Unit 1: An Era of European Imperialism Flashcards
Pogroms and anti-Semitism in Europe led to what?
- Emigration of thousands of Jews
- The growth of Zionism
- Political parties that endorsed anti-Semitism
The pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to what?
trade unions began as a way to change the living and working conditions of the working class
What arose out of people’s awareness of being part of a community with common institutions, traditions, languages and customs?
Nationalism
What did romantics value?
valued the individual and emphasized feeling and imagination as a source of knowing
What did the 1904 war between Russia and Japan result in?
the defeat of Russia
What did the British do in an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China?
Europe began shipping opium grown in India to China
What did the novelist Charles Dickens become very successful with?
wrote about realistic issues facing the lower and middle class
What did the special theory of relativity say?
if all material things disappeared out of the universe, time and space would also disappear
What did the spread of the factory system result in?
The Industrial Revolution
What happened as a result of the Treaty of Nanjiing?
Britain was given the land of Hong Kong
What is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints?
Liberalism
What was realpolitik?
a theory of politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics
What was the “white man’s burden”?
The belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people
What was the goal of the Indian National Congress?
wanted a shared governing process in India
What was the Meiji Restoration responsible for?
- Weakened the power of traditional nobles
- Created a constitution
- Promoted industry
