Revolution
Pioneering the invention and early use of the steam engines, the Industrial Revolution began in this country and global superpower
What is Great Britain?
What is India?
The first World War began with the assassination of this individual
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The main opposing countries and ideologies of the Cold War were
What is the United States/Capitalism and the Soviet Union/Communism
Much like the Silk Road in the 1300s, globalization has significantly increased global networks of
What is trade?
The quote by philosopher Immanuel Kant, "Dare to know!" captured the spirit of this intellectual movement
What is the Enlightenment?
This revolution was fueled by the colonization of countries in Africa, and the acquisition of new resources by European powers
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The United States development of nuclear weaponry at Los Alamos was referred to as this
What is the Manhattan Project?
These 13 days were the most stressful over John F. Kennedy's presidency
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Created at the end of World War II, this organization strives to provide a forum for global problem solving and conflict resolution
What is the United Nations?
The Industrial Revolution embraced this "free market" economic system, still prevalent in the United States today
What is capitalism?
The anti-apartheid movement in South Africa led to the democratic election of this activist and leader in 1994
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This was ends with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
What is World War I?
East and West Berlin were reunified in 1989 as a result of this
The period of agricultural technology transfers aimed at reducing world hunger in the 1950s and 1960s, which increased crop yields and reduced hunger in developing nations is known as this
What is the Green Revolution?
This country was the first to grant suffrage to women on a national level
What is New Zealand?
With the decline in the power of religion and religious authorities, people looked for a new way to identify themselves, leading to the spread of this ideology
What is nationalism?
World War II helped the globe to recover from this major recession
What is the Great Depression?
The space race begins with this major event
What is the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite?
Decolonization movements in Africa and Asia were inspired and influenced by this American movement
What is the Civil Rights movement?
Inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment, Toussaint L'Ouverture led his country's enslaved population to independence in this Revolution
What is the Haitian Revolution?
The Rubber Terror refers to the violent imperialism perpetrated by this European country/leader in the African Congo
What is Belgium (Who is King Leopold II)?
These countries made up the majored Allied powers, and these countries made up the major Axis powers in World War II
Who is the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, and Germany, Japan, and Italy
The nuclear arms race embraced this strategy with the appropriate acronym MAD
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
Organizations aimed at providing international aid such as the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, or Save the Children are examples of this
What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?