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6252764048Economic ImperialismControl of a country's economy by the businesses of another nation. It allowed the home country to govern themselves, but the invading country controlled the trade and business, even access to natural resources. Examples: China and most of Latin America.0
6252764034Declaration Of IndependenceA document modeled after the political philosophies of John Locke. It altered the natural rights identified by John Locke to include "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This determined American independance from Britain. Origin: North America Significance: Inspired by enlightenment ideas1
6252764035Self-Strengthening MovementA late nineteenth-century movement in which the Chinese modernized their army and encouraged western investment in factories and railways. It was also influenced by Confucian thought. Timeframe: began in the 1860's Significance: It improved the strength of the Chinese2
6252764040Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The CitizenA statement of political rights adopted by the French National Assembly during the French Revolution. It was a fundamental feature of the French Revolution; defined rights of citizens and estates.3
6252764041Declaration Of The Rights Of Women And Of The FemaleA statement of the rights of women written by Olympe de Gouges in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It states that women should have the same rights as men in the document of the revolution.4
6252764042CommunismAn economic or social system based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.5
6252764043Classical LiberalismAn Enlightenment philosophy of natural rights, constitutional government, laissez-faire economics, less spending on military and churches6
6252764044GuanoBird droppings used as fertilizer; a major trade item of Peru in the late nineteenth century. It allowed for better plant growth especially for potatoes7
6252764045Suez CanalCanal constructed by Egypt across the Isthmus of Suez in 1869. It allowed for quicker transport between Europe and Asia. ALso, it led to the British conquest in Egypt.8
6252764050Spheres Of InfluenceDivisions of a country in which a particular foreign nation enjoys economic privileges. Also means influence that surrounds the nation. Example: Britain in China (Any country that had outside influence on other countries)9
6252764051JacobinsExtreme radicals during the French revolution. It is the most famous and influential club in French Revolution. Started Reign of Terror during Revolution10
6252764053Theory Of Natural SelectionIdea, first proposed by Charles Darwin, that species survive due to favorable characteristics. It shows that certain characteristics are unfavored and die off.11
6252764054BourgeoisieIn France, the class of merchants and artisans who were members of the Third Estate and initiators of the French Revolution. It was a high class, with a common culture and ownership of capitol. in Marxist theory, a term referring to factory owners.12
6252764055ProletarianIn Marxist theory, the class of workers in an industrial society. Marx hoped to make this class less impoverished. In Rome, It meant the lowest class in society.13
6252764057Factors Of ProductionLand, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship, which existed in Britain which allowed it to lead in the Industrial Revolution. Britain was able to gain access to these and industrialize quickly.14
6252764060Tanzimat ReformsNineteenth century reforms by Muslim Ottoman rulers designed to make government and military more efficient and Westernized. It educated about Western science, railroads etc. The Ottoman empire established trade with Britain with removal of taxes.15
6252764061Monroe DoctrinePolicy issued by the United States in which it declared that the Western Hemisphere was off limits to colonization by other powers. President James Monroe established it for security. The US would not intervene with European affairs, so Europe should not interfere with the US16
6252764062Indian National CongressPolitical party that became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement. They were Western-educated elites that wanted a voice in government; it even won India's independence from Britain.17
6252764064Boxer RebellionRevolt against foreign residents of China. It failed because of the Western armies in China. It occurred in 1898.18
6252764065Sepoy RebellionRevolt of Indian soldiers against the British; caused by a military practice in violation of the Muslim and Hindu faiths.(1857) They rebelled because they thought the British violated Indian beliefs. The British removed the British East India company and took complete control of India and made it a colony.19
6252764066Natural RightsRights that belong to every person and that no government may take away. It gave the person a right to liberty, life, and property. John Locke20
6252764069BoersSouth Africans of Dutch descent. They saw themselves as racially superior to the indigenous people of South AFrica. Their descendants created the apartheid.21
6252764070SepoysSouth Asian soldiers who served in the British army in India. They worked for the British East Indian company.22
6252764073Social DarwinismThe application of Darwin's philosophy of natural selection to human society. It suggested that Europeans were superior and had the right to colonize.23
6252764074Separation Of PowersThe division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. It is used and developed in the United States. Montesquieu24
6252764076ImperialismThe establishment of colonial empires. There were types: direct rule (France) and indirect rule(Britain). A country could also only control one factor of society: Political, Economic, and social/cultural.25
6252764077Enclosure MovementThe fencing of pasture land in England beginning prior to the Industrial Revolution. It took smaller farms into larger ones to mass produce agriculture, leading to former farmers to move to cities for work26
6252764078Bill Of RightsThe first ten amendments to the constitution of the United States. It is a statement of fundamental rights and privileges for people in the United States. Inspired by John Locke and Enlightenment27
6252764079Qing DynastyThe Manchurian invaders who ruled China from 1644 to the early 1900s becoming the last Chinese dynasty after the Ming. Eventually politically weak and unstable after British invasions, rebellions, Opium Wars.28
6252764080Berlin Conference 1884The meeting of European imperialist powers to divide Africa among them. African Scramble. Meant to take over parts of Africa for raw materials to continue industrialization. Destructive to Africa29
6252764081CapitalThe money and equipment needed to engage in industrialization. It was like an investment for an independent company30
6252764082Mary WollstonecraftEnglish person who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) Advocating rights for women31
6252764083Reign Of TerrorThe period of the most extreme violence during the French Revolution. It was when the French government executed many French people to show their power.32
6252764084Manifest DestinyThe policy in the U.S. that led to its expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was a policy that showed nationalism, power, and drive to achieve. The US wanted to gain territory from the Pacific to the atlantic.33
6252764085Meiji Restoration1868- After two centuries of self-imposed isolation, Japan begins modernization: abolishes feudalism, remodels military, creates new educational system, starts a railroad, borrows Western ideas about justice and law34
6252764091Industrial RevolutionThe transition between the domestic system of manufacturing and the mechanization of production in a factory setting. Change from an agricultural to an agricultural society. It mainly started in England.35
6252764092Treaty Of NankingTreaty ending the' Opium War that ceded Hong Kong to the British. (1842) It allowed the British to come into China during the Qing Dynasty36
6252764094Opium WarWar between Great Britain and Qing China began with the Qing dynasty's refusal to allow continued opium importation into China; British victory resulted in the Treaty of Nanking.(1839-1842) The British also gained Hong Kong.37
6252764095Sino-Japanese WarWar between Japan and China, in 1895, over control over Korea. Ultimately, Japan won.38
6252764096Russo-Japanese WarWar between Russia and Japan over Manchurian territory; resulted in the defeat of Russia by the Japanese Navy. It showed Japanese strength against other major powers.39
6252764097Boer WarWar between the British and the Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in British victory .(1899-1902) This strengthened the British powers.40
6294731132"octopus of imperialism".Anti-English Imperialism cartoon41
6294779770Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden"demonstates Social Darwanism ideas42
6297066518John Stuart MillA champion of social reforms of the industrial age, including labor unions, child labor laws. Utilitarianism- seeking the greatest good for the greatest number of people43
6297082826Adam SmithWrote "Wealth of Nations" in 1776- said if businesses were allowed to operate in their own interests, society in general would benefit. Was against mercantilism- government control of economy including its colonies.44
6297139351Otto von BismarckIn 1871, was able to unify and found the new German Empire. He advocating nationalistic ideas, creating a new Europe superpower45
6297210591Cartoon of China after Opium Wars46
6297371570Cartoon of the French Revolution47
6297410355Cartoon Belgian colonizationAfrica's Congo48
6297429593Canal Construction-PanamaRoosevelt and industrial transportation49
6297485063Simon BolivarLatin American creole. Helped lead independence movements for Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru50
6297496763Jamaica LetterInfluenced by Enlightenment ideas. Written by Simon Bolivar. Outlined his goals and concerns for Latin America51
6297514929CreoleBorn of European parents, in the Americas, well-educated esp. in the Enlightenment.52
6297531065PeninsularesLatin American colonists born in Spain or Portugal. Had more power than the Creoles53
6297777397Jean-Jacques RousseauHe taught parents to take a new interest in their children and to educate them differently not from books but instead should experience the world naturally. Enlightenment thinker54
6297873855NationalismA feeling of intense loyalty to others who share one's language and culture. The idea that people who share a culture should also share a government, or be allowed to govern themselves55

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