Urbanization
What is Urbanization?
rapid creation and growth of cities
Before reform, how was life typically for people who lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution.
This term means the right to vote. British women who were fighting for the right to vote also adopted this as their name.
Suffrage
The Irish Potato Famine occured when _________ ran out of ________
Ireland, Potatoes
What does the term "Revolution" mean?
A big change
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
to find work
Name 3 problem people typically faced living in the cities of the Industrial Revolution.
Overpopulation, unsafe working conditions, long hours and low wages, pollution, etc.
Karl Marx is known for developing what political ideology?
Marxism/Communism
Ireland was a ________ of Britain when the Irish Potato Famine occurred.
colony
This man became dictator of France after the French Revolution and conquered the majority of Europe.
Napoleon
Name the 3 big changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution
1. Urbanization
2. Better technology
3. Better transportation
What typically happened to people who were injured or even killed while working in the unsafe factories of the Industrial Revolution.
They were fired and given no severance or benefits
Adam Smith is known for coining what economic system?
Capitalism
The Meiji Restoration occurred in which country?
Japan
This period of time was known for the rapid advancement of ideas by many philosophers who emphasized the needs for human rights and logical solutions to societies problems.
Enlightenment
This is the name for the revolution in farming technology that allowed for British people to leave rural areas and enter urban ones.
Agricultural Revolution
This is the name for the apartment building that held dozens of families in tiny rooms.
Tenements
Explain Communism is simple terms.
Why couldn't the Irish eat food other than potatoes?
Because the British took all of their other food to feed their own people
What were John Locke's three natural human rights?
life, liberty, and property
What is the name of the machine that made farming much more efficient? It allowed people to plant seeds much faster.
Seed drill
How did people in tenement housing typically collect their water to drink or wash themselves.
A shared well on the street.
This is the term Karl Marx gave to the ruling elite that he thought should be overthrown by the common people.
Bourgeoisie
How did Japan industrialize so quickly?
By taking the strongest aspects of Western society and adopting them into Japanese culture.
Toussaint L'Ouverture famously led a slave rebellion that led to the creation of which country?
Haiti.