Causes of the Industrial Revolution
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution due to its abundant coal and iron resources, a strong banking system, and access to global trade.
Great Britain
This process, which involves the shift from handcraft production to machine-based manufacturing, was the key characteristic of the Industrial Revolution and led to the growth of factories.
Industrialization
Materials like coal, oil, cotton are also called this because they are often used in other products to make something into a finished product.
Raw Materials
Name at least three examples of violent resistance against European imperialism we have covered recently in my class.
Opium wars, Sepoy rebellion, Taiping rebellion, and Boxer rebellion
the time period which introduced new farming techniques like crop rotation and the seed drill, helped increase food production and population growth, and led to more people moving to cities contributed to the Industrial Revolution. What was this time period called?
Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution significantly changed the social structure, leading to the creation of this new class of people, who worked long hours in poor conditions being monitored by management, but helped fuel industrial growth.
The working class
Explain how the Industrial Revolution was a economic motive for Europeans to colonize Asia and Africa.
Due to the increased demand of products in factories during the industrial rev, European countries were looking for more raw materials and markets to sell their finished products to.
How did the rebellions against European powers in Asia impact Asia as a whole?
Weakened Asia governments and increased the amount of Western influence in Asia.
Many people began to look for work in factories in the new emerging cities around the country which vastly changed how people lived. What was this mass movement of people to the cities called?
Urbanization
why did many European Countries start promoting Industrialization by improving infrastructure and encouraging technological innovation, in order to strengthen their economies?
In order to keep up with each other and make sure they didn't become weak by not industrializing.
European powers competed for overseas colonies to increase their global influence, as controlling more territory was seen as a measure of national strength. This idea is most closely associated with what belief or idea?
Nationalism
The suppression of the Sepoy Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion demonstrated what factor about how Europe would deal with rebellions against them
Industrialized nations will use their superior military strength to crush resistance violently
The part of Europe that industrialization spread to first was _______ Europe
Western Europe
The development of this transportation technology during the Industrial Revolution made it easier for people to migrate across oceans, leading to large-scale movement from Europe to the Americas.
Steamships
Some Europeans justified Imperialism by arguing that they had a moral responsibility to spread their culture, religion, and government to non-European societies. What two major ideas about this did we cover in class?
The White Man's Burden
Social Darwinism
Essay written by the Japanese foreign minister Inoue Kaoru, published in the late 1880s.
We have to establish a new European-style empire in the Pacific. How can we impress upon the minds of our thirty-eight million people this daring European spirit and attitude of independence and self-government? In my opinion, the only course is to have them engage with Europeans. Then they will personally feel Japan’s weakness compared to the West and understand Western vigorousness. I consider that the way to do this is to provide truly free communication between Japanese and foreigners. Only thus can our empire achieve a position equal to that of the Western countries with respect to treaties. Only thus can our empire be truly independent, prosperous, and powerful.
What did Japan want to do in response to European Imperialism?
Japan wanted to modernize like Europe in response to European imperialism.
The development of this key technological invention greatly improved the efficiency of factories and was essential for powering factories during the Industrial Revolution.
Steam Engine
The Industrial Revolution introduced new forms of energy, such as steam power and electricity, which replaced traditional methods like _____ and animal labor and led to a greater reliance on ______________ fueled by _______ _______ which contributed to increased resource extraction from the Earth.
Human
machines
fossil fuels
During the era of Imperialism, foreign powers dominated Asian economies by controlling _____________, ________, and __________ without directly ruling the territory
Trade, Resources, and markets
Explain how Europe's colonial resource extraction economy has left a lasting impact on Africa?
Many African nations remain under-industrialized and dependent on exporting raw materials instead of developing diverse economies.