Industrial Revolution
This economic system is based on private ownership, competition, and the pursuit of profit.
What is capitalism?
European nations often sought colonies to gain these two things often referred to as "gold and glory."
What are wealth/resources and national power/prestige?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke helped spark World War I.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This treaty ended World War I and required Germany to pay reparations.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This term described the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
Adam Smith argued that individuals pursuing their own economic interests could benefit society through this concept.
What is the Invisible Hand?
Under this form of colonial control, local rulers remained in power while Europeans influenced decisions.
What is Indirect Rule?
The acronym MAIN represents the four long-term causes of World War I. What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Many historians argue that these harsh penalties on Germany helped create conditions for the rise of Adolf Hitler.
What are reparations and the War Guilt Clause?
This U.S. foreign policy sought to stop the spread of communism around the world.
What is containment?
What were two common problems faced by factory and mine workers during the Industrial Revolution?
What are long hours, dangerous conditions, low wages, child labor, or lack of safety protections?
These wars were fought between Britain and China over the British opium trade.
Opium Wars
This style of warfare involved soldiers fighting from long, dug-out defensive positions.
What is Trench Warfare?
This policy allowed Hitler to take territory in hopes of preventing another major war.
What is appeasement?
What theory suggested that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring countries would soon follow?
What is the Domino Theory?
This German philosopher wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?
Name two negative effects of European imperialism on Africa or Asia.
Loss of self-rule, exploitation of resources, forced labor, cultural suppression, economic dependence, or unequal treatment.
This Russian revolutionary led the Bolsheviks to overthrow the provisional government in 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Why is the League of Nations often viewed as unsuccessful?
It lacked the power to enforce its decisions and failed to stop aggressive actions by countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan.
What event brought the United States and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war in 1962?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?