Industrial Revolution
This is where the first, and second industrial revolutions began.
What is the UK?
Latin American Revolutions were typically led by men of this social class, like Simon Bolivar.
Who were Creoles?
Even though this country was responsible for the destruction of the Napoleonic Wars, they were not terribly punished and actually had a representative at the Congress of Vienna, Maurice de Talleyrand.
What was France?
This was the name France gave to their colony on Hispaniola, once independent it was renamed Haiti.
What was St. Domingue?
This means to build up a military force, and the industrial revolution saw this literally explode with new weaponry.
What is militarism?
This Scottish inventor is considered a "super star", as he is credited with inventing steam power, which made the other inventions of the rest of the Industrial Revolution possible.
Who was James Watt?
This organization was, and still is very influential in Latin American culture, and that did not change with their revolutions and independence from Spain.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
The Congress of Vienna was held between 1814-1815 to accomplish this goal.
What is to "turn back the clock" to reestablish conservative governments and stability after the Napoleonic Wars"?
These were the two cash crops that made St. Domingue so lucrative for French plantation owners, this was done so through the utilization of enslaved labor from Africa.
What were sugar and coffee?
At least two reasons a nation would want to industrialize.
What are
1. to gain wealth from selling mass produced products.
2. To modernize and not "fall behind" other nations technologically.
3. To modernize their military and not be conquered by industrialized nations, and have their resources exploited by foreign colonizers.
These people were typically the most abused and underpaid in the factories of the Industrial Revolution.
Who were children working in factories?
Brazil was one of the last places to abolish slavery, in this year.
What was 1888?
This kingdom tried to remove itself from European "continental" issues (since they were an Island kingdom) and focus on their growing empire, the jewel of it was now India.
What is the UK?
This Haitian revolutionary leader/general had been born into slavery, became literate and purchased his freedom, and owned his own plantation and enslaved people until the revolution. He successfully played the rivalries between France, Spain and the UK to lead Haitian independence. He was arrested by French troops and died in a French prison.
Who was Toussaint L'Overture?
These were created at different times to gain military support from "enemy" nations, they shifted frequently, would draw other nations into foreign conflicts forcing them to take sides and engage militarily.
What are alliances?
Early inventions of the industrial revolution, such as the spinning jenny, power loom and cotton gin were all part of this industry.
What are textiles?
Mexico fought Spain for its independence between 1810-1820, and these wars in Europe also impacted the leadership and timeline for Mexican independence.
What were the Napoleonic Wars?
The alliances created during the Congress of Vienna and over the next 100 years among European countries, including the Ottomans could best be described as this.
What are temporary, shifting and short-lived?
Haiti was forced to do this to former plantation and slaveholders after winning their revolution in order to be recognized as an independent nation.
What was pay indemnities (fines) for the lost property of the revolution?
The desire for natural resources (to industrialize), to gain control over populations, and gain strategic military posts were all part of empire building and a cause of World War I. AKA empire building.
What is imperialism?
This natural resource was easily mined and fueled early industry. There was LOTS of it on the surface in the UK and it burned way hotter than wood.
What is coal?
This Asian archipelago was a Spanish colony for hundreds of years before its independence movement at the end of the 19th century, one its main leaders was Jose Rizal.
What is the Philippines?
The peace that was created by the Congress of Vienna lasted this long.
What is approximately 10 years?
The loans Haiti had to take to pay their indemnities were of very high interest rates and to banks from these three countries where slavery was still legal.
Who were the United States, UK and France?
World War I was fought during this time period.
What was 1914-1918?