Enlightenment
How did Enlightenment impact people all over the world?
Because the Enlightenment brought different ways of thinking people became knowledgeable and when you know more you want more. People. started to want change.
What led to most revolutions in the 18th Century?
The Enlightenment
What two things reshaped society sparking the Industrial Revolution?
New ideas and New technologies
Name at least 3 countries that joined and participated in the Industrial Revolution.
Germany, France, Japan, United States, Britain, Russia
What are 3 inventions that would help the military or warfare?
The revolver, the machine gun, and dynamite
What are three types of critical thinking philosophers within the Enlightenment focused on?
Social, Political, and Economic
Name the 4 Revolutions focused on in sections 5.2.
American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and the Creole Revolution in Latin America
In what country did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britain
Why did the French enter the Industrial Revolution late?
Due to fighting the French Revolution and wars with neighboring countries.
What invention harnessed electricity and helped the development of communication
The telegraph, telephone
Define the term Enlightenment?
The scientific study or thinking of revolution which showed that all things could be figured out through reason
What did most revolutions have in common?
Enlightenment driven, unfair political systems, and mistreatment among the classes.
In what specific years did the Industrial Revolution start and end?
1750-1900
Why did the United States have major success in the Industrial Revolution?
Human Capital or the workforce
Who built the steam engine and why was it a major invention in the industrial revolution?
James Watt and because it revolutionized water transportation
What is the economic system which mean of production is privately owned?
Capitalism
What was a result of revolutions being one and fought?
People gained a sense of pride and nationalism.
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution most inventions were apart of what type of improvements?
Agricultural
With the Industrial Revolution spreading, how did this impact people and where they lived?
People began to migrate to the cities and work in factories
What are 3 natural resources many countries utilized to create and improve inventions and their own country as a whole?
Oil, Iron, Steel, Coal
What does it mean to have pride and support one's country or nation?
Nationalism
What was unique about the Haitian revolution making it different from the other 3 we learned about?
It was a revolution fought and started by slaves.
What are two advantages Great Britain had during the Industrial Revolution?
Geographic: access to seaways
Natural Resources: minerals for immense coal deposits
Because inventions improved many aspects of life, what became a necessity during the industrial revolution?
Traveling for opportunities and to make money
Because there were _______ industrial revolutions. The last one made what 3 things that improved travel and communication?
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Transcontinental (Railroads), steamships, and telegraph