as new sources of cotton

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ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. The heavy metal Band Iron Maiden often write music about historical events. Listen to the words of this song, and tell what the song is about: A. The French Revolution B. Factory workers during the Industrial Revolution C. Trench Warfare in World War One D. The Holocaust

C. Trench Warfare. What words in the lyrics help you know the answer?

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#30 The social criticism of Charles Dickens’s novels Hard Times and David Copperfield was a response to conditions brought about by

industrialization

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#31 At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a

sign of a country’s relative power

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#32 Economically, what enabled Japan to become a colonial power after 1894?

Industrialization allowed Japan to expend resources on military and colonial expansion

Imperialism

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#33 In the late nineteenth century, the British commonly referred to the Suez Canal in Egypt as the “Lifeline of the Empire” because it

provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies

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#34 In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the

Boxer Rebellion

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ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY! This song by DEVO was a favorite of : A. Josef Stalin B. Thomas Hobbes C. Justin Bieber D. John Locke

D. John Locke What words in the song helped you answer the question?

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#36 Mohandas Gandhi used his philosophy of nonviolent noncooperation in an effort to

achieve India’s independence from Great Britain.

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#37 By 1914, Ethiopia and Liberia were the only two African countries to

retain their independence

World War 1

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#38 Why did Great Britain, France, and Russia form the Triple Entente in 1907?

to respond to the increased military power of Germany

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#39 According to some historians, Europe’s system of alliances prior to 1914 increased the likelihood that

small disputes would develop into large-scale wars

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#40 During World War I, U.S. propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as

violators of human rights

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#41 One major reason for the tension between France and Germany before World War I was that

France wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany

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#42 Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring war on Germany in 1914 was the

German invasion of Belgium

World War 1

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#43 Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare

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#44 The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the German military to

avoid the problem of fighting Allied powers on two fronts

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#45 How did Russia’s participation in World War I affect its empire?

Economic hardships brought on by the war resulted in the downfall of the czar

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#46 Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?

American military and financial intervention in the war

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#47 One contribution of overseas colonies to the Allied effort during World War I was that they provided

large numbers of soldiers to reinforce the Allied armies

Treaty of Versailles

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#48 President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for

a lasting and just peace

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#49 A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles following World War I was to

keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces

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ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. Which of these songs by the Rock band RUSH is about the French Revolution: A. 2112 B. By-Tor and the Snow Dog C. Bastille Day D. I Think I'm Going Bald

C. Bastille Day. Which words in the song are good clues to the answer?

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#51 What basic idea was shared by both Britain and France at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?

German military power should be permanently restricted

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ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. After reading this man's book, Jimi Hendrix was inspired to write a song: listen to the song and tell who must have written the book Jimi read: A. Thomas Hobbes B. Thomas Jefferson C. Thomas Edison D. Thomas the Tank Engine

B. Thomas Jefferson