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315451884Industrializationthe development of industry on an extensive scale.0
315451885Where did Industrialization happen in this time period?Britain, Americas, Germany (later), and Japan1
315451886Second Agricultural RevolutionThe revolution that allowed for new technologies in farming.2
315451887Where did government stand in industry in this time period?They stood out of industry and let prices regulate themselves3
315451888What happened to Industrialized countries in terms of jobs, health, and living conditions?Urbanization, Disease, Sanitation, Specialization4
315451889What was the transportation of industrialized countries?Steam ships, canals, trains5
315451890How did these people communicateTelegraph, with Morse code6
315451891Where were non-industrialized countries in this time period?Anywhere that was not Europe, America, or Russia7
315451892Export EconomyAn economy that sells their raw goods to make money8
315451893What were some raw materials that export economies had?Cotton, Rubber, Dates, Sugarcane, Wheat, Guano, Gold, Diamonds, Copper9
315451894Why did Indian cotton take a nosedive?It was home spun, and could not compete with England.10
315451895What caused imperialism?A need for raw materials, the duty to spread religion and culture, competition for trade markets11
315451896Imperialism wise, where was Britain?Occupied India, Singapore, and it was a giant port12
315451897Imperialism wise, where were the Dutch?Java and Indonesia. They had a lot of spices, ports, they were middle ground, and they had coffee.13
315451898Imperialism wise, where was America?They had the Mainland, Alaska, and Hawaii.14
315451899Imperialism wise, where was Russia?Expanded East. Found natural resources, claimed a lot of land, and there were a lot of wars fought between Russia, Japan and China.15
315451900Imperialism wise, where was France?Vietnam, otherwise known as French Indo-China.16
315451901Imperialism wise, where was Germany ?in 1871?They had "crap colonies"; Kaiser Wilhelmsland, now Papa New Guinea17
315451902Imperialism wise, where was Portugal?Left with two islands, one being Macao- the first and last European colony in Asia18
315451903Imperialism wise, where was Japan?Took over other territories, like Taiwan.19
315451904Imperialism wise, where was Africa?It was under British rule.20
315451905What was a common Enlightenment thought?Nationalism21
315451906Imperialism wise, where was Belgium?It had the Congo, which had rubber trees, but it was a bad system.22
315451907What were the British Settler Colonies?South Africa, Australia, New Zeland.23
315451908Imperialism wise, where were China and India?They both had a problem with opium- war was declared because British India was smuggling opium into China.24
315451909Opium WarsCaused new trades with China, was over the smuggling of Opium25
315451910Second Opium WarHeaded by the french.26
315451911Where was the Chinese government, strength wise?Very weak.27
315451912Economic ImperialismWhen a country takes over another countries economic system, but not the country itself.28
315451913What are the Demographic Transition Stages? (Industrialized Countries only)1. Population- High birth and death rate 2. Death rate goes down, population increases 3. Birth rate plunges, population goes up 4. HIGH population, low birth and death rates29
315451914How do family dynamics change throughout the time period?Women start to stay in the home, men become breadwinners. Gender roles are created- school for the children.30
315451915How did unions and labor organizations come about?Workers started to band together because companies could not fire their whole labor force.31
315451916What were the economic classes and whom did they contain?Upper class- became economic, not blood. Middle class- Merchants and shop owners Lower class- factory workers and farmers32
315451917Collective BargainingEveryone working together to reach a common goal33
315451918Utopian SocialismIdea that everyone should be equal in all terms- economics, etc.34
315451919Karl MarxCommunist idealist35
315451920What were the different stages of government leading up to communism?1. Proto-communism (tribes) (nomads) 2. Slave society 3. Feudalism 4. Capitalism 5. Socialism 6. Communism36
315451921AnarchismNo government, did not think that the social contract created a need for government.37
315451922Libertarian-ismGovernment because of needs38
315451923Social DarwinismSurvival of the fittest, "light skin = better"39
315451924Bismark (Germany)In order to unify Germany, he created a public pension system, public health care, and a "parliament"40
315451925Qing/Manchu DynastyFinal Chinese dynasty. Manchu came from Mongolia.41
315451926Who won the Opium Wars?British- they had guns, China didn't.42
315451927What kind of economy did China have at the time?Agricultural43
315451928Rice Taiping Rebellion1850-1864. It was a civil war. Lead by a "Christian", Hong, who thought Jesus was his brother. 20 million people died. Ended certain traditions. Government ended up crushing the rebellion with French and British forces. This began the Self Strengthening Movement.44
315451929Self Strengthening MovementMovement in China to try to improve Military and industrialism, which ended badly.45
315451930Where were the Ottomans from?Turkey46
315451931How was the Ottoman's hold on trade in this time period?At beginning of the time period, they had a great hold on trade because of their position. The rest of their economy is based on agriculture.47
315451932Did the Ottomans industrialize?No48
315451933Who did the Ottomans get in wars with?Britain, Russia (Ottomans lose).49
315451934Who fought the Crimean war, who won and who lost, and what did this cause?Russia and the Ottomans. Ottomans lost. They lost chunks of territory. This began the Tanzimat reforms, which made Turkey more industrialized, and took out religious boundaries.50
315451935In the Tokugawa time period, were the Japanese focused on tradition or renovation?Tradition51
315451936Japan was isolated- what happened because of this?They didn't allow outsiders on the island. One could not travel outside the country. If you had a gun you would be killed.52
315451937Who was Matthew Perry?He sailed into the Japanese harbor in search of trade. He had a lot of weapons, which freaked Japan out, and therefore, Japan changes EVERYTHING.53
315451938Meiji RestorationRestored power to the emperor. Lots of industrial stuff. Tokyo ended up looking like a European city. Because of all this industrialization, Japan becomes a world power.54
315451939Who did Japan fight wars with, and who won?China, Britain, and WINS!55
315451940What were the majority of people in Russia?Serfs- farmers that were basically enslaved.56
315451941Why did the Russian Tzar expand east?He was trying to find new resources- Lumber, furs, etc. They also tried to find the Pacific Ocean, and they found it but it was too cold.57
315451942Who were Russia's rivals?Germany, Britain, and the Ottomans.58
315451943What was Russia's economy based on?Lumber, Furs.59
315451944Russia starts to industrialize late- how does this effect their economy?They don't do it well, and they kind of went bad.60
315451945When did they liberate the Serfs?Mid 1800s61
315451946How was Spain with colonies?They had a large amount of colonies in this time period.62
315451947How did the Spanish getting lots of silver cause silver to go bad?It caused inflation, and caused the economy to shut down.63
315451948Why did people start wars with the Spanish?Because Spain was in a bad place, they wanted Spain's resources64
315451949Why did Spanish colonies revolt?They didn't like having a leader across the ocean from her.65
315451950In what position was Portugal in this time period?They were weak, small, did not industrialize.66
315451951Where did Portugal invest, and why did it cause them trouble?They invested in all other countries but not themselves, and this was their downfall.67
315451952Who was in charge of Egypt in this time period?Ottomans68
315451953Muhammad AliTook over Egypt, operated it independently.69
315451954What did Muhammad Ali do for Egypt?Started growing cash crops, like Egyptian Cotton. He created a sense of nationalism, and created a government-controlled export economy.70
315451955When Egypt goes in debt to England, what happens to Egypt?They get taken over by England.71
315451956What was the Cherokee Nation?It was a nation of native Americans that started with the trail of tears. They wanted a government for themselves, and created it with three parts.72
315451957What was Siam?They were in Thailand- they came to exist form migration from Southwestern China.73
315451958What was the Zulu nation?They were a group in the South African Congo. A man named Shaka pulled people together to form the Zulu. He trained young men to be warriors, defeated competing armies, and took over people.74
315451959What was the Hawaii nation?Hawaii was first settled by the Polynesians. People in Hawaii wanted to be a part of the US when they were offered, but the leadership didn't. The state of Hawaii came to exist because of imperialist pressure.75
315451960External MigrationImmigration76
315451961Forced Migration examples?Slave trade, indentured servitude, prisoners to Africa.77
315451962Ethnic EnclavesAreas or neighborhoods within cities that are homogeneous in their ethnic make-up, and are usually surrounded by different ethnic groups. (Chinatown)78
315451963What were some migration acts?The Chinese Exclusion Act, and the White Australia Policy79
315451964What was the (arguable) first revolution against a mother country?American Revolution80
315451965What was the Haitian Revolution?A revolution by Haiti where the slaves won (1801-04), they were the second country in the western hemisphere to gain independence. They became a republic in 1804. This inspires the colonies in South America.81
315451966Simón BolívarThe most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.82
315451967MarathaRise up against the Mughul empire, Britain takes over by seeping in.83
315451968Sepoy RebellionAn Indian rebellion in 1857, no clear reason why it started.84
315451969Boxer Rebellion1898-1901. Secret society that is dubbed "boxers"- they rose up and killed any white person or Christian person they could find. Gets put down when a lot of nations band together to take over the city.85

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