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What is Great Britain
The Industrial Revolution began in this country because of its large working class, geographic location and natural resources
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What is Nationalism
A sense of pride in ones nation
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Who is Toussiant L' Ouverture
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
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What are the Chinese Exclusion Acts
What are the Chinese Exclusion ActsIn the United States, increasingly violent agitation surrounding the influx of East Asian immigrants in the nineteenth century culminated in this 1882 law which denied Chinese laborers entrance to the country.
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Who is Thomas Hobbes
He felt all people were selfish and the government should be separate from religion. He also argued reason over faith.
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What is Urbanization
What is UrbanizationInnovations in farming and the enclosure acts freed up much of the labor force which caused...
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What are Settler colonies
nations set up these types of colonies like Britain in South Africa
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what are enlightenment ideas
One of the leading motivations for reforms
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what is women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men.
Due to the physical nature of the labor in demand, migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men leaving the women to do what
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Who is John Locke
He believed all people were good and there was a social contract between the government and the people. Also believed the king's power should be limited by laws of the people(Constitutional Monarchy)
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What is the middle class
Industrialization led to the growth of this class
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What are the Opium wars
The Treaty of Nanjing concluded this war, which was fought between China and Britain over access to China’s markets.
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What is the Boxer Rebellion
This 1898 uprising in China was triggered by a fiercely anti-Western secret society that unsuccessfully attempted to drive the British out.
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What is Indentured Servitude
Some immigrants during the 19th century made this type of arrangement, which exchanged a fixed period of labor for food, transportation, clothing, and lodging during that time period.
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Who is Adam Smith
Who is Adam Smith He was a Scottish Economist and wrote the book, The Wealth of Nations. Also the father of capitalism.
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What is the Textile Industry
What was britains lead in industry at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
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What is the Berlin Conference?
The partition of Africa took place at this 1884 meeting, organized by the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
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What is the Meiji Restoration
This revolution in Japan Overthrew the Tokugawa and put the country on a path of economic reform and industrialization
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What is Social Darwinism
The idea that civilizations with superior knowledge and tactics deserved to conquer those without these advantages.
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Who is Montesquieu
He wanted the government to be split into three branches that would later be used as the system for the U.S
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What was the Second Industrial Revolution
The period of production from the mid-nineteenth century to World War I is often called this and during this time the production of Steel was perfected
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who is King Leopold II
Who was the man who committed numerous atrocities in Congo
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What are the Tanzimat reforms
Reforms This restructuring of the Ottoman Empire was designed to make the empire more efficient and introduced a new commercial code modeled on European rather than Islamic Principles.
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What is South Africa
Many Indians, including Gandhi, spent time as temporary migrant laborers in this British Territorial holding in Africa.
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Who is Voltaire
He was born in France and believed in logic and reason. He wanted freedom of thought and respect for all individuals. Also believed religion was too powerful and wanted religious tolerance.
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