MT 4 Flashcards
Political and Social Change
representative assembly of the three “estates”
Estates General
violent period at the end of French Revolution
Reign of Terror
nation is formed by a group of people with common identity,language,history and set of customs
nationalism
parts that can be swapped for another in the assembling of a product cause they have been cut and shaped to be identical
Interchangeable parts
form of protest in which workers refuse to work
strike
high volume, low cost manufacture of identical items
mass production
the growth of cities
urbanization
policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders
imperialism
the tools,machines,and buildings used to produce goods and services
capital
based on prejudices related to racial differences
racist
ownership of production such as factories and farms by the people rather than by capitalists and landowners
socialism
change in government
political revolution
Domestic vs.Factory system
domestic-cottage workers produced goods in home workshops, family members carded the wool, spun it and wove it into cloth
Factory-gathered workers together in a single factory,unskilled workers,
Spanish born people
penninusulars
invented the flying shuttle to automate the weaving process
John Kay
Led continental army to victory in the revolutionary war, helped create U.S Constitution
George Washington
invented spinning Jenny to allow one person to spin dozens of threads at the same time
James Hargreaves
Where did revolutions take place in Latin America?
-6 revolutions
Haiti,Rio de la Plata,New Granada,Peru,Mexico,Brazil
invasion by Great Britain,France,Italy,Belgium,Portugual and Spain,Indian African Nations taking African territories or countries
Scramble for Africa
use of unconventional fitting done by military force
Gurrilla warfare
What did Rudyard Kiplings poem “White mans Burden” imply
it implied a divine duty for white, western nations to civilize non white people
process of fencing off areas of land used for private use
enclosure
Give five reasons why industrialization started in Great Britain
-political stability
-Labor
-Raw materials
-banking system
-Transportation system
development of industries in a country
industrialization
organization that brings together workers in the same job to fight for better wages and working conditions
labor union
complete control by one firm of the production
monopoly
a country trade and industry are controlled by private owners
capatilsm
supreme ruler(a monarch)
sovereign
seized control of France and brought and end to representative government
Napoleon Boneparte
greek word meaning leadership and dominance of one state
hegemony
wrote the first document declaring the colonies independence
Thomas Jefferson
Prussias prime minister
Otto von Bismarck
a person who would like to see political system stay as it is.admitting only the slightest changes and making these changes slowly and carefully
conservative
a person who wants to reform the political system using every legal means
liberal
violent and illegal seize of power from a government
coup d’état
support for republican system of government
republicanism
tool by power to control and colonize populations rather than a justice system where those laws favor colonists interests
Rule of Law
grants given by government to a foreign power(rights to resources, land or business activities)
concessions
military leader to lead successful campaigns in the south contributing to Italy
Guiseppe Garibaldi
built massive factories, introduced interchangeable parts for assembling car parts
Henry Ford
invented and made the Reaper popular(machine to cut wheat instead of harvesting by hand)
Cyrus McCormick
only two African countries not taken over by Europeans
Liberia and Ethiopia
What events led up to the French Revolution
-3 events
-estate system
-debt from wars
-high food prices led to famine and starvation
inventor of the cotton gin, introduced parts in firearms
Eli Whitney
what events led up to the American Revolution
-4 events
-battles of Lexington and Concord
-intolerable acts
-Boston Massacre
-French and Indian war
reforms inspired the enlightenment ideas
Louis XVI
liberating Spanish colonies and establishing republics
Simon Bolivar
elaborate on the Boxer Rebellion
anti foreign/anti christian uprising in China led by boxers(secret society).They expelled foreign influence and missionaries
describe the unification of Italy
Many Italians retained nationalistic ideas and wanted to free themselves from Austrian rule.
What was the Meiji Restoration
political revolution in Japan that restored imperial power to the emperor Tokugawa
List reasons why western powers imperialize
-3 points
-industrilization
-political and social economics
-civilization
List significant events during the American Revolution that allowed the colonists to create a new country
-4 events
-taxation without Representation
-Declaration of Independence
-Boston massacre and tea party
-Intoralabale acts
How did the locomotive help industrialization
-4 points
-faster transportation
-cheaper goods
-expansion of markets
-growth of industries and raw materials
List positive and negative impacts of imperialism
positive:-print technology/transporatation
-education
-railroads built for transportation
negative:-harmful effects
-divide led to internal tensions
How were women and children treated in the workforce during this time
they were not paid enough, long hours every week(14-16), they did tough and unsafe work, women paid less then men
Explain how the Industrial Revolution indirectly led to the agricultural revolution
a demand for increased food production supported growing urban populations and industrial labor(technology advancements in agricultural)
Explain how the new French government is different from the old French government
new French government went to a republic from absolute monarchy and embracing ideas of liberty, equality
Give details about working conditions in factories during the late 19th century
-5 points
-long hours
-low wages
-dangerous environments
-no worker protection/insurance
-accidents and disease spread
How did the enclosure movement affect the population of Europe
peasants had no more land to live on so they moved into cities and the population grew-government couldn’t control the population
Explain how the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary kept Europeans out of Latin America
The Monroe Doctrine stated Europeans should stay out of the western hemisphere and they couldn’t interfere, the Roosevelt Corollary says the United States has the right to use military force in Latin America countries to keep europeans out
Explain how the new American government was radically different from the British government
the new American government focused on direct representation for individual rights while the British government didnt focous on the people but monarchy
describe the unification of Germany
Prussias prime minister-Otto von Bismarck wanted to expand military influence and return it to a place in Europe by taking control of smaller German states that had joined Austria.
