Inventions
The Model T Automobile was introduced by who?
Henry Ford
Why did people begin leaving their rural lives and moving into cities?
For work in factories
What was a Daimyo?
Regional Lords
What did people do with their animals before the Enclosure System?
Common Land: they're animals would all be in a shared pasture
What is the Industrial Revolution?
When people began using/inventing machines instead of doing manual labour
The first Airplane was created by who?
Wright Brothers
Why could factory work be dangerous?
- Heat
- Machines
- Air Quality/Poor ventilation
- Child Labour
Who from the US arrived in Japan seeking trade eventually leading to the Treaty of Kanagawa
Commodore Matthew Perry
Explain crop rotation and list a benefit?
Growing different crops in a planned sequence to maintain soil fertility and improve crops
Who invented the Radio?
Marconi
The Steel Process is also known as... what?
The Bessemer Method
Urbanization meant what?
More people began moving into cities
What was the role of Japan's Emperor?
He was just the "face" of government, but had no power
Name one thing Adam Smith believed in?
- people should buy, sell, start businesses and economic decisions
- competition between businesses would encourage the production of better products and fairer/cheaper prices
- Invisible hand: when people try to make money for themselves, they make money for others (usually without noticing)
What event allowed for Japan to industrialize?
The Meiji Restoration
What did Germ Theory improve?
The understanding of how illness spread
Sanitization, sterilization and medical practices
What 2 modes of transportation moved people and goods?
Steam-powered ships and trains
What did Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi do/try to do for Japan?
Bring Japan together/bring Japan's divided territories under one central control
What is a free market?
An economy where people and businesses make their own choices about buying and selling
- People decide what they want to buy
- Businesses decide what to make, how to make it and how much to charge
What was the production process referred to as before the Industrial Revolution?
Cottage Industry
What kind of light bulb did Thomas Edison develop in 1879?
A practical long-lasting light blub
Industrial waste and crowded living conditions contributed to.... ?
Environmental and public health problems
Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?
- Leader of united Japan
- A shogun
- Japan's government
- major industries should be owned collectively instead of being controlled by one person or a small group of people
Why did the Agricultural Revolution make the Industrial Revolution possible?
- Made food production more consistent/reliable to support a larger population