History quiz Flashcards
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What is Industrialization?
the development of industries in a country or a region on a wide scale.
What is Industrial discipline?
is the act of doing the right thing on the sop floor.
What is the Sadler Report?
written in 1832, was a document made to expose the substandard working conditions of children working in textile factories, as well as women.
What is the Standard of living?
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or a community.
Who was Charles Dickens?
a British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and a social commentator. he write classics such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Coral and a Tale of Two Cities.
What did the farming of cotton show?
in 1830 there was a cotton speculation where Mississippi had reveled the creaks in the slave economy through their farming.
Liberalism, what is it?
In the 19th century Liberalism had become the preeminent reform movement, this was when liberals propelled the long campaign that abolished Britain’s slave trade and slavery itself.
What is Nationalism?
was an essential characteristic in the European politics, philosophy, and culture. this created the decline in monarchies and the rise of liberal democratic movements.
What is Romanticism?
characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.
natural selection?
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.
What is Social Darwinism?
a 19th-century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with which a position of laissez-faire is advocated.
What is the Bourgeoisie?
the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
What is mass consumption?
In a society of mass consumption, the average level of consumption is very high and most of the people consume a large amount of goods.
What is Imperialism?
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is Opium Wars?
were two wars in the mid 19th century involving Great Qing and the British Empire and concerning the British imposition of tried of opium upon China.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India.
What was the Berlin Conference?
Also known as the Congo Conference, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as an imperial power.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. … At the same time, the doctrine noted that the U.S. would recognize and not interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries.
What is the Panama Canal?
is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.
what was the sepoy mutiny?
Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59.
what is suffragette?
a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest.
Suez Canal, what is it?
The Suez canal is a waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. The canal is used by European maritime trade companies to exchange goods with India, China and South East Asia.
What were the settlement colonies?
are large groups of people from one country living together in a new country.
