Revolutions
Causes: Great Britain had an abundance of resources and was surrounded by waterways
Effects: The factory system, urbanization, formation of labor unions, capitalism (free market economy), Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto
The Berlin Conference
What is a meeting set up by Otto Von Bismarck for the European powers to divide up Africa.
A system of government in which a single, totalitarian, party holds power. It is characterized by state control of the economy, and restriction on personal freedoms. *Bonus points for who first proposed it.
What is communism? Karl Marx first proposed it in The Communist Manifesto.
Chinese Communist leader after Mao Zedong. Ruled from 1978 until 1997.
Who is Deng Xiaoping?
This event began in 1789 to overthrow the absolute monarchy. It was inspired by Enlightenment ideas and led to Napolean Bonaparte coming to power
French Revolution
The Spheres of Influence
What are areas foreign colonial powers controlled in China in the 1900s?
Words associated with capitalism and words associated with socialism.
Capitalism: free market economy, private ownership, entrepreneurs, laissez-faire
socialism: Public ownership, economic equality
Who is Fidel Castro?
Leader of the Cuban Revolution and communist dictator of Cuba. He is responsible for making Cuba a socialist country which has often been at odds with the United States. Notably, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Russian Revolution- Czar Nicholas II overthrown during WWI (1917)
A.K.A Bolshevik Revolution
The Sepoy Mutiny
What is a turning point in British rule in India in the 1800s. British East India company had ruled much of India and the Indians rebelled in 1857.?
A group or chain of islands.
What is an archipelago?
Former slave who led the Haitian Revolution and other Latin American Revolutions in the early 19th century.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
The use of technology to increase food supply through improved irrigation, machinery, fertilizer, pesticides, and better seeds and livestock.
Green Revolution-1960's The Green Revolution has helped increase food production and decrease hunger in areas of Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
The Suez Canal.
What is a canal built to allow ships to move between the Mediterranean and Red Seas so that trade between the Middle East, Europe, and Asia could increase?
The hatred of people of Jewish descent
What is anti-Semitism?
First President of Turkey, known for nationalism and westernization. Helped establish a democracy in Turkey.
Who is Kemal Ataturk?
This event led to the overthrow of the Shah and an Islamic religious leader to come to power
The Iranian Revolution--> Ayatollah Khomeini came to power and Iran is still a theocracy to this day
The Boxer Rebellion
An attempt to remove foreign trade from China.
What is apartheid? What group was against it and who led the group?
A political policy in South Africa where black South Africans could only live in certain areas, were required to use separate trains, beaches, restaurants, and schools, and could not enter into an interracial marriage. African National Congress led by Nelson Mandela
Helped bring an end to communism in the Soviet Union towards the end of the Cold War with perestroika and glasnost
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?