8 Second Game After the Question is displayed you have 8 seconds to write the answer on the board When I say Up raise the board up to show the answers.

8 Second Game

• After the Question is displayed you have 8 seconds to write the answer on the board

• When I say Up raise the board up to show the answers

• 2 point for correct• -1 for incorrect• Switch board after each answer, you can get

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What American system did the Japanese adopt during the Meiji era?

universal public education

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

to discourage European nations from establishing colonies in Latin America

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

A. Spain lost control of Cuba. B. Panama gained its independence. C. Cuba broke free of U.S. influence. D. The United States granted

independence to the last of its colonies.

What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?

Resentment of foreigners contributed to both.

What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?

Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa.

The term Rajis used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was

dominated by Britain.

All of the following were causes of the Sepoy Mutiny EXCEPT

A. famine. B. nationalism. C. religious beliefs. D. resentment of British rule

Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.

What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?

Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to

keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain.

World War I was a "total war" in the sense that

the nations involved devoted all their resources to it.

The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed the German plan to help Mexico regain U.S. territory.

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

militarism

What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?

the Balkan Peninsula

Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I?

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?

because of their location in the heart of Europe

Which nation's actions caused the United States to fight in World War I?

Germany

What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?

total war

What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end?

An armistice was signed

What were the Fourteen Points?

a plan for the postwar world

Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?

Germany

What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?

Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?

It left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German people.

What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

What was significant in the Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne?

It stopped Germany from a planned invasion of France.

What invention brought an end to trench warfare?

TANK

What gamble did Germany make before the United States entered the war? that their blockade would defeat Britain

before U.S. troops arrived

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Allies' Gallipoli campaign?

A. to gain access to Africa B. to topple the Ottoman Empire C. to secure the Dardanelles strait D. to establish a supply line to Russia

Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to attack France

Go through Belgium to attack France

The European policy of paternalism reflected the belief that Africans should be Taken care of like kids

One result of the Sepoy Mutiny was that?

Britain took more control of India

Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of

Hawaii.

The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to

influence public opinion

What period of history did the Meiji era in Japan cover?

A. 1788 to 1822 B. 1812 to 1854 C. 1828 to 1880 D. 1867 to 1912

Use of the Panama Canal reduced the sea route from the west coast of the United States to the east coast by about half. T or F

T

After which nation did Japan decide to model a strong central government during the Meiji era?

Germany

Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?

The Russian Revolution Start of the Communist USSR