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World History Ch 19
World History CP Chapter 19 Industrialization and Nationalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capital (p. 582) | money available for investment |
| cottage industry (p.582) | a method od production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes |
| industrial capitalism (p. 586) | an economic system based on industrial production or manufacturing |
| 1. What factors led to the start of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain? (p.582) | 1 agricultural changes led to increased food supply, 2 population grew, 3 ready supply of capital, or money to invest, in new industrial machines/factories, 4 natural resources were plentiful, 5 supply of markets gave manufacturers outlet for their goods |
| 2. Describe working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution. (p. 583) | workers were forced to work in shifts to keep machines running constatly, fined for being late, dismissed for misconduct/being drunk, child workers were often beaten. industrialists aim was "to make men into machines that cannot err" |
| conservatism (p.590 ) | a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion |
| liberalism (p. 591) | a political phiolosphy originally based on Enlightenment principles, holdong that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and that civil liberties - the basic rights of all people - should be protected |
| 1. Which nations were the “great powers’ at the Congress of Vienna and what were their goals? | Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia were the 'great powers'at the Congress of Vienna. They wanted to keep any one power from dominating Europe by balancing political and military forces that guaranteed the independence of the great powers |
| 2. What countries experienced revolutions in 1848? | France, Prussia, Austria, and Italy |
| Kaiser (p.599) | German for "caesar", the title of the emperors of the Second German Empire |
| plebiscite (p.600) | a popular vote |
| abolitionism (p602) | a movement to end slavery |
| British North American Act (p.603) | Parliament established a Canadian Nation - the Dominion of Canada - with its own paliament to rule itself because the British did not like the American plans had for the Canadian territory |
| 1. How did the Crimean War impact Europe? | destroyed the Concert of Europe; Austria and Russia became enemies; Russia withdrew from European affairs for 20 years; Austria without allies among great powers; unification of both Italy and Germany |
| 2. What events led to German unification? (p.599) | appointment of Otto Von Bismarck as the new prime minister of Prussia, he collected taxes and created a strong military, gained control of Denmark and convinced Austrians to sign a military contract for protection against France |
| organic evolution (p. 608) Louis Pasteur | the principle set forth by Darwin that every plant or animal has evolved. or changed, over a long period of time from earlier, simpler forms of life to more complex forms |
| natural selection (p. 608) | the principle set forth by Darwin that some organisms are more adaptable to the environment than others; in popular terms "survival of the fittest" |
| Louis Pasteur (p.607) | proposed germ theory of disease, which was crucial to the development of modern scientific medical practices. |