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WHAP vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| declaration of independence | a document modeled after the political philosophies of john locke |
| domestic system | a manufacturing method in which the stages of manufacturing process are carries out in private homes rather than a factory setting |
| maoris | a member of polynesian group that settled in new zealand about 800 CE |
| communism | an economic system in which the state controls the means of production |
| suez canal | canal constructed by egypt across the isthmus of suez in 1869 |
| spanish american war | conflict between the U.S and spain that began the rise of U.S as a world power |
| conservatism | in 1800 europe a movement that supported monarchies, aristocracies, and state established churches |
| factors of production | land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, which existed in britain which allowed it to lead in the industrial rev |
| zaibatsu | large industrial organization created on japa during the industrialization of the lates 1800s |
| indian national congress | political party that became the leader of the indian nationalist movement |
| natural rights | rights that belong to every person and that no government may take away |
| revolution of 1905 | strikes by urban workers and peasants in russia |
| social darwinism | the application of darwin's philosophy of natural selection to human society |
| bill of rights | the first ten amendments |
| berlin conference | the meeting of european imperialists to engage industrialization |
| reign of terror | the period of most extreme violence in french revolution |
| gran columbia | the temporary union of the northern portion of south america after the independence movements in a factory setting |
| treaty of nanking | treaty ending the opium war that ceded hong kong to british |
| sino japanese war | war between japan and chinese over control of korea |
| radicalism | western european political philosophy during 1800s |