chapter 11 (11.1-11.2) Flashcards

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the industrial revolution started by…

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the bessemer process and electricity

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2
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thomas edison

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invented the lightbulb

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3
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alexander bell

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invention of the telephone

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4
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marconi

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radio waves

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5
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internal-combustion

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an engine that makes energy by burning fuel; used with airplanes and automobiles

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6
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two hostile camps

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bourgeoisie oppressors and the working-class proletriat

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7
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marxists believed capitalism could be defeated only by…

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violent revolution

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8
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what did workers do to improve their working conditions

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they organized a union

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9
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industrial life recognized…

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housing and santitation

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10
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improvements in housing came through:

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building regulations requiring running water and a drainage system

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11
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improvements in water came from

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aqueducts, tunnels, reservoirs, heaters, and sewage treatment systems

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12
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how much of the population did the europe elite make up, and how much of the wealth did they control?

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they made up 5%, but controlled 30-40%

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13
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upper-middle class

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industrialists and bankers

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14
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middle class

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lawyers, doctors, accountants

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15
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lower-middle class

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traders and prosperous farmers

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16
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women found jobs such as

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health, education, and social services

17
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feminism

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equality was a natural right for women as well as men

18
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Emmelie Pankhurst

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demonstrated for the right to vote

19
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public education

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developed a trained workforce and instilled patriotism

20
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second industrial revolution produced mass leisure such as

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amusement parks and team sports

21
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three signs of expanding democracy

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universal male suffrage, prime minister was responsible to the legislative body, mass political parties

22
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liberals/conservative party

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reform acts

23
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labour party

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voted for social reforms

24
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third republic party

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republican constitution

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what led to the creation of Duma in russia
Nicholas II was forced to grant civil liberties/create Duma
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how did the shift from farm-based econom to an industrial one change the united states
american iron and steel production was plentiful, industrialization led to urbanization, the us had 3 cities with large populations
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what was the result of the us victory in the spanish-american war
the united states aquired the former spanish possessions of puerto rico, guam, and the philippines
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what led to the alliance of great britain, france, and russia? who were they against
german policies caused the british to draw closer to france, and they were against austria-hungary and italy
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what helped push europe close to war by the beginning of 1914
the two wars between the balkan states in 1912 and 1913 created more tensions among the great powers
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how did industrialization cause political and social changes in europe and the united states during thiss period
there was a lot of government change with parties; lots of argument, alliances, and wars broke out
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impressionism
a movement where artists rejected indoor studios
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postimpressionism
movement that artists should paint what they feel
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how did postimpressionsim lead to other styles of painting
artists were no longer convinced that their main goal was to represent reality
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marie curie
discovered that an element gave off energy tht came from within the atom
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albert einstein's theory of reality
space and time are not absolute but are relative to the observer
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Sugmund Freud
a doctor who proposed theories reguarding the nature of the human mind
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social darwinsim
the radical beleif that darwin's theory of natural selection could be applied to modern human societies
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how did nationalists use social darwinism
they said that nations were engaged in a "struggle for existence" in which only the fittest nations would survive
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how did anti-semitism give rise to zionism in the late 1800's
anti-semitism made the jews escape persecution, immigrating to palestine