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1. Who was Simon Bolivar:
What was he known as? The Liberator and the “George Washington of
South America”
Which areas did he fight to help free? Panama, Colombia, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador
How did he die? He retired from politics in poor health
2. Who was Miguel Hidalgo: A Mexican Priest
What was he known as? The “Father of Mexican Independence”
What famous speech did he give? “The Cry of Dolores”
Which area did he fight to help free? Mexico
How did he die? He was captured and executed
3. Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture: An educated Haitian Slave
What was he known as? “L’Ouverture” means the opening
Which areas did he fight to help free? Haiti
How did he die? tricked by the French, thrown in a French prison where he
died
4. What events in other parts of the world contributed to the start of the Latin
American Independence movement? The American Revolution and the French
Revolution
5. Explain the “Scramble for Africa”. European nations divided Africa into colonies at
the Berlin West Africa Conference. They wanted to use these colonies for
their natural resources and new markets for their goods as well as for strategic advantage in case of war or another type of conflict.
6. What were the four main causes of World War I?
1. Militarism: build up of military power
2. Alliances (European): to protect themselves
3. Imperialism: control of colonies in Africa and Asia
4. Nationalism: citizens felt pride in their countries, wanted their freedom
7. The actual event that sparked WWI was the assassination of who?
(Name and Title) Austrian Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand
Why was he assassinated? people wanted to free Bosnia from the Austro-
Hungarian Empire and unite it with Serbia
8. What was the name of the person and gang responsible for this assassination?
Gavrilo Princip and The Black Hand
9. Which countries made up the Central Powers? Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria,
and the Ottoman Empire
10. Which countries made up the Allies? Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia,
Belgium, and the United States
11. When did the United States join WW1? 1917
12. Define:
a.) imperialism: the policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an
empire
b.) alliance: a union of countries to achieve a particular goal
c.) nationalism: fierce pride in your country; extreme loyalty and devotion
to a nation
d.) militarism: countries building up their militaries (armies and navies) to
defend their own countries and their colonies, causing tension between
countries
e.) trench warfare: a system of elaborate tunnels where the men would
fight, eat, sleep and even die during WWI
f.) propaganda: information such as posters and pamphlets created by the
government in order to influence public opinion