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337209578What was the Enclosure concept?Rich landowners gained control of land which lead to tenants and sharecroppers as landless farm laborers. pg#621-6220
337209579What was the impact of the agricultural revolution?1) acceptance of the potato which yielded more food than wheat, rye and oats. 2) new crops such as turnips and legumes did not deplete soil and could be fed to cattle 3) large farms came under control of rich landowners forcing tenants and sharecroppers to find work in cities pg#6211
3372095803. How did cottage industries work?merchant delivered raw materials to craftsmen or picked up finished products from rural workers pg #6222
337209581What factors gave Britain a head start in the Industrial Revolution?1)largest merchant marine and production of ships, naval supplies, and navigational instruments 2)good water transportation 3)unified market pg#622-6233
337209582What areas of the world had been colonized by Britain?1)Americas 2) West Africa, 3) Middle East 4)India 5) china pg#6234
337209583What factors led to delayed industrialization by continental Europe?1) high transportation costs 2) misguided government regulations, 3) rigid social structures pg#6235
337209584What does division of labor mean?subdivided work into specialized tasks for example unloading mixing press or dipping clay.(people worked all day for that one specific job) pg#6266
337209585What technologies and innovations were major contributors to industrialization?1)mass production through division of labor 2) new machines and mechanization increase in manufacture of iron steam engine for transportation electric telegraph pg#6267
337209586What innovation contributed to the mass manufacture of cheaper metal items?coke-iron pg#6288
337209587What global effect did industrialization have on Europe and North America?It empowered (gave them more authority) than the rest of the world pg#6329
337209588How did rural life change during the Industrial Revolution?1) landscape changes causing land endangerment 2) slash and burn agriculture came into affect 3)wood, hay and wool were replaced by iron, coal, or cotton 4) new transportation systems (canals, railroads) pg. 633-63410
337209589How did family life change during the Industrial Revolution?1)women had to work if husbands were unable to support the family, 2) parents had children who worked as young as five or six 3) tenements were small making everyone live in one small room 4) mothers with infants had to decided on bringing their babies and drugging them in the dangerous factories. pg#63611
337209590What was the Business Cycle?recurrent swings from economic hard times to recovery and growth and then back to hard times, when demand fell, businesses closed and workers were unemployed pg#63712
337209591What was the role of middle class women in the IR setting?...responsible for home, servants, education of children and family's social life pg#63813
337209592What ideas did Adam Smith propose about government in The Wealth of Nations?..."if individuals were allowed to seek personal gain, the effect would be to increase the general welfare" 1) he challenged mercantilism and influenced governments to dismantle their regulations in 1815 pg#63814
337209593How did Thomas Malthus explain the misfortune of workers?...mass famine was a result of over population and wealth of successful businessmen. Believed working class should not marry or practice sexual abstinence . pg#63815
337209594What ideas did Charles Fourier advocate?...this guy was a COMPLETE IMBECILE but he 1)loathed capitalist and wanted an ideal society where everyone was free and happy 2) his idea was known as utopian socialism pg#63816
337209595How did relationships between western Europe and non-Westerners change as a result of industrialization?... It made the westerners power hungry and granted them world domination. Egypt and China were stagnated because of Britain's fear of them becoming more powerful and influential with their exports and goods pg#64017
337209596What was Britain's strategy to eliminate competition in trade?...1) force ex. Forced Muhammad Ali to eliminate all import duties 2) made their goods cheap so that for example, egypt's industries could not compete with their prices pg#64118
337209597What was the immediate global significance of the New Imperialism?...European domination over Africa and Asia. Germany, France, Britain, Russia, Japan and U.S. used industrial technology to take over nonindustrial countries. pg#77019
337209598What effect(s) did the Suez Canal have on imperialist efforts?...1) allowed British invasion and occupation of Egypt, instead of Egypt harmonizing with the peoples of Africa, Asian and Europe pg#77020
337209599What were the cultural motives for imperialism?...1) spread Christianity with missionaries and preachers of human rights 2)belief that Western technology would help the idiots 3)for new opportunities and the use of newspapers pg#77221
337209600What were the economic motives for imperialism?... 1)demand for new minerals they could not acquire in their homelands or colonies 2) economic depression lasting from mid 1870's-1890's pg#77222
337209601What were some important technological advancements of the late 19th century?...1) breechloader could fire ten times as fast and five times as far 2) smokeless powder did not reveal solider's position 3) repeating rifles and machine guns could fire more than one bullet 4) steamships increased naval power 5) drug quinine prevented malaria and allowed settlement in Africa pg#77323
337209602How are imperialism and colonialism related?...1) Imperialism: conquest by European powers, United States and japan which followed development and exploitation of newly conquered territories for the benefit of the colonial powers 2) Colonialism: system of administering and exploiting colonies for the benefit of the home country had to have cooperation of the indigenous peoples pg#773 & pg#77024
337209603What tactics were used by colonial administrations to gain cooperation of indigenous people?... 1) educated local youths to work as clerks, nurses or policemen 2) used traditional rulers willing to cooperate pg#77425
337209604How did the British increase agricultural production in Egypt?... Built the dam that ran across the Nile allowing farmers to grow up to three crops a year, doubled acreage compared with the basin system pg#77726
337209605How did the French plan to open the interior for trade in Senegal?...build a railroad from upper Senegal River to upper Niger for French merchants pg#77727
337209606How was Belgian colonialism different from colonialism of other Europeans?... King Leopold's Congo Free State, was cruel and forced indigenous peoples at gunpoint to do their bidding pg#77828
337209607Why did the British want to expand into southern Africa?...1) farmlands 2) diamonds, gold, copper, coal and iron ore pg#77929
337209608Who are the Afrikaners?...descendants of Dutch settlers pg#77930
337209609Which African country was most successful in resisting the Europeans?... ZULU led by King cetshwayo defeating them at Isandhlwana before being defeated months later Pg#77931
337209610What effect did Christian missionaries have on Islam?... No effect pg#78432
337209611What factor(s) led to the Russian occupation of Kazakhstan?...1) modern weapons and artillery 2)fertile land attracted Russian settlers leaving nomads to starve 3) inhabitants were protected by Qing Empire but when Qing Empire collapsed it was easy for Russian expeditions to commence pg#78433
337209612Which was the last independent state of Southeast Asia in the late 19th century?...Siam (Modern Thailand) Pg#78634
337209613What factor(s) gave Southeast Asia its greatest economic potential?...1) fertile soil 2) constant warmth 3) heavy rains35
337209614What was the meaning of "free trade" imperialism in Latin America?...natural resources of Latin America paid a clear path for manipulation by the industrial powers pg#78936
337209615Why didn't Europeans take more formal colonies in Latin America?...1) overextended in Africa and Asia 2) no use for Latin America government provided political backing for economic arrangements 3) Latin Americans were capable of resisting invasions 4) United States claimed to defend entire WEstern Hemisphere against all outside interventions pg#79037
337209616What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?... United States, claims to defend the Entire Western Hemisphere and allow itself to intervene in Latin American affairs 1823 pg#79038
337209617What was the outcome of the Spanish American War for the United States?... 1) purchased the Philippines 2) acquired puerto rico and guam and made them territories 3) Cuba was liberated and under U.S. influence pg#79039
337209618What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?...allowed the U.S. to intervene and maintain order on the islands of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras and Haiti pg#79040
337209619How did the U.S. gain access to build the Panama Canal?...only obstacle was colombia so by supporting a Panmania rebellion against colombia, the U.S. was able to get rights on the land. pg#790-79141

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