6431559282 | Indirect rule | where there was self-rule (yet limited); goal was to make future leaders | 0 | |
6431559283 | Textiles (significance) | 1st industry to industrialize in Britain -> creation of machines made the process easier and quicker | 1 | |
6431559284 | Telegraph (significance) | system that transmitted messages from distances through a wire (increased communication) | 2 | |
6431559285 | The Self-Strengthening Movement | After many losses, a push forward to establish power of the Chinese state -customs -navy built -reforms progressives vs. conservatives | 3 | |
6431559286 | Zionism | A belief in the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine | 4 | |
6431559287 | Congress of Vienna | Assembly that recognized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars (Austria, Russia, Prussia, Great Britain -each got some territory) | 5 | |
6431559288 | Olympe de Gouges | One of the first women to fight for equal rights -Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen | 6 | |
6431559289 | King Leopold II / Belgian Congo | King of Belgium -founded and exploited the Congo Free State | 7 | |
6431559290 | Simon Bolivar | Leader of South American revolutionary movement -took part in many Latin American revolutions | 8 | |
6431559291 | Direct Rule | Foreign officials were brought to rule -no self-rule | 9 | |
6431559292 | King Louis XVI | King of France during the French Revolution -executed by Legislative Assembly -bad leader | 10 | |
6431559293 | Social Contract | An agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits | 11 | |
6431559294 | Second Agricultural Revolution | Improved the methods of cultivation, harvesting, etc... during the Industrial Revolution | 12 | |
6431559295 | Enclosure Movement | A process in Europe where landowners fenced small fields (previously used by farmers -caused poverty) | 13 | |
6431559296 | Communist Manifesto | Written by Marx and Engels -described the working-class movement (views and opinions) | 14 | |
6431559297 | Marie Antoinette | Queen of France during the French Revolution -$$$$ spender | 15 | |
6431559298 | Monopoly | Exclusive control by one group of the means of production or selling a commodity or service | 16 | |
6431559299 | Urbanization | Taking on the characteristics of a city (industrial rev.!) | 17 | |
6431559300 | British India | English gained the right to trade and establish factories in India (British East India Company originally) | 18 | |
6431559301 | Capitalism | Economic system with origins in early modern Europe in which private parties make their goods and services available on the free market (Wealth of Nations) | 19 | |
6431559302 | Latin American Revolutions | A series of independence movements in Brazil, Mexico, and other South American countries. | 20 | |
6431559303 | Mexican Revolution | - Hidalgo declares revolts against the Spanish -peasant rebellions -Creoles capture Hidalgo and execute him -Colonial rule ends (independency) -later, Republic is created | 21 | |
6431559304 | South American Revolution | Simon Bolivar leads independence movement against Spanish - assembled army defeat Spanish army in Colombia | 22 | |
6431559305 | Brazil revolution/independence | -Portuguese king leaves Portugal -leaves son behind -Creoles call for independence from Portugal -Pedro declares it (Emperor then) | 23 | |
6431559306 | Nation-State | Sovereign state whose inhabitants are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language, religion... -no national identity though -controlling territory as own people | 24 | |
6431559307 | Maximilien Robespierre | Leader of the Jacobins and leader during the Reign of Terror -executed by guillotine | 25 | |
6431559308 | John Locke | -discovered the laws of politics -attacked divine right -believed power in the people | 26 | |
6431559309 | Enlightenment | European intellectual movement that led to social and political reforms. | 27 | |
6431559310 | Opium Wars | Series of conflicts over trade and diplomatic relations between Qing and British Empires | 28 | |
6431559311 | Adam Smith | Scottish social philosopher -author of the Wealth of Nations "Bible of Capitalism" -believed a nation's wealth should be judged by the total of its production and commerce | 29 | |
6431559312 | Factory System | Creation of a building where workers performed certain tasks under ONE roof | 30 | |
6431559313 | Cotton (significance) | Formed the basis of the textile industry | 31 | |
6431559314 | Fossil Fuels | A natural fuel formed from the remains of once living organisms (took over water power) | 32 | |
6431559315 | Communism | Founder-Karl Marx -some goals of socialism but includes the belief that violent revolution is necessary to destroy bourgeoisie world to one controlled by the proletariat | 33 | |
6431559316 | Demographic Transitions | transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country changes from agrarian to industrialized | 34 | |
6431559317 | Ming China | -followed Yuan Dynasty -imperial -construction of vast navy/military -Fall due to the rise of the Manchus, natural disasters, and economic troubles | 35 | |
6431559319 | Meiji Japan | -first half of the Japanese Empire of Japan during which Japanese society changed from being isolated -forcibly opened to trade during this time -Treaty of Kanagawa -Meiji Restoration -quickly modernized and industrialized -no samurai | 36 | |
6431559320 | Rudyard Kipling & The White Man's Burden | English story writer who had a strong belief in Imperialism. He wrote the task that white colonizers believed that they had to impose their civilization/culture on the black inhabitants (imperialism as a necessary evil) | 37 | |
6431559321 | Siam | Only territory to remain outside of European control mainly b/c European officials viewed it as a buffer between France (Indochina) and Britain (Burma) | 38 | |
6431559322 | Taiping Rebellions | Conflict against Manchu Qing Dynasty by Taiping Group in Southern China -Europe sends troops to help Qing -Taipings defeated -more European influence | 39 | |
6431559323 | Colonialism | achieving or acquiring full or some political control over another country | 40 | |
6431559324 | Karl Marx | Founder of Communism | 41 | |
6431559325 | Marxism | branch of Communism -emphasizes cooperation and ideologies -talks about the worldwide revolution of the working class to overthrow the Haves | 42 | |
6431559326 | Middle Class | Gains during the Industrial Revolution -social class | 43 | |
6431559327 | Socialism | Theory of social organization based on collective ownership of means of production -wanted slow, moderate change -liked by middle and lower classes | 44 | |
6431559328 | Panama Canal | Ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama -built by US -resulting in the influence in the Central American states | 45 | |
6431559329 | Social Darwinism | Philosophy during the 19th century, tried to use "survival of the fittest" to apply to social and political ideas -elimination of weaker states as natural and justified war | 46 | |
6431559330 | Manifest Destiny | doctrine that the US expansion throughout the American continents were justified and inevitable | 47 | |
6431559331 | Monroe Doctrine | A foreign policy that opposed interference by foreigners in the West | 48 | |
6431559332 | Afrikaners | Afrkaans-speaking person in South Africa (especially a descendent from the Dutch/Huguenot settlers) | 49 | |
6431559333 | Boers | Member of the Dutch and Huguenot population in southern Africa -fought against the British to keep control over S.Africa (Boer War) | 50 | |
6431559334 | Berlin Conference | Regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. A place where European nations "carved up" Africa. | 51 | |
6431559335 | Abolition | the act of abolishing a system or practice | 52 | |
6431559336 | Assembly Line | workers and machines in a factory, where a line of identical items are assembled | 53 | |
6431559337 | Young Turk Movement | Wanted freedom, no centralization with local authority -nationalist ideas =Turkish language etc... | 54 | |
6431559338 | Natural Resources | materials/substances found in nature | 55 | |
6431559339 | Philosophe | Philosophers/intellectuals from France | 56 | |
6431559340 | Industrialization | Process that switched agrarian economies to those distinguished by industry and machines | 57 | |
6431559341 | Consumerism | Protection/promotion of the consumers' interests -creation of products based on Supply & Demand -basis for capitalism -emphasis on individual desire | 58 | |
6431559342 | Balkans | Area of Southeastern Europe -want to be independent from Ottoman Empire -nationalism -local religious rule + Devshirme -Austrians chip at border -economic difficulties | 59 | |
6431559343 | Suffrage | the right to vote -most men allowed to vote who owned large portions of land -middle class men where later allowed to vote along with workers -women allowed to vote later on | 60 | |
6431559344 | Montesquieu | established the 'science' of politics and found principles that would foster political liberty in a stable and well=off state | 61 | |
6431559345 | Settler Colonies | Colonial formation where foreigner families move into a region and reproduce | 62 | |
6431559346 | Liberalism | Change and progress is normal and welcomed -favor representative forms of government -no one is higher than one another | 63 | |
6431559347 | The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | Written stating the equality of all men, sovereignty, individual rights -fundamental document of the French Revolution | 64 | |
6431559348 | Mechanization | Having a lot of technology; use of machines to do industrial labor | 65 | |
6431559349 | The White Australian Policy | Many policies that favored immigration to Australia from Europe (especially Britain) | 66 | |
6431559350 | Push Factors | Reasons why people leave their homeland to go live somewhere else | 67 | |
6431559351 | Steam Engines | An engine that uses steam for power (used in early factories) | 68 | |
6431559352 | Stock Markets | Market where shares of companies are traded either by exchanges or over the counter markets | 69 | |
6431559353 | Declaration of Independence | A document that records the proclamation of the 2nd Continental Congress -written was the independence of colonies from Great Britain | 70 | |
6431559354 | Pull Factors | Reasons why people go to a certain place | 71 | |
6431559355 | Migration | The movement of people to a new area/country to find more/better work and living conditions | 72 | |
6431559356 | Indentured Servitude | Labor system were young people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain amount of years | 73 | |
6431559357 | Tsarist Russia | A time of absolute rulers in Russia -Fast industrialization -lost the Russo-Japanese War -bad life -serfdom until 1861 | 74 | |
6431559358 | Hawai'i | An island chain that gained influence by being part of the trade network of the Pacific Ocean | 75 | |
6431559359 | Nationalism | coming together as one; creation of a distinct community identity | 76 | |
6431559360 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Military leader in the French Army -got control and lead the military to expand empire -exiled and defeated | 77 | |
6431559361 | American Revolution | Conflict between the British Army and groups of formalized military -Boston Tea Party -Loyalists=British | 78 | |
6431559362 | Miscegenation | the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, etc... | 79 | |
6431559363 | Voltaire | Writer who focused on individual freedoms -attacked institutions that were for oppressive policies | 80 | |
6431559364 | Touissaint L'Ouverture | Slave who helped his master escape before joining the rebellion -leader in military -wanted rights more than independence | 81 | |
6431559365 | Anti-Semitism | Anti-Jewish beliefs throughout Europe; leads to the concentration of Zionism -Anti-Semitic areas led to violence/pogroms | 82 | |
6431559366 | Canals | Man-made channels that shared river basins because of lock systems or across areas w/o river access | 83 | |
6431559367 | Imperialism | A system or policy extending a country's power/influence through military force or the act of conducting international relations | 84 | |
6431559368 | Transportation: Railroads and Steamships | Carry large cargo, lowering the cost of transportation ( to new regions), networks | 85 | |
6431559369 | Boxer Rebellion | Anti-foreign/Christian rebellion movement 1.) Against foreign imperialism 2.) Support of the Chinese government 3.) War against the Great Powers -mass destruction when defeated -> more foreign involvement | 86 | |
6431559370 | Haitian Revolution | Haiti is the center of sugar production, 3 major groups of people, civil war between white settlers and gens de couleurs -slaves attack and kill white settlers -Touissant -French troops arrive to restore order -Brits and Spanish forces intervene in hopes of benefitting from France's difficulties - L'Oveurture leads army that controlled Saint-Domingue -created constitution -Napolean -Touissant dies -declaration of independence -Haiti established | 87 | |
6431559371 | French Revolution | First, Second, Third Estate -serious financial problems -Louis XVI wanted to raise taxes on 2nd Estate -3rd Estate=National Assembly -Bastille Prison (women riot) -Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen -N.A. set up goals -Reign of Terror -Napoleon ------------------------------------------------- *Fall of monarchy/republic *Declaration *Least "revolutionary" | 88 |
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