People You Should Know
Tried to lead the rebirth of France, was a key figure in the Reign of Terror
Maximillian Robespierre
East meets West, and the emperor decides to make serious changes so that they are on equal footing with Europeans
The Meiji Era / Restoration
These are some things that led to the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
abolitionists, the US Civil War, and the termination of the African Slave Trade overseas
The British made it fashionable to live abroad, a rather aboriginal idea, where did they set up settlements (Name any two)
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, India
This ruler was the Revolutionary icon of France
Napoleon Bonaparte
This German man was exiled from England for promoting a class-less society
Karl Marx
"A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman"
The Seneca Falls Convention
This series of reforms or "reorganization" was an attempt to modernize the empire that enabled them
Tanzimat Reforms
At this event, all the major European countries met and drew borders for Africa
Berlin Conference
This event transformed the economy, the environment, and the living conditions. It is the most important even since the domestication of plants and animals.
Industrial Revolution
This general lead the most successful slave revolt in history
Toussaint L’ouverture
The French take inspiration from the American/ British, most ambitious attempt at individual rights
The Declaration on the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
These settlers of South Africa were descended from the Dutch and The French
Afrikaners
Through force and illicit business dealings, the west successfully created this dynamic with China, we also see America engage in a similar dynamic with South America
Spheres of Influence / Economic Imperialism
This ruler freed the states of Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
Simon Bolivar
This man is credited with being the first to advocate away from mercantilism and to a new economic system known later as Capitalism
Adam Smith
Also known as the Westernisation or Western Affairs Movement; a period of radical institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty
The Self-Strengthening Movement
These are some negative effects of Industrialization
Child Labor, Pollution, Poor working conditions
New members of a large empire, felt more freely able to travel for work, usually as contracted labour
Indentured Servitude
This leader carried out modernizing reforms in Egypt
Muhammad Ali
This European royal is most well known for taking the rights of his colonial subjects in Africa, and their lefts sometimes too
King Leopold II
Lack of respect and insensitivity to religious observance lead to this uprising of an entire military force
Sepoy Mutiny
This was the ruling group of much of Southern Asia, set up by the East India Company and the British government
The Raj
Early imperialism largely preyed upon these types of regions, that usually shared some cultural, language, or religious identity.
Nation-states
This was the bloodiest civil struggle before the 20th Century
Taiping Rebellion