Industrial Rev
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A period of rapid technological and economic change that transformed production from handcraft to machine manufacturing.
Where would Europe and the United States start to look for resources?
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?
Indigenous People
What was the process of which an increasing amount of people moved from rural areas to the cities to find work?
Urbanization
How did Britain's approach to Imperialism differ from 1865 to 1880's?
In 1865 they wanted to pull back from their colonies and in the 1880's they were trying to build a bigger empire
What was the Scramble for Africa?
European Powers making grabs for African land and resources
Which system introduced large-scale machine production?
Factory System
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to Imperialism?
The industrial revolution led to them needing more resources and looking at other places
How could European nations claim land in Africa?
They told the others and showed they could control the area
When and where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain in the late 1700s
What enabled Imperialism? Give one example
Europeans’ technological superiority (including the machine gun)
Improvements in transportation to and within Asian and African colonies
Medical advances, such as Quinine, which protected Europeans from foreign diseases (malaria)
Disunity among ethnic groups in Africa
What was the name of the conflict between Britain and China over illegal drugs?
Opium Wars