Where and When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain (England)
1750s (18th century)
What were the two major economy systems we discussed?
Capitalism
Communism
What happened to the potato crop?
Disease - potato blight - inedible
Describe the Japan society pre-Meiji?
Isolated
Feudalism
Give an example of Lack of Equality and describe its impact.
wealthy industrialists vs. poor factory workers
What was the Enclosure Movement?
Enclosure Movement - large landowners blocked off fields with fence/hedge. Small farmers forced to move to cities
Why were there reform movements for urban areas?
The horrible conditions in early industrial factories and cities caused many hardships for new workers. Epidemics, unregulated workplaces and unsanitary living conditions caused the death of many urban workers.
Labor Unions = work for better pay, better hours, better conditions
What happened to the people?
1 million emigrated
What prompted the Meiji Restoration?
Commodore Matthew Perry of the US demanded Japan open to trade.
Give an example of impact of technology and describe its impact.
steam engine
seed drill
power loom
telegraph
Describe the seed drill
What does lassie fair mean and who coined the term?
Hands off government - government should not be involved in the economy.
Adam Smith - wrote The Wealth of Nations
Why were the people starving?
*Answer is not the potato blight
England land owners were demanding crops be shipped out of Ireland leaving the people with no food sources.
What was significant about the ship Perry sailed into Japan?
Powered by steam engine
Give an example of impact of population growth and describe its impact.
Urbanization, overcrowding, poor sanitation, housing shortages, rapid population growth
Compare and contract the Domestic System and the factory system
Domestic System (made by hand at home) → Factory System (mass production)
What book did Karl Marx write and what was its premise?
The Communist Manifesto.
Belief that the proletariat (working people) should unite to overthrow capitalism for the good/equality of society.
What were the two goals of Emperor Meiji?
Modernize
Westernize
Give an example of impact of reform movements and describe its impact.
Labor Rights and Working Conditions. Movements for workers' rights, child labor, and the treatment of women.
Describe 3 factors or production for the Industrial Revolution
Factors of Production:
Water - power machines, canal systems, natural harbors, promoted trade and economy boost
Iron Ore - build machines and tools, trains, ships, abundant resource
Coal - power steam engines, abundant resource
Compare and contrast capitalism v communism
Capitalism
Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations”
Private ownership and wealth
Supply and demand
Laissez faire (hands off) gov
Competition. Choice.
Free market economy
Communism
Karl Marx “The Communist Manifesto”
Government owned
No competition. No choice.
Command economy
Equal distribution of wealth
No motivation to do better
What treaty opened Japan to trade with the US and other nations?
Treaty of Kanagawa
Give an example of impact of the environment and describe its impact.
Pollution and the exploitation of natural resources.