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Industrial Revolution/Imperialism Flashcards

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Industrial Revolution

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Period when countries started manufacturing goods with machines

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Agricultural Revolution

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Crop rotation, breeding, and land owners change farming

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Textile

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Fabric

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Capitalism

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Own your own business

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Laissez-faire

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Government lets people be.(They can do as they choose)

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Socialism

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Government controls production

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Factory

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Place for wealthy merchants to set up machines

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Communism

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The government has control of everything

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Imperialism

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Expanding one’s territory by taking over another country

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Nationalism

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Pride in country

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Social Darwinism

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The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are naturally better (Survival of the fittest)

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Cultural blending

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Two or more countries sharing their ways

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Factors of Production

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Land - Place for business
Natural Resources - Make items with
Labor - Workers
Capital - Money

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Where did the Industrial Revolution start? Why do historians believe that it began here?

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It started in Great Britain
- They had extensive natural resources
- They had a banking system

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What are some effects of the Industrial Revolution?

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Positives
- Increased jobs
- Increased production of goods
Negatives
- Child labor
- Poor living conditions

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How are the Industrial Revolution and Imperialism connected? How did one cause the other?

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  • They both needed raw materials
  • The Industrial Revolution needed more raw materials so countries would go and Imperialism other countries for raw materials
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4 Types of Imperialism

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Colony - Total take over
Protectorate - Stronger country takes a piece
Sphere of Influence - county takes trading rights
Economic Imperialism - business takes over trade

18
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What was the motivation that led Europeans to desire to take over Africa?

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Africa had natural resources that they wanted

19
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What was the Open Door Policy of 1899 in China?

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China was to trade with all nations’ merchants

20
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What did Britain gain as a result of the Opium War?

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The Treaty of Nanjing

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Why was India the jewel in the crown for Britain?

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India was a major supplier of raw materials

22
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What was the Sepoy Mutiny all about?

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A failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company

23
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What area came after the agricultural revolution in factories?

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Urbanization

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How did the Industrial Revolution create a shift in the world?

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It created urbanization, a middle class, and increased economic growth

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What is Social Darwinism and how was it used?

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  • Survival of the fittest
  • Europe believed they were superior so they acted superior
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What items did China have that the Western world at the time desired to trade?

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Silk, porcelain, and tea

27
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Describe the Berlin Conference

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14 Europeans laying down rules for the division of Africa.

28
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What factors help promote imperialism in Africa?

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How did Colonialism affect India?

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It promoted cash crops and caused famines

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What is urbanization and how did it affect the Industrial Revolution?

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Urbanization is the growth of cities, and people moved to cities, so they could work in factories

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? How did it change the world?

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  • Great Britain
  • The creation of machines made mass production a thing
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Why did China desire to stay away from the Western world and be self-sufficient?

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33
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What is pride in your country known as?

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Patriotic

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How did China get to be a sphere of influence and with whom were they?

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The Qing government forced Japan to sign unequal treaties

35
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What are extraterritorial rights and how were they used in China?

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The U.S. doesn’t have to follow Chinese laws because they aren’t a citizen, the U.S. got trading rights in China

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