increased pollution, overcrowded living conditions, and poor sanitation are all negative aspects of
Urbanization
200
Name one reason that industrialization started in England
-Abundant coal resources
-jagged coastline with many ports
-raw materials acquired from colonies
-navigable canals and rivers
300
How did the steam engine improve manufacturing?
The steam engine was used in manufacturing to run machines at great speeds for long periods of time so work could be performed on large scales, almost year-round, with much higher efficiency.
300
A key idea of the communist manifesto
- workers should overthrow the capitalist government
- abolish private property
- abolish the class system
- workers should own the means of production
300
List 3 reform movements
-Voting rights for women
-Growth of public education
-Labor unions
-Abolition movement
-Parliamentary Reform
-Urban reform
300
During the Industrial Revolution in England, the failure of
social advances to keep up with technological advances led
to
an increased demand by the working class for reform
300
Japan was slower to industrialize than other nations due to the Tokugawa's policy of
Isolation
400
This invention mechanized the process of spinning wool into yarn.
The Spinning Jenny
400
Describe the difference between capitalism and communism
-Capitalism believes in private property while communism does not.
- In communism, the government owns the means of production while in capitalism private businesses own factories and farms.
400
During the 1800s, reform legislation passed in Great Britain, France, and Germany led to
legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor
400
Name the two terms used to describe 1. the middle and upper class. 2. the working class
1. Bourgeois
2. Proletariat
400
what action did Japanese leaders take directly following the visit of Commodore Perry in 1853?
Opening of ports to trade
500
Describe the difference between the three crop rotation and four crop rotation methods
the three-crop rotation system which involved leaving one field fallow [empty] every year.
The four crop rotation system used turnips and legumes to replenish the field’s nutrients instead of leaving it fallow.
500
name two elements of a free market
-supply and demand
-self interest
-competition
500
Describe the difference between reform and revolution
Reform pushes for gradual change under a government, while revolution involves overthrowing and replacing the government
500
One way in which the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the 18th century and the potato blight in Ireland in the
19th century are similar is that they both led directly to
significant human migrations
500
Describe one political effect of Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan.
-a group of middle-ranking samurai overthrew the military government of the Shogun
-Emperor Meji was "restored" to power
- the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed which permitted trade and opened Japanese ports to merchant ships