Revolutions
This revolution began in 1776 and resulted in the independence of 13 colonies from Britain.
What is the American Revolution?
This invention by James Watt significantly improved production and transportation during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
This class grew during industrialization due to factory jobs and urbanization
What is the working class?
This thinker authored "The Wealth of Nations," promoting free-market capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith?
This "Scramble" saw European powers divide up Africa in the late 19th century.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
This 1789 revolution overthrew King Louis XVI and introduced the concept of liberty, fraternity, and equality.
What is the French Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution began in this European country due to its natural resources and economic conditions.
What is Great Britain?
This ideology, advocating for collective ownership of resources, arose in response to industrial inequalities.
What is socialism?
This Enlightenment philosopher emphasized natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This 1857 rebellion in India was partly caused by British insensitivity to local religious customs.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
This former colony was the first to successfully overthrow a European power, becoming the first Black republic in 1804.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This system replaced the cottage industry by bringing workers and machines together in one place.
What is the factory system?
Women began to organize for suffrage, resulting in movements like this 1848 convention in the U.S.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This German economist co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto" in response to industrial inequalities.
Who is Karl Marx?
This war between Britain and China was fought over the British trade of an addictive drug.
What is the Opium War?
This series of uprisings in the early 19th century led to independence movements across Latin America.
What are the Latin American Revolutions?
This process, named after its inventor, revolutionized steel production in the 19th century.
What is the Bessemer process?
This term describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution.
What is urbanization?
This French philosopher's idea of separation of powers influenced modern democracies.
Who is Montesquieu?
This conference in 1884-1885 set the rules for European colonization of Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This Enlightenment-inspired declaration, written during the French Revolution, declared rights for all men
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
This economic theory, emphasizing minimal government interference, supported industrial growth.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This Enlightenment thinker argued for the equality of women in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This Italian nationalist led the unification of Italy in the 19th century.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
This policy justified U.S. intervention in Latin America, claiming the Americas as its sphere of influence.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?