Vocab words

Question 1

Abolition Movement

Answer 1

The Abolition Movement was a movement in Europe and the Americas to abolish slavery. The focus of this movement was to end the Atlantic slave trade and to give slaves rights and freedom.

Question 2

Empiricism

Answer 2

Empiricism is a theory that states your knowledge comes from sensory experience.

Question 3

Enlightenment

Answer 3

The Age of Enlightenment was a philosophical time in Europe where knowledge came from science and changed the way people thought about past traditions and changed religious values.

Question 4

Suffrage movement

Answer 4

The women’s suffrage movement was a movement in America that was a decade long fight to give women equal rights as men and have the ability to vote. Although the Suffrage movement has hundreds of activists, the fight was not easy and it took nearly 100 years to win the right for women to vote.

Question 5

American Revolution

Answer 5

The American revolution occurred when the 13 colonies rejected imperial rule from britain. The result of this was that the american colonies were able to defeat the british and gain their independence

Question 6

Bolivar Revolutions

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Led by Simon Bolivar, this was a war fighting to achieve south america from spanish rule.

Question 7

Classical Liberalism

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The philosophy of having individual rights by limiting power from the government. Classical Liberalism has emphasis on democracy and freedom.

Question 8

French Revolution

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The French Revolution was a social revolution led by the people against the government. This revolution put an end to the french monarchy.

Question 9

Haitian Revolution

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The Haitian Revolution was a slave rebellion that ended french control and freed slaves owned by the french in Haiti.

Question 10

Nationalism

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The ideology of people having loyalty and devotion to a nation.

Question 11

Causes of Industrialization

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The industrial revolution was caused by the rise of capitalism, european imperialism, and the effects of the agricultural revolutions.

Question 12

Factory system

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The factory system was a way of manufacturing goods during the industrial revolution. In the factory system, people would work in factories from early mornings to late nights similar to the agricultural system which was disappearing.

Question 13

Industrialization

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A period of economic change and a social shift where society depends on factories rather than agriculture for work.

Question 14

Fossil Fuels Revolution

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During the Industrial revolution, the finding of fossil fuels fueled the steam engine and caused advancements in fuel and technologies.

Question 15

Industrial Communication

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During the industrial revolution communication was improved by the telegraph and the steam engine. Because of the telegraph people were able to communicate over long distances and it was cheaper than old communication methods. The steam engine improved globalization and made it easier for materials to be transported.

Question 16

Internal Combustion Engine

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In the industrial revolution, the Internal Combustion Engine was used as a generator and changed power generation.

Question 17

Second Industrial Revolution

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The second industrial led new advancements in steel production and the expansion of railroads. There was also advancements in the production of new inventions and new machines.

Question 18

Meiji Restoration

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The Meiji Restoration in japan resulted in getting rid of the feudal system and restoring it with an imperial system.

Question 19

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali was considered the first modern ruler of egypt and was responsible for industrializing egypt.

Question 20

Capitalism

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Capitalism is an economic system where property, business, and industry are owned by private individuals instead of the state.

Question 21

Stock Market

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In the industrial revolution businesses would sell stock on the stock market to rise capital and expand their business.

Question 22

Communism

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A theory from Karl Marx that stated and promoted the idea of a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Question 23

Labor Unions

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In the industrial revolution labor unions were started by individuals requesting better pay and working conditions. There was also labor unions fighting for the unsafe conditions of child labor.

Question 24

Self-Strengthening Movement

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A period of reforms after the Opium Wars during the Quing Dynasty.

Question 25

Socialism

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Socialism is an economic theory similar to communism. The theory of socialism states that production and distribution should be owned by the community as a whole.

Question 26

Taiping Rebellion

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The Taiping Rebellion was a mass rebellion in china that’s goal was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

Question 27

Tanzimat Reforms

Answer 27

Tanzimat reforms were used by the ottoman empire to preserve it because it was weakening by strengthening their economic and political control.

Question 28

Cult of Domesticity

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The cult of domesticity was a belief system that a women should make the house dependant on the man of the family and should stay home and provide for the children.

Question 29

Middle class

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The middle class is the working class between the lower and upper class. The middle class often did not have as much money as the upper class but they had more wealth benefits than the lower class.

Question 30

Urbanization

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Urbanization in the industrial revolution was the increase of people living in the city working in factories rather than living on farms.