Vocab
What is Imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is ONE new crop of the agricultural revolution?
Turnips
Clover
Mustard
What is the economic system which focuses on private property ownership.
Capitalism
Who was the writer of the Communist Manifesto
(also considered the father of Communism)
Karl Marx
What caused the mass migration of people out of Ireland?
The Irish potato Famine
define Modernization
The act of becoming modern.
a deliberate government decision to make their nation more modern
how was the agricultural revolution responsible for increasing the food supply?
Selective breeding lead to bigger farm animals
new tech increased food production
What is the economic system which emphasizes collective ownership
Communism
Who was the writer of the Wealth of Nations, the book that sets the foundations for capitalism?
(also known as the father of capitalism)
Adam Smith
What is the name for the period of rapid modernization, westernization and industrialization in Japan?
The Meiji restoration
define Urbanization
A process where a growing number of the population moves from the countryside to the city.
What was one new invention/innovation of the industrial revolution?
steam engine
Coal power
assembly line
division of labor
What was one idea of capitalism which communism disagrees with?
Division of Labor
Private ownership
Who invented the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull
This event helped cause the industrial revolution by providing surplus food and causing urbanization
The British Agricultural revolution
define Industrialization
The process where a nation transforms its production from agriculture/ skilled trades artisans to a manufacturing based economy/society.
Simpler: the process where a countries economic output changes from agriculture to manufacturing
What helped Japan defeat the Samurai during the Satsuma rebellion
New technology
(guns, cannons)
Why was the Irish Potato Famine so devistating
Lack of relief efforts by the British
Who was responsible for sailing to Japan to open their borders?
Commadore Matthew Perry
Why do nations participate in imperialism?
Raw materials
New Markets
Power (only if answered with one of the above)
Define isolationism
a national foreign policy of avoiding political, military, and economic entanglements with other countries.
simply: a nation purposefully keeping to themselves.
What new technology helped to increase the speed of communication?
The telegraph
What was the 3rd economic system we have briefly discussed which is not as extreme as communism but also not capitalism?
Socialism
Which class in Japan had been eliminated during the Meiji Restoration?
The Samurai
What war was the first victory for an Asian nation over a European one in the modern era
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)