People of the 1800s
Queen Victoria
Queen of the British Empire
What drug did Britain, France try to sell to China?
Opium
What role did Italy play in the unification of Germany?
Italy teamed up against Austria.
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
England
Haitian Revolution
The overthrow of the French regime of Haiti by the Africans
otto van bismark
most successfully practiced realpolitik
What did Britain sell opium for?
Chinese silver
Which major European countries have not existed for long?
Italy and Germany
Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer applied Darwin's ideas to human society.
French Revolution
period of major social upheaval
Charles Darwin
Founded the theory of evolution by natural selection
Problems facing Manchu
Economic stagnation, Population explosion, antique government system was not strong, isolation from the world
What did Camillo di Cavour want for Italy?
He wanted Italy to become a unified state and became prime minister.
Public Transportation during Industrial Revolution
1890's- electric streetcar was used; electricity led to the creation of London's subway system in the 1860's
latin American revolutions
Spanish colonies gained independence.
Who established trading stations in the Congo
H.M. Stanley
Who declared the First Opium war?
Britain
What is realpolitik?
Realism in politics
Why were factory workers available?
They were available because of the high wages.
Haiti and Latin America both fought for..
freedom
in South Africa , Who had become Prime minister of Cape Colony?
Cecil Rhodes
Native Chinese focused on throwing ? out of China
"foreign devils"
Did Austria or Prussia become the leading German nation?
Prussia became the leading German nation.
Why did early railroads "annihilate space and time?"
The early railroads were so fast, it made people realize how fast transportation can be.
cause of the revolutions
social and racial hierarchy