Social Studies 2 Flashcards
Lusitania
British passenger ship that was hit and sunk by a German U Boat. There were about 1200 people on board and over 100 were Americans.
Imperialism
The policy of extending economic and political control over other countries.
U BOAT
Germany could not compete with England’s war ships, so they created this powerful submarine.
Woodrow Wilson
USA President, Elected in 1912 and again in 1916. President during WWI.
Absolute Location
Latitude and Longitude lines. Specific points on a map.
Relative Location
Gives location in relation to other places, landmarks, etc.
Prime Meridian
The earth’s zero of longitude, which by passes through Greenwich, England and decides the time zones.
Equator
An imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
Latitude
Lines that run East and West or side to side. They measure the distance North and South of the equator.
(Latitude is Fatitude)
Longitude
Lines that run North and South or up and down. They measure the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian
Colonialism
A policy by which a nation exerts or maintains control over foreign lands (usually far away). The root word is COLONY.
Nationalism
A strong sense of identity and connection with the country of your birth.
Militarism
A strong emphasis on having a strong Army Navy and Military.
Queen Victoria
Expansionist queen from 1837-1901. This period of time is called the “Victorian Era”
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian patriot and military leader who unified Italy.
Risorgimento
Means the Resurrection
Otto Von Bismark
German military leader who unified Germany.
The Scramble For Africa
European countries colonizing Africa
The Berlin Conference
1884, European countries met in Berlin, Germany to decide how they were going to divide up Africa. England, France, Germany and Portugal got the most.
Alliance
An agreement or treaty between groups or countries to further common interests and help each other in times of trouble.
Entente
French word that means agreement or understanding between 2 or more countries.
Dual Alliance
Defense Treaty between France and Russia. (Both were concerned about Germany’s power)
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Triple Entente
England, France and Russia
Entente Cordial
France and England recognize each other’s colonies and borders around the world
Central Powers
Originally Germany and Austria-Hungary, later they were joined by Turkey, Bulgaria and others
Allied Powers
England, France, Russia and later Japan, Italy, USA and others
What was the significance of Africa to European countries and why did they want to colonize there? What was the Berlin Conference? Who was there and what was decided?
Africa’s significance to European countries was that they were alone and had all these resources. 1884, European countries met in Berlin, Germany to decide how they were going to divide up Africa. England, France, Germany and Portugal got the most.
Who was Dr. Livingstone? Where did he go, why did he go there, what happened to him, what did he think about the people who lived there?
British passenger ship that was hit and sunk by a German U Boat. There were about 1200 people on board and over 100 were Americans. This changed Americans view on Germany because they killed our own.
What country was blamed for the death or Archduke Ferdinand? Who blamed them and what was the capital city of that country? What happened and what did it lead to?
The Persians were blamed. The ministers blamed them. The capital at the time was Syria. They asked to examined pass the border if they don’t agree within a number of days they will start war.
