[PART 4] Ch. 23-24: Industrial West and Imperialism Flashcards
Time: 1750-1914
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| 162107125 | American Exceptionalism | argument that the US' development was distinctive from W Europe's | |
| 162107126 | Camilo de Cavour | unified Italy in 1858 | |
| 162107127 | Congress of Vienna | after Napoleon Wars to restore Europe's stability | |
| 162107128 | Declaration of the Rights of Man | adopted during liberal phase of French Revolution (1789), equality of all citizens | |
| 162107129 | Factory system | during Industrial Revolution, production process at single sites, greater organization | |
| 162107130 | French Revolution | 1789-1800, overthrow of Bourbon monarchy, established French Empire under Bonaparte, source of liberal movements in Europe (killed Louis XVI) | |
| 162107131 | Greek Revolution | Greece against Ottoman Empire, major factor in dismantling empire in Balkans | |
| 162107132 | James Watt | invented steam engine in 1770s | |
| 162107133 | Liberalism | limit state interference in life, represented landowners | |
| 162107134 | Protoindustrialization | first step away from agricultural, workers produce textile & metal products, work at home but materials from urban merchants, before indust. revolution | |
| 162107135 | Radicals | more voting rights, democracy, reforms for lower classes | |
| 162107136 | Socialism | attack on private property for equality, state control of prroduction, end to exploitation of workers | |
| 162107137 | Triple Alliance | Germany, Autria-Hungary, Italy | |
| 162107138 | Triple Entente | Britain, Russia, France | |
| 162107139 | Boer Republics | Transvaal/Orange Free State in S Africa, after Great Trek of Boers to escape British government, independence from Britain, discovery of diamonds | |
| 162107140 | Boer War | began decolonization in S Africa after British victory | |
| 162107141 | Charles Cornwallis | reformed East India Company administration of India, reduced British power, checked corruption | |
| 162107142 | Presidencies | 3 British districts that ruled India, capitals in Madras, Calcutta, Bombay | |
| 162107143 | Raj | British controlled areas of India | |
| 162107144 | Sepoys | troops in British East India Company, recruited Indians | |
| 162107145 | Settler Colonies | settled by large numbers of migrants, dispersed indigenous peoples | |
| 162107146 | Tropical Dependencies | small # of Europeans ruled large native people (Africa, Asia) | |
| 162107147 | White Dominions | large # of Europeans in population, natives reduced by disease or wars (N America, Australia) |