Industrial Revolution
Political Ideas
Imperialism Part 1
Imperialism Part 2
Key Terms
100
What is crop rotation?
switching what you plant in a field each year.
100
Who is the "Father of Communism"?
Karl Marx
100
Define Nationalism
The love for one's country while also believing your country is better than others
100
What is imperialism?
a country expanding its power over other places.
100
Define Nationalism
The love for one's country while also believing your country is better than others
200
Describe the importance of the invention of electricity.
a new kind of power that made factories, homes, and cities work faster, cleaner, and longer hours.
200
Define Capitalism
People own businesses and try to make money by competing with each other.
200
Define Anti-semitism
being unfair or hateful toward Jewish people.
200
What was the Berlin Conference?
European countries split up Africa like a map, deciding who controls what.
200
What are child labor laws?
Laws that protect the rights of children in the workplace
300
What did the seed drill do?
a machine that plants seeds in neat rows instead of scattering them by hand.
300
Define Communism
the government controls everything and tries to make everyone equal.
300
What is the Opium War?
wars caused when Britain forced China to accept the opium trade.
300
What is the sphere of influence?
A country has strong control over an area, even if it doesn’t officially rule it.
300
What is Women's Suffrage?
Equal Rights for women and most importantly their right to vote!
400
Describe the importance of the Steam engine.
The steam engine was important because it gave people a new, powerful source of energy that didn’t rely on wind, water, or muscle power.
400
Who is the "father of Socialism"?
Robert Owen
400
What does this image show?
Berlin Conference
400
Sepoy Rebellion, Meiji Restoration, and the Zulu nation fighting back against European nations are examples of what?
Resistance to Imperialism
400
What is Zionism?
The belief that Jewish people should have their own country.
500
What invention is this, and what did it do?
Spinning Jenny was a machine that made cloth faster by letting one person spin many threads at once.
500
Who is the "Father of Capitalism"?
Adam Smith
500
What does this image show?
Opium Trade/Opium Wars
500
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Japan modernized fast by bringing power back to the emperor and copying Western ideas.
500
What is Social Darwinism?
the belief that the most successful people deserve to win, and the weakest fall behind