19th Century Empires
This is considered to have been the most powerful empire in the 19th century.
The British empire
There were widespread revolutions and protests throughout Europe in this year
1848
George Stephenson, 1825, made trips shorter
steam locomotive
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.
A member of the warrior/administrator class of nobles in feudal Japan
Samurai
This empire was ruled from Constantinople / Konstantiniyye
The Ottoman Empire
This is the name given to the revolutionary movement in Japan in 1868
The Meiji Restoration
Thomas Edison, 1870s, made things less dark
electric lightbulb
The acronym MAIN regarding WWI stands for Militarism, __________, Imperialism and Nationalism.
Alliances
This religion was banned by the Edo period shogunate
Christianity
What was a main motivator for Colonialism / imperialism, besides politics, religion, and international strategy?
Economics / trade
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
Samuel Morse, 1840s, long distance communication
the telegraph
The Central Powers consisted mainly of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and _________?
The Ottoman Empire / Turkey
This is the native religion of Japan
Shinto-Buddhism (or just Shinto)
His army was destroyed by the Russian winter in 1812.
Napoleon
This revolution is regarded by many historians as marking the beginning of the 19th century
The French Revolution
Michael Faraday, 1820s, made things go
the electric motor
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
A writer, translator, educator, and Samurai who helped Japan modernize and wrote many books about the topic
Fukuzawa Yukichi
The colony of 'Rhodesia' was named for this British Colonial Officer
Cecil Rhodes
This group of revolutionary officers seized control of the Ottoman Empire in 1908
The Young Turks
Elias Howe, 1840s, made clothes faster
the sewing machine
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
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