Enlightenment to Napoleonic Era
Industrial Revolution to The Age of Imperialism
WWI Causes / Events
WWI- End/ Treaty
Russian Revolution
Miscellaneous Review
100
The Enlightenment philosopher associated with natural rights theory.
Who is John Locke?
100
The nation in which the Industrial Revolution began.
What is Great Britain (UK / England)?
100
His assassination triggered a chain of events leading to the first World War.
Who is Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne?
100
This infamous treaty officially ended World War I, but also led to WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
The man who led the Bolsheviks to take power in Russia and eventually form the communist-run USSR.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
100
He completed his goal of German unification with the victorious Franco-Prussian War.
Who is Otto Von Bismarck?
200
The beginning of the French Revolution is usually marked by this event that took place on July 14, 1789.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
200
This invention led to massive improvements in transportation that eventually allowed Europeans to conquer the interior of Africa. It also meant that factories did not have to be located near water.
{Watt could it be?}
What is the steam engine?
200
It's the main type of WWI fighting that led to many deaths and little movement, especially on the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
200
The 14th of his "14 Points" peace plan, this organization was Woodrow Wilson's main hope for lasting peace, but it proved ineffective (and the USA never joined).
What is the League of Nations?
200
The last czar (or "tsar") of Russia and the "mad monk" who, it was claimed, had an undue influence over him.
Who are Nicholas II and Rasputin?
200
He is known as the "Father of Communist Theory" but his buddy Friedrich Engels should get some of the credit.
Who is Karl Marx?
300
It's the three word unofficial "slogan" of the French Revolution.
What is liberte, egalite, fraternite?
300
This 1884 meeting led to a "Scramble for Africa".
What is the Berlin Conference?
300
Three technological developments that led to so many deaths in WWI.
What are: the machine gun, chemical warfare, heavy artillery, submarines, tanks, flamethrowers etc.
300
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk allowed the Germans to concentrate their troops for one last "Spring Offensive" because this nation dropped out of the fighting.
What is Russia / The USSR / The Soviet Union?
300
The term for January 22, 1905 in Russia, when peaceful protesters were massacred, sparking the first revolution against the czar.
What is "Bloody Sunday"?
300
The name of the horrible pandemic that immediately followed the fighting of WWI.
What is the Spanish influenza / flu?
400
In response to the French Revolution / Napoleon, it was the meeting of European leaders to stabilize Europe and make sure "legitimate" monarchs were in control.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
400
The Industrial Revolution began in this British industry and later wiped out that industry in India.
What is the textile industry?
400
The pre-war "Triple Entente" countries became known by this name during the fighting of WWI.
What are the "Allies"?
400
By treaty, the two parts of its military that the Germans were forbidden to keep following WWI.
What are submarines and an air force?
400
The three items promised to the Russian people by the Bolsheviks if they were to take power.
What are peace, land, and bread?
400
{Two-parter}: The name of the last kaiser of Germany AND the Latin word from which the word "kaiser" (as well as "czar" for that matter), is derived.
What are Wilhelm II (or William II) and "Caesar"?
500
The first successful rebellion for independence from European colonization in Latin America was initially led by this former slave.
Who is Toussant L'ouverture?
500
{Two-parter}: The names of the anti-imperialist uprisings in India and in China in the mid 19th century and the early 20th century.
What are the Sepoy Rebellion (or Mutiny) and the Boxer Rebellion?
500
{Two-parter} The name of the man who committed the murder leading to WWI, AND the name of the nationalist organization to which he belonged.
Who is Gavrilo Princip and "The Black Hand"?
500
{Two-parter}: It was the name of the French War Minister AND the British Prime Minister who led the negotiations in Versailles following WWI.
Who are Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George?
500
This man was the War Minister for the provisional government of Russia after the fall of the czar, but that government was overthrown in a coup by the Bolsheviks.
Who is Alexander Kerensky?
500
The Battles of the Somme and Verdun were devastating WWI battles in France. One century and one year prior, what famous battle also changed French history?
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
600
In 1799, this took place in France, ending "The Directory".
What is Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat?
600
It was the conflict fought by two imperialist factions vying for control of land and precious natural resources in the southern part of the world's second-largest continent.
What is the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902?
600
The FOUR nations that had the most soldiers die in WWI (and they must be in the correct order from most to fourth-most).
Who are Germany, Russia, France, and Austria-Hungary?
600
Article 232 forced Germany to pay "reparations" (war damages) for WWI civilian damages. The amount the the Germans had to pay was eventually set at this many gold marks (German currency).
What is 132 billion gold marks?
600
Following the defeat of the anti-communist "White Army" by the communist "Red Army" in the Russian Civil War, the USSR was officially established in this year.
What is 1922?
600
{Within 5%} - Of all the military deaths of the Central Powers nations during WWI, what percentage of them were suffered by Germans?
What is 52%?
