19th Century Empires
Revolutions
Inventions of the 19th century
WWI
Japan
100

This is considered to have been the most powerful empire in the 19th century.

The British empire

100

There were widespread revolutions and protests throughout Europe in this year

1848

100

George Stephenson, 1825, made trips shorter

steam locomotive

100

What was the immediate cause of World War I?

The assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.

100

A member of the warrior/administrator class of nobles in feudal Japan

Samurai

200

This empire was ruled from Constantinople / Konstantiniyye

The Ottoman Empire

200

This is the name given to the revolutionary movement in Japan in 1868

The Meiji Restoration

200

Thomas Edison, 1870s, made things less dark

electric lightbulb

200

The acronym MAIN regarding WWI stands for Militarism, __________, Imperialism and Nationalism. 

Alliances 

200

This religion was banned by the Edo period shogunate

Christianity

300

What was a main motivator for Colonialism / imperialism, besides politics, religion, and international strategy?

Economics / trade

300

By March 1917, public support for Tsar Nicholas had collapsed and he was forced to abdicate the throne, thereby ending this dynasty's 304-year rule of Russia.

Romanov 

300

Samuel Morse, 1840s, long distance communication

the telegraph

300

The Central Powers consisted mainly of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and _________?

The Ottoman Empire / Turkey

300

This is the native religion of Japan

Shinto-Buddhism (or just Shinto)

400

His army was destroyed by the Russian winter in 1812. 

Napoleon

400

This revolution is regarded by many historians as marking the beginning of the 19th century

The French Revolution

400

Michael Faraday, 1820s, made things go

the electric motor

400

The widespread use of machine guns and rapid-firing artillery pieces on the Western Front meant that any exposed soldier was vulnerable. Protection from enemy fire could only be achieved by digging into the earth and was known by this term.

Trench Warfare 

400

A writer, translator, educator, and Samurai who helped Japan modernize and wrote many books about the topic

Fukuzawa Yukichi

500

The colony of 'Rhodesia' was named for this British Colonial Officer

Cecil Rhodes

500

This group of revolutionary officers seized control of the Ottoman Empire in 1908

The Young Turks

500

Elias Howe, 1840s, made clothes faster

the sewing machine

500

This British ocean liner’s demise contributed indirectly to the United States’ entry into World War I. In 1915 it was sunk by a German U-boat, resulting in the death of 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.

The Lusitania

500

A general of the Satsuma Domain, who lead rebellions against the Shogunate and later the Meiji imperial government and is often called "The Last Samurai"

Saigo Takamori