Industrial Revolution
According to historical trends, what happened to average life expectancy during the Industrial Revolution?
It increased
This is a country where citizens share a common culture, language, or history.
Nation-State
This British imperialist was famously depicted in a cartoon stretching "from Cape to Cairo."
Cecil Rhodes
This was the main reason the British invaded and took control of Egypt.
Control over the Suez Canal
This invention by Eli Whitney increased the processing speed of raw fiber but also increased the demand for slave labor.
The Cotton Gin
This economic sector saw major changes that primarily triggered the start of the Industrial Revolution
Agriculture
This European leader’s invasions and political changes were responsible for destroying the Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte
This war was fought between the British and Dutch settlers over the discovery of gold and diamonds in Southern Africa.
The Boer War
This theory argued that more "advanced" nations had the right to rule over "less fit" nations.
Social Darwinism
This invention allowed for almost instant long-distance communication via electrical signals.
The Telegraph
This geographic feature of England allowed for easy shipping and meant no part of the country was further than 70 miles from the sea.
Rivers and harbors
This Prussian leader believed Germany must be united through a policy of "Blood and Iron."
Otto von Bismarck
What made Africa easier for Europeans to conquer in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
A variety of competing languages, cultures, tribes in Africa and superior European technology
Historically, this country had little interest in trading with the West because they were self-sufficient and believed their products were superior
China
This process made the large-scale production of high-quality steel inexpensive.
Bessemer Process
This was the massive shift of the population from rural farms to cities with factories
Urbanization
Before its unification in the mid-1800s, Germany was a collection of small states dominated by these two powers.
Prussia and Austria
This was the primary reason why Europeans only controlled 10% of Africa before the late 1800s.
Lack of steamboats and hard to navigate rivers
This form of imperial management uses local officials and limited self-rule to manage a colony.
Indirect Control
This innovation by Henry Ford revolutionized mass production by breaking tasks into simple, repetitive steps.
Assembly Line
Name two reasons why factories preferred to hire child laborers.
Lower wages, small enough for tight spaces, or less likely to join unions
In Italy, this movement inspired Italians to remove foreign rulers and join together as one nation.
The Risorgimento
This war was fought because Russia wanted to take Ottoman land to gain trade access to the Black Sea region.
The Crimean War
This Asian nation emerged as an imperial power, taking control of parts of China, Korea, and the Philippines.
Japan
This invention provided a portable, reliable power source for factories, ships, and trains.
Steam Engine