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Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
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Vocab
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100

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

Great Britain/England

100

What is the definition of imperialism?

When a stronger country takes over a weaker country

100

One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to

1 gain a better understanding of unknown territories

2 ease tensions with their rivals

3 develop treatments for diseases

4 obtain markets for their manufactured goods

 

4

100

Things that are found in nature that can be used to make money

Natural resources

100

In 1845 the main crop of Ireland, potatoes, was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items, such as wheat and oats, but Great Britain required them to export those items to them, leaving nothing for the Irish to live on. As a result, over 1 million Irish died of starvation or disease, while millions of others migrated to the United States.

Irish Potato Famine

200

What was the Industrial Revolution?

A shift from making things by hand to making them in factories

200

What was one economic cause of imperialism?

Some answers: to make money, to trade, to get access to raw materials and natural resources, for cheap labor

200

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the "White Man's Burden" were used by Europeans to justify their policies

of

1 pacifism

2 communism

3 isolationism

4 imperialism

4

200

Cloth or clothing

textile

200

What is one social cause of Imperialism?

Some answers are: to spread religion, to spread the European way of life, racist beliefs like that the Europeans had to "civilize" non-whites, White Man's Burden, ethnocentrism 

300
What is a geographic feature Great Britain had that allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin there?

Natural harbors, natural resources, coal

300

The 1884 meeting where European leaders decided who would take which part of Africa. Africans were NOT there.

Berlin Conference

300

Which 19th-century economic condition was the basis for the ideas of Karl Marx?

  1. Capitalism contributed to a widening gap between the rich and the poor.
  2. The availability of material goods increased.
  3. Access to certain resources changed how goods were produced.
  4. People left farms and moved to the cities in search of work


1

300

An Indian soldier that fought for the British

Sepoy

300

Give TWO examples of negative effects of the Industrial Revolution

Some responses could be: pollution, crowded living conditions, cholera, child labor

400

What is an example of a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?

Some answers: goods produced faster, increased trade, more jobs, better transportation

400
This is a term that describes how white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the inhabitants of their colonies. They believed they were better than non-whites so they had to help them.


White Man's Burden

400

…The Irish Potato Famine left as its legacy deep and lasting feelings of bitterness and distrust toward the British. Far from being a natural disaster, many Irish were convinced that the famine was a direct outgrowth of British colonial policies. In support of this contention, they noted that during the famine’s worst years, many Anglo-Irish estates continued to export grain and livestock to England.

— digital History, University of Houston

Which conclusion about Irish views on the potato famine is best supported by this passage?

  1. The Irish potato famine resulted in several natural disasters.
  2. The exporting of grain overseas was the sole cause of the Irish potato famine.
  3. British colonial policies worsened the effects of the Irish potato famine.
  4. Ireland did not produce any grain and livestock during the Irish potato famine.


3

400

A population shift from rural areas to cities

Urbanization

400

Land, labor, and capital are the _______ __ _________.

Factors of production

500

an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government

Capitalism

500

What was a cause of the Sepoy rebellion in India in 1857?

The sepoys believed gun cartridges contained animal fat which was against their religious beliefs 
500

What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?

1 Asians respected Europeans as representatives of an advanced civilization.

2 Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia.

3 Europeans respected Asian laws and customs.

4 Many Asians adopted European religious practices.

2

500

The attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others

Ethnocentrism

500

The events that led to an event; includes the time period and larger historical trends as well as causes

Historical context