Industrial Revolution
This invention was, arguably, the most important of the industrial revolution
The steam engine
What were legal acts of Parliament that created legal property rights to land previously held in common in England and Wales, particularly open fields and common land
Enclosure acts
This king of Belgium colonized the Congo
King Leopold II
What is the process of being united or made into a whole?
Unification
Where is Japan located?
Northwest Pacific Ocean
These two natural resources are the two most important things for industrialization
Coal and Iron Ore
How did the enclosure Acts lead to urbanization?
When people lost the farms, they came to the cities
What was the name given to the time period where European nations explored and conquered Africa?
The Scramble for Africa
What year did Germany unify?
1871
What did Britain illegally export to China?
Opium
Women and children went to work
Which colony was the "jewel in the crown" of the British empire?
India
Before the Berlin Conference ___% of Africa was under European control. After, that number was ____%
20 and 90
What year did Italy unify?
What two groups did the Boxers primarily target in the Boxer Rebellion?
Foreigners and Chinese Christians
What was the first country after Britain to industrialize?
Belgium
What is one factor that made England a natural starting place for the Industrial Revolution?
It had many navigable rivers
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
To divide up Africa without war between European nations
Who led the push for German unification?
Otto von Bismarck
China gave up this territory as a result of losing the Sino-Japanese War
Taiwan
How did the industrial revolution fuel the triangular trade?
Name two more factors that made England a natural starting place for the Industrial Revolution:
England was a wealthy country and had political stability
Name two reasons that European nations sought to colonize Africa:
National prestige, natural resources, cultural reasons
How did ideas of nationalism lead to unification?
What is the Japanese term used for "Isolation"?
Sakoku