Industrial Revolution
This country became the first to industrialize because of its natural resources and stable government.
Great Britain
This inventor developed the moving assembly line.
Henry Ford
Factories needed these natural resources to manufacture goods.
Raw Materials
This country successfully modernized and avoided becoming a European colony.
Japan
This revolution increased food production and helped create a larger workforce for factories.
Agricultural Revolution
This economic system is based on private ownership and free markets.
Capitalism
This industry was one of the first to become mechanized during the Industrial Revolution.
Textile Industry
This meeting divided Africa among European nations.
Berlin Conference
This African country remained independent after defeating Italy.
Ethiopia
A factory owner says, "We have more cloth than our country can buy." What is the owner most likely looking for?
Markets
This movement brought millions of people from farms to cities.
Urbanization
This new energy source allowed factories to stay open longer and increase production.
Electricity
This belief claimed Europeans had a duty to spread their culture.
White Man's Burden
This event led Britain to take direct control of India.
Sepoy Rebellion
During the Industrial Revolution, many families depended on this practice to earn extra income.
Child Labor
This invention, improved by James Watt, helped power the Industrial Revolution.
Steam Engine
This economic idea argues that governments should stay out of business whenever possible.
Laissez-Faire
This feeling of pride in one's country encouraged nations to compete for colonies.
Nationalism
This Ethiopian emperor defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.
Menelik II
This conflict forced China to open trade with Britain and accept foreign influence.
Opium War
This innovation made steel cheaper and easier to produce.
Bessemer Process
This invention connected Europe and North America almost instantly through undersea cables.
Telegraph
This combination of medicine and technology gave Europeans a major advantage in conquering Africa.
Maxim Machine Gun and Quinine
This waterway connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
Suez Canal
This period of rapid modernization helped Japan avoid becoming a European colony.
Meiji Restoration