Industrialization
This is the process of transforming a country from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on factories to create goods for society.
What is, Industrialization?
The exploitation of youth in the workplace. They work long hours under terrible conditions, which prevents them from being able to get an education.
What is, child labor?
The good the British wanted to largely bring into the ports of Canton which lead to two wars.
What is, Opium?
The main motive for imperialism (think PECS) in the Congo.
What is, economic?
The expansion of a country's power over other countries by taking land and/or establishing political, economic, cultural, and social domination.
What is, imperialism?
The movement of people from rural farms to busy, cramped cities. With this movement, the population of cities grows quickly.
What is, urbanization?
A political organization created by workers to obtain better wages and working conditions (ex: sick pay, safe working environments, etc.)
What are, unions?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (400 Points): These countries had major interest in China and played a significant role in practicing imperialism. China would now be considered to be part of their sphere of influence.
What is Britain, France, Portugal, & Germany?
This notorious king, also known as the World's Deadliest King, reigned over the Belgian Congo using terror and violence.
Who is, King Leopold II?
Moving away from making goods by hand into using steam powered engines.
What is, mechanization?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (600 points): What are the 4 M's?
This economic system proposed the idea of free trade and competition with a lesser role of the government.
What is, Capitalism?
This policy forced all foreign nations to trade only at the port of Canton.
What is the Canton System?
(2 answers) The Belgium government set quotas on this raw material. If the Congolese people did not meet their quotas, this body part was torn/beaten off as a consequence.
What is, rubber vines & hands?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of?
What are, fossil fuels (raw materials)?
The time period which extended people life spans and made healthier food options be available?
What is, the Agricultural Revolution?
The author of the Communist Manifesto.
Who is, Karl Marx?
This infamous location in China and its rich history made the country appealing to European empires.
What is, the Silk Road?
Led by Patrice Lumumba, this political organization brought independence to the Congolese people in the 1960s.
What is, the Congolese National Movement (CNM)?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (800 points): The indigenous name of the Kongolese king.
What is, Nkani?
The early version of socialism (economic system that favors government involvement).
What is Utopianism?
This set of laws made made any sort of strike action illegal and workmen could receive up to three months' imprisonment or two months' hard labor if they broke these new laws (includes year(s)).
What are, the Combination Acts of 1799 & 1800?
These laws called for the punishment (including execution) of anyone in the Chinese government or Boxer movement that supported the Boxer Rebellion.
What is, the Boxer Protocol?
The leader of the Kongolese spirit world.
Who is Nzambe?
How many large sections did the Qing Dynasty rule over at the peak of their empire before the arrival of Europeans?
What is, 6?