Why did Socialism develop in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

Reformers desire to improve working conditions

This incident started a chain of events that led to WW 1.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What was one reason President Truman ordered the use of the Atomic Bomb?

To save U.S. lives from a potential invasion of Japan

How did the pre-WW 1 alliance system contribute to the outbreak of the war?

Nations had to intervene if their ally was attacked

Why did Japan expand its empire during the 1930s & 1940s?

To gain access to Natural Resources

Why did the Suez Canal get built where it did?

The narrow land bridge between the Mediterranean & Red Seas

What did Nations do to avoid future conflict after WW 1 & 2?

Established international organizations

What is one factor that contributes to continued tensions between Arab nations and Israel?

most Arab states do not recognize the nation of Israel

Because of horrible working & living conditions during the Industrial Revolution many people

demanded reforms in labor policies

Soviet communism focused on ____________ while Chinese communism focused on ___________ .

industrialization / agriculture

Totalitarianism is best described by

Complete control over all aspects of peoples lives

Why did many European Nations slip into an economic depression after WW I?

The cost of Recovery and Reparations

19th Century European Imperialism changed from 16th Century Colonialism when...

European focus shifted from N. America to Asia & Africa

One way the industrial revolution changed Europeans lives was...

moving from an agrarian to an urban lifestyle

How did the Marshall Plan benefit European Nations?

It helped nations re-establish their economies and govts

Karl Marx & Friedrich Engles wrote in The Communist Manifesto that...

Power should rest with who owns the means of production

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1
Why did Socialism develop in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?
Labor leaders wanting to overthrow the government
Reformers desire to improve working conditions
Unions leading Strikes in Coal Mines
Capitalists wanting increased government oversight
2
What does Albert Einstein's theory of relativity (E=MC^2) help us understand?
the structure of the Atom
Gravity's pull
The Speed of Light
Ideas about Space & Time
3
This incident started a chain of events that led to WW 1.
The invasion of Poland
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Somebody divided by 0
4
Which new WW I weapon caused high casualties and led to trench warfare
Machine Guns
Submarines
Poison Gas
Tanks
5
Who led the Axis Governments during WW II?
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt
Scar, Jafar, Prince Hans
Sauron, Palpatine, Rashek
Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo
6
The Industrial Revolution began when people used different machines to speed up...
The Production of Textiles
the scientific study of volcanoes
travel around Europe
Jedi Force training
7
What was one reason President Truman ordered the use of the Atomic Bomb?
To save U.S. lives from a potential invasion of Japan
Because he was a mean guy
to stop Kamikaze attacks on American Destroyers
To eliminate all of Japan's leaders in one attack
8
How did the pre-WW 1 alliance system contribute to the outbreak of the war?
Nations had to intervene if their ally was attacked
Germany refused to join any
Germany planned on attacking America with its massive Navy
Austria-Hungary allied with France against England
9
Why did Japan expand its empire during the 1930s & 1940s?
To gain access to trade routes
To promote peace and justice
To stop the expansion of Communism
To gain access to Natural Resources
10
Why did the Suez Canal get built where it did?
The location of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The narrow land bridge between the Mediterranean & Red Seas
To cut off Africa from Asia
Because Napoleon was a Megalomaniac
11
What did Nations do to avoid future conflict after WW 1 & 2?
Established international organizations
build a death star to strike fear in to citizens
demanding Germany increase its military capacity
establish a one world government
12
How many of President Wilson's 14 Points did the Treaty of Versailles use?
Zero
Nine
One
Fourteen
13
What is one factor that contributes to continued tensions between Arab nations and Israel?
most Arab states are not members of the U.N.
most Arab states consider democracy a threat to their govt.
most Arab states want to control that area
most Arab states do not recognize the nation of Israel
14
Because of horrible working & living conditions during the Industrial Revolution many people
left England for Russia
moved from Urban to Rural areas
demanded reforms in labor policies
Argued that govt. should leave businesses alone
15
This event started WW II in Europe.
Nazi invasion of France
The Nazi invasion of Poland
Nazi invasion of Russia
Nazis invasion of Alderran
16
William Wilberforce was a huge reason the British abolished this...
The African Slave Trade
Women's Suffrage
The Divine Right of Kings
The 40 hour work week
17
Who led the Allied governments during World War II?
Aladdin, Tiana, Simba
Tojo, Hitler, & Mussolini
Bugs, Jessica, & Roger Rabbit
Churchill, Roosevelt, & Stalin
18
Soviet communism focused on ____________ while Chinese communism focused on ___________ .
weapons / peace
The Sith / The One Ring
industrialization / agriculture
space / volcanoes
19
Totalitarianism is best described by
A representative govt. voted on by the people
Govt. control over the major means of production
Elected officials that implement govt. policies
Complete control over all aspects of peoples lives
20
Why did many European Nations slip into an economic depression after WW I?
Communists took over all their governments
The cost of Recovery and Reparations
They spent so much money on new weapons they had none left
They didn't account for the strong American Economy
21
19th Century European Imperialism changed from 16th Century Colonialism when...
Europeans defeated the Ottomans and seized the Silk Roads
Europeans began to respect Native Cultures
European focus shifted from N. America to Asia & Africa
Europeans began to establish global free trade zones
22
Marie Curie was a scientist that used radiation to advance knowledge is this field.
Economics
Mathematics
Astonomy
Medicine
23
One way the industrial revolution changed Europeans lives was...
increasing workers health and life expectancy
moving from an agrarian to an urban lifestyle
becoming farmers and cultivators
workers had a variety of professions in their lifetimes
24
How did the Marshall Plan benefit European Nations?
It helped nations implement Communism
It helped nations re-establish their economies and govts
It helped European Leaders colonize the world
It helped nations find the Infinity Stones
25
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engles wrote in The Communist Manifesto that...
economic markets should operate free of govt. interference
Power should rest with who owns the means of production
factory profits should be shared with the workers
revolution could be avoided if the workers had suffrage

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