Industrialization
The first nation to industrialize in the late 18th century
What is Great Britain?
The belief that industry should be owned and controlled by private owners.
What is capitalism?
The nation that was first to "discover" and conquer the Americas for Europeans.
Who is Spain?
The English philosopher who believed all people are born with Natural Rights.
Who is John Locke?
A network of trade routes that connected Europe, Asia, and North Africa from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
What is the Silk Road?
The energy source that transformed industry and allowed for factories to be active 24 hours a day
What is electricity?
A political and economic system where property and resources are owned in common or by the state.
What is socialism?
This nation was forced to open their doors and trade with the West in 1853.
Who is Japan?
The political belief that church and state should be separate.
What is the Separation of Church and State?
This Estate was responsible for beginning the French Revolution of 1789.
What is the Third Estate?
Industrialization led to economic growth and job opportunities that drew people to cities.
What is industrialization?
The name of workers or working-class people
What is the proletariat?
A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
What is liberalism?
Both the American and French revolutionaries named this as one of the main economic causes of their rebellion.
What is taxation?
A major unintended consequence of mass industrialization during the Industrial Revolution, this environmental issue resulted from factory emissions, waste disposal, and increased fossil fuel consumption.
What is pollution?
The class of business owners, merchants and the wealthy.
What is the bourgeoisie?
This European country controlled the largest colonial empire by the early 20th century, famously claiming that "the sun never sets" on its territories.
What is the British Empire?
An agreement between people and their government that defines the rights and obligations of each party.
What is the social contract?
Founded in 1299 and lasting over 600 years until its dissolution after World War I, this empire was one of the longest-standing in history, controlling vast territories across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The first industry in the United States, was founded in 1790.
What is the textile industry?
This French term, meaning "let do" or "let go," describes an economic policy that emerged during the Industrial Revolution, advocating minimal government interference in business and free-market capitalism.
What is Laissez-faire?
This nation sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States following the success of the Haitian Revolution.
Who is France?
Life, Liberty and Property
What are Natural Rights?
Fought between 1853 and 1856, this war saw the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France unite against Russia, over control of religious sites in the Holy Land and influence in the declining Ottoman territories.
What is the Crimean War?