Industrial Revolution
The country that the Industrial Revolution began in
What is England?
The introduction of this weapon in WW1 caused an immediate need for protective face masks for soldiers in the trenches
What is poison gas?
Fascism traces its roots in what country?
What is Italy?
Major event that began WW II in 1939
What is the German invasion of Poland?
This scientific theory supported discrimination and racial inequality
What is Social Darwinism
This theory evaluates actions/choices based on its ability to provide the greatest level of happiness to the largest number of people
What is Utilitarianism?
In interception of this communication between Germany and Mexico directly led to Congress' decision to declare war on Germany
What is the Zimmerman Note?
What big financial mistake did the Weimar Republic make to pay off its war debts? Resulting in hyper-inflation
printed more money
The Jewish Holocaust and the slaughter of Armenians in 1915 are examples of killing off of a race or group. This was later termed
What is a Genocide?
This company enjoyed a high level of political power in India before the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857-1858
What is the British East India Company?
His "process" for making steel made the Industrial Revolution possible.
Who is James Bessemer?
Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty is also known as
The War Guilt Clause
Used the economic Depression and anti-semitism to rise to power in Germany
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The failed Munich Pact is most closely associated with a this policy.
What is Appeasement
This Pulitzer prize winning author/poet wrote this poem in 1899 to describe what he believed was a moral obligation to expand American/British dominance over the world
What is White Man's Burden
This economist believed that poverty was inevitable and that the government should not do anything to help the poor
Who is David Ricardo?
Germany operated under the policy that its navy would torpedo any ship it wanted - commercial or military
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
The dictator of Italy who invades Ethiopia and give rise to fascism
Who is Benito Mussolini?
General known for Island hopping and oversaw the U.S. occupation of Japan.
Who is General MacArthur?
The invention of this drug to fight malaria enabled Europeans to imperialize deeper into Africa's interior policy
What is Quinine?
Harsh working conditions and low wages led to collective bargaining and the formation of
What are labor unions?
The Russian revolution of 1917 later resulted in Lenin signing this treaty to exit World War 1
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk?
The assassination of a low-ranking German diplomat in a Paris consulate resulted in a government sanctioned night of violence and destruction in many German and Austrian cities was called
Kristallnacht
Most WW2 historians agree that the turning point battle in the Pacific Theatre was
What is The Battle of Midway?
This "system" gave Great Britain and France political control over large portions of the Middle East and Africa
What is the Mandate System