Industrial Inventions
This invention was created by Eli Whitney in 1793 to separate seeds from bulb fibers.
What is the Cotton Gin?
This colony was known as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire because of it's wealth and importance.
What is India?
the conquering and occupation of foreign countries by powerful nations for access to resources and new markets for trade.
What is Imperialism?
In 1804 the first of these steam powered vehicles was invented, pulling 10 tons down a short iron track in Britain.
What is a steam (locomotive or train)
Chancellor of Prussia, responsible for the rise of nationalism and the Berlin conference.
Who is Otto Von Bismark?
This invention revolutionized the weaving process by allowing workers to use multiple spools of material at a time.
What is the spinning jenny?
What country did the United States force to open for trade and diplomacy in 1853?
What is Japan?
foreign territory directly governed by the imperialist nation
What is a colony?
This conference allowed 14 European countries to lay claim to the countries of Africa without their consent.
What is the Berlin Conference?
Re-invented the steam engine in 1769.
Who is James Watt?
This invention has roots in the 1st century CE, but was re-invented by James Watt.
What is the steam engine?
What were the conflicts between China and Britain that ended with the treaties of Nanking and Tianjin. Britain won trade rights.
What are the Opium Wars?
movement of people from rural areas to urban areas (cities)
What is Urbanization?
This drug was responsible for two conflicts that eventually led to the introduction of Christianity into China under the agreements of several treaties.
What is Opium?
Invented the steam locomotive in 1804.
Who is Richard Trevithick?
This invention allowed for long distance communication through a series of "beeps". SOS.
What is the Telegraph?
This rebellion bankrupted the British East India Company and allowed the British government to claim rights to ruling India.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
Belief that Europeans had the responsibility of colonizing other territories to "civilize the savage"
What is White Man's Burden?
This country was not conquered by Europeans until 1935 because of its landscape and alliances with other European nations.
What is Ethiopia?
First inventor to place a steam engine in a ship for faster shipping and transportation.
Who was Robert Fulton?
This invention allowed for factories to be built to produce large quantities of fabric but, as the name suggests, they were limited by geographical location?
What is the water frame?
This figure was responsible for allowing the genocide among Congolese rubber workers for his own personal gain.
Who is Leopold II?
Collective pride in one's country based on a common culture or heritage with one another. Leads to Imperialism and eventually...WAR
What is Nationalism?
One of the 4 factors to Britain Industrializing in the mid 18th century. Farming became more efficient and drove urbanization.
The Agricultural Revolution.
Inventor developed the first telephone in 1876. First words were "Watson come over here."
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?