Period 5 Flashcards
Who created the steam engine?
James Watt
Why was Britain a leader in Industrialization?
increase in food production rapid growth in population (surplus labor) ready supply of capital investment (money) central bank and credit facilities people interested in making profit rich supply of mineral resources small country construction of bridges and roads a good supply of markets merchant marines produced high demand articles cheaply
Identify causes that would impede industrialism
lack of technological knowledge
factory owners had to create a new system where they did the same tasks over and over
lack of a good system of internal transportation
United States did not possess a large number of crafts people (British East India Company)
Know the outcomes of the various Revolutions in 1848
Louis-Phillippe overthrown in france Feb 1848
Revolt in Austrian empire (Prussia/Germany) Hungary demanded its own legislature
June - revolt in Paris
June 1848- Austrian military forces suppressed the Czech rebels in Prague
Oct- Austria put down revolts
Nov- established republic
December- Napoleon Bonaparte got elected
When did Greece attain independence and from which empire
1830 from Ottomans
Why was Britain so stable, yet french was full of revolution in the 1800s?
they had the same leader, Queen Victoria
france had Charles X
Louis Phillipe who was overthrown, Napoleon- had a lot of domestic problems had a lot of issues with Germany and spain
continuing economic growth and their parliamentary system made them stable
lack of strong ruler
Identify causes and effects of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
foreign policy failures
Who are major leaders of Latin American Revolutions?
Simon Bolivar- Venezuela Jose de san martin- Argentina Augustin de Iturbide Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla- Mexico Ponciano Arriaga- Mexican protestor
What did the United States gain after the spanish american war?
Cuba-protectorate- 1898
Puerto Rico- Annexed (made austerritroy)
What is social darwinism? How is it utilized during Imperialism?
The belief that societies were organisms that evolved through time from a struggle with their environment
applied to human society in a more radical way by nationalists and racists in their purist of national greatness
the idea of survival of the fittest justifies war
led to anti semitism
What is the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
The Berlin Conference had been convened to avert war and reduce tensions among European nations competing for the spoils of Africa
Which area remained independent during this time period in Africa?
Transuaal and the Orange Free state
What contributes to the rise of nationalism throughout Europe and Asia?
The beginnings of modern nationalism can be found in the initial resistance by the indigenous peoples to the colonial conquest
What is the sepoy mutiny?
the sepoys were native troops hired by the east india company to protect british interests in the region. unrest within them
they didn’t like new gun
the British wanted to use because it used animal fat and they had to bite off Cartridge and it was against religion- it led to revolt
Describe the effects of the Opium trade in China, and the tensions that resulted from continued British trade
China didn’t like the British trading Opium and the British launched a naval expedition to punish the Manchus and force the court to open China to foreign trade. Opium war
