Industrial Rev1
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England/UK/Britain
which social class began to be educated in private schools thanks to the industrial revolution?
new rich/capitalist class/new money
At its height, the British Empire controlled what percentage of the world's territory?
30%, 1/3
Why did the French primarily colonize North and West Africa?
It was close to France and therefore convenient
Name one anti-Imperial freedom fighter
Menelik II; Taytu Betel; Hong Xiquan; Shaka Zulu; Rani Lakshmibai; Abdul Qadir al-Jazairi; Yaa Asentawa
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin where it did?
Coal & Calculus
which industrial revolution are we in now?
4th/AI & Quantum Computing
The ? never sets on the British Empire
sun
What part of the world did Napoleon Bonaparte first try to conquer? (Remember the Plum Pudding)
Europe
What country was the "difficult egg to hatch" for European Imperialists?
China
What were the original factories in England powered by?
Steam
what years did the first industrial revolution take place?
1750-1850
How did the British primarily colonize Africa? (Which Part/What strategy)
vertically/in a straight line/following the Nile
What was life like for local people under British or French rule?
terrible--racist oppression, long working hours, plantation slavery, no legal rights
the Ethiopian king who won all three rounds of speed dating AND kept Ethiopia independent from colonial conquest :)
Menelik II
The phenomenon of people moving to cities in mass numbers is called
urbanization
what is the name of the new type of building built during the industrial revolution to house poor factory workers?
tenement
Queen Victoria/Henry John Temple/Cecil Rhodes
Name one important French leader during the era of French Imperialism
Napoleon Bonaparte; Napoleon III; Empress Eugenie
The name of the genocidal king of Belgium who chopped of the hands of children in the African Cong
Leopold II
computers/computing
one major negative social change that took place because of the Industrial Revolution is an increase in the consumption of THIS drug
alcohol/beer/gin
Why did Britain need to colonize Africa and Asia after the Industrial Revolution?
they needed new markets (consumers for their factory goods) and raw materials (commodities) for their factories
what was the ideological reason/excuse that French and British people believed gave them the right to conquer and oppress the non-white people of the world?
"White Man's Burden"
The two countries in Africa that successfully remained independent from European Imperialism
Liberia & Ethiopia