French Revolution
what are the major causes of the french reovlution
high taxes, poor harvests, bad leadership, estate system
what are the factors of production
land, labor, capital
define imperialism
the takeover of a less developed country by a developed country
when was WWI
1914-1918
Britain considered India its
"Jewel in the Crown"
what was the third estate?
the peasant class
what happened as a result of the agricultural revolution
farm laborers decreased, population increased, more ppl to work in cities
country to withstand imperialism in Africa
ethiopia
a country devoting all of its resources to the war effort
total war
what is a stockholder
someone who owned a small share of a larger company or corporation
after king Louis, the french tried to create a
constitutional monarchy
who invented the steam engine
James Watt
Who took control of the congo
King leopold II
Germany was ultinately blamed for the war and made to sign the
treaty of versailles
Marie Antionette is know for this quote, but she didn't actually say it
"let them eat cake"
after Robespierre, who takes control in France
Napoleon
Karl Marx is the father of
communism
what was the name of the companty that took control in India
British East India Company
an agreement to stop fighting is _______ and was signed ________.
armistice, 11/11/18
The man who said "we the British are the finest race in the world" and also had the cartoon straddling Africa's map
Cecil Rhodes
what was the ultimate fate of robespierre
he was executed using the guillotine after a failed suicide attempt
which industry was the first to undergo industrialization
textile industry
what was a goal of indirect control during imperialsim
trying to get the places to assimilate to european ways
the balkan peninsula was considered the _____ becuse ______.
powder keg of europe, the alliance system and imperialism caused tension in the area to rise significantly.
name of the emperor of Ethiopia
Menelik II