Industrial Revolution
Scramble for Africa
Imperialism
US Economic Imperialism
Terms
200

The industrial revolution began in this country.

England

200

The conference held between 1884-5 that decided the fate of most of Africa took place in this city.

Berlin

200
The British Empire and The Qing Dynasty went to war in 1839 over the trade of this.

Opium

200

Document stating to the world that no American continents will be further colonized.

The Monroe Doctrine

200

Karl Marx described this radical socialism as one where workers produced what was needed and had no personal possessions.

Communism

400

The industrial revolution began with this industry.

Textiles

400
King Leopold II of Belgium controlled, colonized, and committed atrocities in this region.

Congo

400

The term given to areas in which Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia had the power to affect developments in China, although they had no formal authority.

Spheres of Influence

400

President Roosevelt encouraged Panamanians to declare their independence from Colombia in order to build this.

The Panama Canal

400

He is widely considered the father of economics.

Adam Smith

600

This Scotsman made a faster, more efficient steam engine with the financial help of entrepreneur, Matthew Boulton.

James Watt

600

The Boers were predominantly from which country?

The Netherlands

600

This rebellion and the inability of the East India Company to maintain control led to direct British rule.

Sepoy Mutiny

600

He was Commodore of the U.S. Navy that delivered President Fillmore's letter and threatened the Takagawa shogun.

Matthew Perry

600

This is the name of the economic system that experiences no interference from a governing body.

Laissez-faire economics

800
In efforts to improve working conditions, many factory workers began to join together forming these.

Labor Unions

800
African resistance to European imperialism was futile due to this weapon.

Maxim Gun

800

This is the idea of that European superiority due to technology and scientific knowledge places them higher on the scale of cultural and physical development that non-Europeans.

Social Darwinism

800

An extension of the Monroe Doctrine stating that America has the rights of "international policing power" over the western hemisphere.

The Roosevelt Corollary

800

This man was responsible for the drive to end the British slave trade.

William Wilberforce

1000

Before the railroads, John MacAdam revolutionized transportation by improving these.

Roads

1000
The only two lands not colonized during the Scramble for Africa were Ethiopia and this country.

Liberia

1000

The term given to the 90 year direct of the British over India and Pakistan.

Raj

1000

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and this territory.

Guam

1000

If the bourgeoisie are the "haves," then these are the "have-nots."

Proletariat

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