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
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
President Monroe issued this doctrine as a way to guarantee the independence of the new Latin American nations
What was the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
Louis Pasteur
Who was oppressed by the middle class?
the working class (proletariat)
Who were the mestizos?
In the colonial system, society was divided. Mestizos were the largest group who worked as servants
Why did McKinely decide to turn the Philippines into an American colony?
it was a convenient point of trade with China
In the proposed program by reformer Sun Yat-sen who would choose the president?
the people of the country
What did Japan do as a result of the pressure from Commodore Matthew Perry?
signed the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened trade relations with the US
As a result of the prosperity that came from increased exports, what did Latin America do?
witnessed a growth in the middle sectors of Latin American society
By 1914 what had trade unions done?
changed both the living and working conditions of the working class
The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in what?
emergence of the middle and working classes
What led to the way to new industrial frontiers during the Second Industrial Revolution?
steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum
What was crucial to Britain’s Industrial Revolution?
the flying shuttle
