Trivia Review: Era of Global Change & Conflict

Round 1: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Round 1: Question 1 QUESTION: This was an agricultural movement that involved the fencing off of agricultural fields; led to increased efficiency & productivity in farming ANSWER: The Enclosure Movement

Round 1: Question 2 QUESTION: This was the first industry to be affected by the Industrial Revolution ANSWER: The Textile Industry

Round 1: Question 3 QUESTION: Term for an increase in the number, size and population of cities ANSWER: Urbanization

Round 1: Question 4 QUESTION: Define industrialization ANSWER: Replacing hand labor with machines

Round 1: Question 5 QUESTION: Describe 2 problems created by the Industrial Revolution ANSWER: Long workdays/workweeks; Child Labor; Unsafe working conditions; Pollution; Crowded and unsanitary cities; Increased inequality between the factory owners/workers

Round 1: BONUS QUESTION QUESTION: Identify 3 of the 4 factors that contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain ANSWER: Extra Capital ($), Natural Resources, Large Labor Supply, Entrepreneurs

Round 2: ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Round 2: Question 1 QUESTION: Identify a major difference between Laissez-Faire Capitalism and Socialism ANSWER: Ownership rights, Govt regulation of businesses, Govt protection of workers rights

Round 2: Question 2 QUESTION: When goods are plentiful, the price drops and production declines. What “law” of capitalism does this demonstrate? ANSWER: The Law of Supply & Demand

Round 2: Question 3 QUESTION: This is an economic system in which there is no individual ownership of private property ANSWER: Socialism/Communism

Round 2: Question 4 QUESTION: This man, who is often regarded as the Father of Capitalism, believed that competition and supply & demand should regulate the economy ANSWER: Adam Smith

Round 2: Question 5 QUESTION: According to 19th century economist Karl Marx, who are the “HAVES” and the “HAVE-NOTS”? (use his terms) ANSWER: Haves = Bourgeoisie Have-Nots = Proletariat

Round 3: NATIONALISM

Round 3: Question 1 QUESTION: List 3 factors that aid in the rise of nationalism within any given territory ANSWER: Shared History; Same Language; Same Ethnicity/Culture; Same Religion; National Cause (Unification/Separation)

Round 3: Question 2 QUESTION: When culturally distinct groups try to break away from an existing empire, which type of nationalist movement is this called? Give an example (historic or modern) ANSWER: Separation (Greeks from Ottoman Empire; Crimea from Ukraine)

Round 3: Question 3 QUESTION: Which nation-state was a result of Garibaldi (aka “the Sword”) fighting to liberate and unite territories under the rule of King Victor Emmanuel ANSWER: Italy

Round 3: Question 4 QUESTION: List AT LEAST three factors that can be used to define a STATE ANSWER: Defined Borders; Permanent Population, Government & Laws, Sovereignty; Externally Recognized

Round 3: Question 5 QUESTION: Method used by Otto Von Bismarck to unify German states ANSWER: Provoked wars to free and unite Germans (Realpolitik)

Round 4: IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA

Round 4: Question 1 QUESTION: Purpose of the Berlin Conference ANSWER: To establish rules to divide up Africa by European powers so they could avoid war between them

Round 4: Question 2 QUESTION: Identify 3 MOTIVES for Imperialism in the 19th Century ANSWER: Loss of lands in New World; More/new resources; new markets and labor sources; “Civilizing” mission; Nationalism

Round 4: Question 3 QUESTION: Term for the belief that stronger countries/societies are bound to take over weaker ones; ‘survival of the fittest’ ANSWER: Social Darwinism

Round 4: Question 4 QUESTION: How were natives treated in the Belgian Congo under King Leopold’s rule? Be specific! ANSWER: Enslaved, mutilated, & killed

Round 4: Question 5 QUESTION: Who fought in the Boer Wars and what were they about? ANSWER: Dutch and British; Gold/diamonds and land in South Africa

Round 5: IMPERIALISM IN ASIA

Round 5: Question 1 QUESTION: Explain the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion in India ANSWER: Gun cartridges were greased with animal fat (pig/cow) – offended their religions (Muslim/Hindu)

Round 5: Question 2 QUESTION: What was the CAUSE and EFFECT of the Opium Wars? ANSWER: CAUSE: China refused to open up trade with Britain/Britain flooded China with opium EFFECT: Opened up trade

Round 5: Question 3 QUESTION: This policy allowed all western powers to have equal trading rights in China ANSWER: Open Door Policy

Round 5: Question 4 QUESTION: Why were U.S. Commodore Perry’s actions considered imperialistic? ANSWER: He used threat of force (“bullied”) Japan to open up trade with U.S.

Round 5: Question 5 QUESTION: Identify the EFFECT that followed each CAUSE below: CAUSE 1: U.S. threatened use of force CAUSE 2: Japan didn’t want to be a victim of imperialism ANSWER: EFFECT 1: Japan opens up trade EFFECT 2: Japan modernized