Revolutions
A revolution led to the founding of ________, the first black republic in modern history
Haiti
The invention of machine tools that could create part after part of the exact same size and shape allowed for the use of:
Interchangeable parts
The policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders is called what?
Imperialism
What three countries made up the triple Entente?
Great Britain, France, Russia
World war Two began in Europe when Germany invaded ________ in 1939
Poland
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" persuaded many people in the 13 colonies to:
support independence
American car maker Henry Ford was the first large-scale manufacturer to use:
An assembly line
Become an Imperial power, gaining territory in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea
With the Schlieffen plan, Germany planned to win the war by:
Quickly invading France and knocking them out of the fighting
Why did America join World War Two?
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Why did American leaders call for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation made the central government too weak
One reason why Great Britain was the first nation to industrialize was that it had a government that supported ________ rights
property
What event prompted the British Parliament to take direct control over India from the British East India Company?
What German tactic eventually drew America into World War One?
Submarine warfare against merchant ships
The agreement made between France, Britain, and Germany at the Munich Conference was an example of the policy of:
Appeasement
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed the idea of a ________ between people and their rulers
social contract
What did James Watt invent to contribute to industrialization in England?
The steam engine
The early Dutch settlers of Cape Colony (South Africa) were known as
Afrikaners
What was the result of fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula?
Ottoman (Turkish) forces defeated the allies
Japan surrendered to the United States in August 1945 because the United States:
Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Glorious Revolution in England led to the establishment of Europe's first constitutional monarchy. What does this mean?
In a constitutional monarch the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution
What invention made the expansion of the steel industry in the American Midwest possible?
The Bessemer process
Providing loans that would make those countries in debt to Britain
What happened to the territorial possessions lost by the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East?
They became mandates under League of Nations supervision
What military strategy allowed the German army to achieve great success at the beginning of World War Two?
Blitzkrieg