Economic Isms & Ideas
The "Father of Capitalism," who wrote The Wealth of Nations and advocated for "Laissez-faire."
Who is Adam Smith?
The 1884–1885 meeting, where European leaders divided Africa among themselves without any African leaders present.
What is the Berlin Conference?
These organizations were formed by workers to negotiate for better pay, shorter hours, and safer working conditions.
What are unions?
I am the American inventor of the lightbulb and the phonograph.
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
This economic system calls for total government control of the economy to ensure equality; its "radical" version was championed by Karl Marx.
What is Communism?
Unlike colonies, these are regions where a foreign nation claims exclusive investment or trading privileges (common in China).
What are Spheres of Influence?
Two major impacts on transportation during this era were the development of these two steam-powered inventions.
What are ships and trains?
I am the British imperialist who founded De Beers diamonds and dreamed of a British-controlled Africa.
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Frederich Engels
This French term means "let it be" or "hands off," referring to a government that does not interfere in the economy.
What is laissez-faire?
This country dominated the largest amount of territory in Africa, famously aiming for a "Cape to Cairo" empire.
What is Great Britain?
This author's book, The Jungle, exposed the unsanitary conditions of the American meatpacking industry.
What is Upton Sinclair?
I invented the telephone in 1876, revolutionizing global communication.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
An economic system where the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.
What is socialism?
Japan’s reaction to Western imperialism was to do this: a period of rapid industrialization and military buildup.
What is to become imperialist themselves?
Both Italy and Germany shared this commonality in the 19th century: they were made up of small states that used nationalism to ___.
What is to unify?
I am credited with inventing the radio
Guglielmo Marconi
The History of the Standard Oil Company
Ida Tarbell
The application of "survival of the fittest" to human societies, used to justify imperialist expansion and racism.
What is Social Darwinism?
A type of imperialism where a country is technically independent but under the protection and partial control of another power.
What is a protectorate?
The shift from rural farms to crowded cities is known as a major social impact of the Industrial Revolution.
What is urbanization?
I am the "Muckraker" who exposed the ruthless business tactics of the Standard Oil Company.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis