Important People
He wrote the wealth of nations and supported capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith?
This 1776 revolution resulted in independence from Britain.
What is the American Revolution?
The industrial Revolution began around this year.
What is 1750?
The machine spun thread very fast.
What is the Spinn Jenny
A political philosophy that supports individual rights.
What is liberalism?
He led the Haitian Revolution.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This 1789 event led to the rise of Napoleon and the end of the monarchy in France.
What is the French Revolution?
The French Revolution began this year.
What is 1789?
James Watt improved this invention that powered factories and trains.
What is the steam engine?
A movement to end slavery.
What is abolitionism?
Enlightenment philosopher who argued for natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
This 1791 revolt led to the first successful slave-led independence.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
The U.S. Deceleration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
What is the cotton gin?
The idea that a nation is defined by its people and culture.
What is nationalism?
Prussian leader who unified Germany through "blood and iron".
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
Bolivar helped lead this series of independence movements.
What are the Latin American Revolutions?
The Haitian Revolution started in this year.
What is 1791?
A way of organizing labor in a factory/dividing task into steps.
Economic system based private ownership and free markets.
What is capitalism?
HE co-wrote The Communist Manifesto and criticized capitalism.
Who is Karl Marx?
This 1857 uprising in India challenged British rule.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
The Meiji Restoration Began this year.
What is 1868?
This invention made communication faster across long distances.
What is the telegraph.
A system where the means of production are owned by the public.
What is socialism?