US and French Revolutions
Name of the conflict between the British and the French who fought on fronts all over the world from 1756-1763, including America
The Seven Years War
This region of the world consists of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean
Latin America
A meeting of European countries in Germany to decide the fate of Africa.
The Berlin Conference
Wars between Great Britain and China over Brittans right to sell illegal drugs in Chinese ports.
The Opium Wars
In World History, what do we call the revolution that is defined by introduction of corn and potatoes and the enclosure movement?
The Second Agricultural Revolution
Recognized the equality of French men, institutionalized some Enlightenment ideas, inspired by Roman Law, severely limited the rights of women and children... (Looking for the official document)
The Napoleonic Codes
For the most part, what two countries predominantly controlled Latin America up until the 19th century?
Spain and Portugal
Belgium king. Oversaw the invasion of Congo in central Africa and owned the colony personally to exploit it economically. Workers harvesting ivory and rubber were often beaten or killed if they did not meet quotas. In 1908 Belgium took over and conditions improved.
King Leopold II
This was the last dynasty of China.
Qing Dynasty
When did Japan industrialize?
After the Meiji Restoration
The Treaty of Kanagawa led to what?
The West (Specifically the United States) gained concessions regarding trade treaties in Japan.
Name at least two of the acts created by Great Britain to raise funds for the British government at the expense of the colonies...
The Revenue Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act
Haiti
A conflict between the British and Afrikaners (Dutch or Huguenot descents living in this specific African country beginning in the 17th century) in this place in Africa from 1880-1881, 1899-1902 resulted in the British army driving Afrikaners and Africans from their lands and into concentration camps where many died of starvation.
South Africa
This was an anti-imperialist movement which sought to expel foreigners from China and end the system of foreign concessions and treaty ports. The rebellion had multiple causes. Escalating tensions caused Chinese to turn against "foreign devils" who scrambled for power in the late 19th century.
Boxer Rebellion
Invention that used waterpower to drive a spinning wheel, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, leads to the factory system.
The Water Frame
The first country to make socialist laws protecting factory workers and children, coincidently also where communist thinker Karl Marx was born.
Germany
Name Three Enlightenment Thinkers who inspired the American and French Revolutions.
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Denis Diderot
Rousseau
Hobbes
Kant
Mary Wollstonecraft
Adam Smith
Rene Descartes
Who led the Haitian Revolution against the French?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
This term was used as a superiority ideology during the time period 1750-1900. They held that Europeans were on a civilizing mission to help the underdeveloped races.
Social Darwinism or White Man's Burden works
One of the largest rebellions in history. It was started by Hong Xiuquan who wanted to destroy the Qing and create a new heaven on earth.
The Taiping Rebellion
Steel Production was made easier due to the introduction of this Process in 1856.
Bessemer Process
Ottoman reforms pushed by the Young Turks. They focused on giving more rights to Ottoman citizens, especially non-Muslim citizens.
The Tanzimat Reforms
French revolutionist at the helm of the of the Jacobins best known for spearheading the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
Simon Bolivar wrote this piece, which explained the failure of the first Venezuelan independence to an English observer, Henry Cullen. The underlying motive was to reflect on the American order that was about to rise from the ashes of the Spanish Empire.
Jamaican Letter
During the Scramble for Africa, only these TWO African nations remained independent of European rule...
Ethiopia and Liberia
Name THREE countries colonized by the Europeans in Asia AND their colonizers.
India - Britain
Vietnam - France
Banda Islands - The Dutch
China - Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan
Name four inventors during the period 1750 -1900.
Thomas Edison
James Watt
Richard Arkwright
Samuel Morse
Nicola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
Name THREE Social Effects of the Industrial Revolution.
Creation of the Bourgeoisie.
Rise in Alcoholism or Suicide.
Women's Rights Movements.
Labor Unions.
Socialist and Communist Movements.
Name ONE of the racist immigration policies of the period 1750-1900.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Immigration Act
Influx of Chinese Restriction Act
White Australia Policy