Industrialization
The British Parliament's first Factory Act regulated industrial practices starting in what year?
1833
Britain
What addictive product was used by the British to open up China for trade?
Opium
This European nation was permitted to trade with Japan during the sakoku period from Dejima Island.
The Netherlands (Dutch)
The most significant textile of the Industrial Revolution.
Cotton (clothing)
Industrial-era steamships required numerous secure stations accommodating global trade by providing which fuel?
Coal
Why was tea highly sought from China, particularly by Britain, in the 19th century?
Tea native to and so initially and mainly grown in China // Caffeinated drink used by both upper and lower classes during IR // Changing social norms
The capital city of the emperor in Japan was ________ whereas the main city of the shogunate was ________.
Kyoto / Edo (Tokyo)
The steam engine was invented by this Scottish inventor.
James Watt
19th century imperialism largely abandoned colonialism as it was inefficient for the economic goals of extracting _________ and protecting _________.
Raw Materials // Markets
The Qing Dynasty's conservative view towards modernization and Westernization were guided under the influence of whom?
Dowager Empress Cixi.
Daily Double: What was the name of the main reformer?
The Sat-Cho Alliance was instrumental in what political movement?
Meiji Restoration
Marx and Engels separate people into which two great classes?
Name both and provide a brief description.
Bourgeoisie (own means of production / pay wages and earn profits) and Proletariat (labor / earn wages).
Herbert Spencer's adaptation of the theory of natural selection gave rise to this justification and racialization for imperialism.
Social Darwinism
By 1900, what where the four European (and one Asian) nations with spheres of influence in China?
Britain, France, Russia, Germany / Japan
Which 1853 treaty is an example of "gunboat diplomacy" being successful?
In both the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, Marx's philosophical theory of ______________ describes antagonism between, and predicts an inevitable clash between the two classes.
Dialectical Materialism
This anti-malarial medicine provided protection for Europeans in tropical climates.
Quinine
The Treaty of Nanjing (1842) featured five significant concessions to the British discussed in class. Name all five (100pts/each).
1. Opened more trade ports (five).
2. Gave Hong Kong island to Britain.
3. Extraterritorial legal status for British citizens in China.
4. China paid for Opium War (indemnity).
5. Eliminated/reduced tariffs on British goods.
Japan's territorial expansion during the 20th century focused on securing supply of which resources required by the military?
Oil / rubber / food