Industrialization
The process where a society shifts from a primarily agrarian economy to one dominated by industry and manufacturing.
What is industrialization?
This term describes a policy where a stronger country tries to control a weaker one for political or economic gain
What is imperialism?
This 1976 incident at Thammasat University involved a violent crackdown on student protesters.
What is the Thammasat University Massacre
This terrorist group, connected to the Serbian military, was responsible for the assassination that sparked World War I.
What is the Black Hand?
What does Mr. Sweeney use to bring the attention of students?
What is a gong?
As factories multiplied, people flocked to cities, resulting in overcrowded housing and poor sanitation.
What is urbanization?
A belief used to justify imperialism, this theory claimed that stronger societies were more “fit” to survive and dominate weaker ones.
What is Social Darwinism?
This upper house of Thailand’s legislature is mostly appointed by the military.
What is the Senate?
This 1919 agreement officially ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany, including war guilt and reparations.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What candy does Mr. Sweeney have?
What are Mentos?
This 18th-century transformation marked the shift from hand tools to machines and gave rise to factories.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This term refers to the economic motive behind European countries' desire to sell excess manufactured goods in new colonies.
What is industrial surplus?
This former telecommunications tycoon served as Prime Minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a 2006 military coup.
Who is Thaksin Shinawatra?
This deadly new WWI tactic involved soldiers charging across “no man’s land” into machine gun fire, often resulting in mass casualties.
What is the frontal assault?
What does Mr. Sweeney like to collect and paste on his wall?
What are pink slips?
Perfected by James Watt, this invention became the driving force behind factories, trains, and ships.
What is the steam engine?
This was a common cultural justification for imperialism, suggesting Europeans had a duty to “civilize” other peoples by spreading Western values.
What is the civilizing mission?
She was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister, elected in 2011
Who is Yingluch Shinawatra?
This political idea justified Europe’s scramble for colonies and led to international tensions before WWI, especially between Germany and France in places like Morocco.
What is imperialism?
What school did Mr. Sweeney go to in high school?
What is ISKL?
Popular in factory systems, this method of breaking production into small, specialized tasks increased efficiency.
What is the division of labor?
At the Berlin Conference, this monarch claimed he would end slavery and bring progress to Africa in order to gain support for colonizing the Congo. In reality, he used brutal tactics to extract rubber and enrich himself.
Who is King Leopold II?
This upper house of Thailand’s legislature is mostly appointed by the military.
What is the Senate?
This key date marks when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, setting off a chain reaction of alliance obligations and the outbreak of World War I.
What is July 28, 1914?
What is Mr. Sweeney's favorite toy in his room?
What is a Slinky?