Geographic Region and Time
This is the when and where of the Congress of Vienna.
What is the Austrian Empire from 1814 - 1815?
Karl Marx's role in society.
Who is the radical philosopher also worked as a journalist to support his family?
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
Who was a general in the Haitian Revolution until his capture by the French and death.
The proletarians/ proletariat.
This term described the people who were exploited by capitalists. This idea inspired famous philosophers to see history as a series of battles between economic classes -- the most recent of which was between capitalists and this group.
The Opium Wars.
What resulted in a series of unequal treaties that China made with the West, which resulted in more of a European presence and privilege in its port cities?
This is the when and where of the Azamgarh Proclamation.
What is India in 1857?
Some of Jean-Jacques Dessalines' last roles before his assassination.
What is Emperor? What is writer of the Haitian Declaration of Independence and Constitution?
The Berlin Conference.
What was a meeting among European powers to avoid conflicts in the colonization of the African continent?
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Who is the man who restructured the states and spread his empire across Europe, spreading ideas of the French Revolution (liberty, equality, fraternity) to local populations for their support?
The Casement Report.
What helped to highlight for British officials the brutal conditions in the Congo Free State, privately colonized by King Leopold II of Belgium?
This was when and where of the Sokoto Caliphate.
What is it was founded in what became northern Nigeria in 1804/ early 19th century?
Adam Smith's role in society.
What is an economist and philosopher inspired by the Bengal Famine to write about capitalism and government intervention in British society.
Treaty of Nanjing.
What ended the Opium War, giving the British Hong Kong forever and paying back to them over tens of millions in damages?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Who led forces in Haiti against the French before his capture and death in France?
The Minute on Indian Education.
What sought to create go-betweens for the British Empire and its colony -- "a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern; a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect?
This is the when and where of Lin Zexu.
What is 1839 China?
Nana Asma'u's role in society.
What is teacher and poet educated women in Islam in her father's empire.
Taiping Rebellion
What alternate vision of society happened in around the time of the Second Opium War as a revolt against the Confucian Qing government? What caused the rise of warlords and the weakening of the dynasty?
Uthman dan Fodio.
Who founded the Sokoto Caliphate? Who urged his followers to wage a jihad against nonbelievers who he though were not faithful enough to Islamic teachings? This holy war was in part a response to increased trade with the world outside West Africa.
The Sepoy Mutiny/ Rebellion of 1857/ First War of Indian Independence.
What brought together Hindus and Muslims to preserve cultural traditions and envisioned an India before British rule? What ended with the British directly ruling the colony with the promise of treaties honored and less religious interference? What also resulted in the end of the East India Company's rule on behalf of the British government?
This is an early when and where of laissez-faire capitalism.
What is England in the late 18th and 19th century?
Bourgeoisie's role in society.
What was the growing middle class of managers who were in constant tension with the proletariat? Who were some of those who privately owned the means of production that employed the working class?
Mercantilism
What is the economic theory that Adam Smith discredited because it prevented free trade and disallowed consumers from buying competitively-priced items from whomever country or producer they wanted? What is a theory that prioritized the producer over the consumer?
Hong Xiuquan.
Even before Mao Zedong in the 20th century, who is the leader who gave women roles in his "Heavenly Kingdom" bureaucracy?
Radicalism
What are ideologies that sought to get to the root of the problems in society. Ex: What is chartism, which hoped to gain the vote for more men in England -- beyond the landed class. What was utopian socialism, which hoped to reorganize human societies into collectives with diverse personalities an enjoyable work. Ex: What are ideologies that supported peaceful continuation of the ideas of the French Revolution but also sometimes more violent reorganization -- as with Marxism's struggle between the bourgeoisie and proletariat.