New Inventions/Machines
The invention of the steam engine was extremely important for transportation in both Europe and America. What does a steam engine run on?
Coal
What were the working conditions like in these factories?
What conference was created by European nations to divide up the continent of Africa?
Berlin Conference
Uncle Sam
Cities building faster and the movement of people into cities to live and work is called
How did communication change during the Industrial Revolution?
Inventions like the phone allowed you to communicate information over long distances
Name two reasons why factory owners hired children over adults?
Pay them less, easier to fit into tight places, easier to manipulate
Great Britain
The King of Belgium, who exploited the people of the Congo for wealth and his own personal gain.
King Leopold II
Why was Great Britain always portrayed as a large, overweight man with a top hat?
They controlled so much land and had so many natural resources
What manufacturing process was created that helped speed up production?
Assembly Line
Why did business owners hire children who were NOT from America?
They did not speak English so they were easier to manipulate
What idea did powerful western nations (the US and England) create to make themselves feel better about stealing natives lands.
White Man's Burden
This German Chancellor created the Berlin Conference.
Otto Von Bismark
What invention had a major impact on the Congo?
The invention of the rubber tire
What invention was created that helped pick the seeds out of Cotton?
The Cotton Gin
Why did the government ban child labor?
They wanted each child to be educated, they wanted adults to find jobs during the Great Depression
What is the effect of the Berlin Conference today on the continent of Africa?
This man invented the cotton gin to make cotton production move quicker.
What two African countries did NOT fall under European rule?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Jethro Tull invented a machine that revolutionized farming across Europe. What machine did he create?
The Seed Drill
Working the mines for children was extremely dangerous. What new invention was used to help mine for coal?
Dynamite
Why did European Nations colonize Africa, what were they looking for?
Natural Resources
Menelik II
Henry Ford created this which invention which changed production forever
Assembly Line