World History Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

American inventor and educator; his interest in devices to aid the hearing impaired led to the development of the telephone.

Answer 1

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 2

is a political and economic system in which society, usually the government, owns the means of production.

Answer 2

Socialism

Question 3

a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700’s.

Answer 3

Industrial Revolution

Question 4

is a business system where companies are allowed to conduct business without interference by the government.

Answer 4

Laissez-faire

Question 5

a process developed in the 1850’s that led to faster, cheaper steel production.

Answer 5

Bessemer Process

Question 6

identical machine made parts that can be substituted for each other in manufacturing.

Answer 6

Interchangeable parts

Question 7

a small scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment.

Answer 7

Cottage Industry

Question 8

a risk taker who starts a new business within the economic system of capitalism.

Answer 8

Entrepreneur

Question 9

American business leader, revolutionized the factory process through the use of an assembly line.

Answer 9

Henry Ford

Question 10

American engineer and inventor; he built the first commercially successful, full size steam boat.

Answer 10

Robert Fulton

Question 11

American inventor of over 1,000 patents including the lightbulb.

Answer 11

Thomas Edison

Question 12

economic and political system in which the government owns the means of production and controls economic planning.

Answer 12

Communism

Question 13

Scottish inventor; he developed crucial innovations to make the steam engine more efficient, faster, and better able to power machinery.

Answer 13

James Watt

Question 14

the migration of people from rural areas to cities.

Answer 14

Urbanization

Question 15

is the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical parts.

Answer 15

Mass production

Question 16

information such as posters and pamphlets created by a government in order to influence public opinion.

Answer 16

Propaganda

Question 17

was an alliance between France, Britain, and Russia in the late 1800’s.

Answer 17

Triple Entente

Question 18

during WWI; the deadlocked region in northern France where German and Allied armies faced off.

Answer 18

Western Front

Question 19

in a war; not aiding either side.

Answer 19

. Neutral

Question 20

an international body of nations formed after WWI to prevent future wars.

Answer 20

League of Nations

Question 21

a form of combat in which soldiers dug trenches or deep ditches to seek protection from enemy fire and to defend their positions.

Answer 21

Trench Warfare

Question 22

the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during WWI.

Answer 22

Central Powers

Question 23

was an alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the late 1800’s.

Answer 23

Triple Alliance

Question 24

territories once a part of the Ottoman Empire that the League of Nations gave to other European countries to rule after WWI.

Answer 24

Mandate

Question 25

the killing of an entire people.

Answer 25

Genocide

Question 26

an alliance formed between Britain, France, and Russia during WWI.

Answer 26

Allied Powers

Question 27

heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination by a Serbian nationalist led to WWI.

Answer 27

Franz Ferdinand

Question 28

the 28th president of the United States. He proposed the League of Nations after WWI as a part of his Fourteen Points.

Answer 28

Woodrow Wilson

Question 29

a telegram sent to a German official in Mexico prior to American involvement in WWI; it proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico.

Answer 29

Zimmerman Note

Question 30

(1919) ended WWI, required Germany to pay war reparations, and established the League of Nations.

Answer 30

Treaty of Versailles