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Agricultural Revolution
the development of farming
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Industrial Revolution
The shift, beginning in England during the 18th century, from making goods by hand to making them by machine
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Factors of Production
resources including land, labor, and capital that are used to produce goods and services
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Entrepreneur
A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business.
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Urbanization
The growth of cities and the migration of people into them
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Corporation
A business that is owned by many investors.
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Laissez-faire
Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
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Socialism
An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all
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Communism
An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people and private property does not exist and all goods and services are shared equally
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Unions
An association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and high wages
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suffrage
The right to vote
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Anti-Semitism
Prejudice against Jews
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Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically , or socially
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Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest
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Paternalism
A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights to
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Assimilation
1. The adoption of a conqueror's culture by a conquered people.
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2. A policy in which a nation forced or encouraged a subject people to adopt its institutions and customs
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Colony
a land controlled by another nation
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Protectorate
A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
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Sphere of Influence
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
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Economic Imperialism
Company controls a less developed country. Examples: Dole fruit controls Hawai
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Indirect Control
Foreign officials brought in to rule, no self rule, goal: assimilation, government institutions are based only on European styles. Colony.
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Direct Control
Local government officials used, limited self-rule, goal: to develop future leaders, government institutions are based on European styles but my have local rules
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Define the industrial revolution, identify its causes and state the characteristics of industrial production
The shift began in England during the 18th century from making goods by hand to making them by machine
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Cause: machines began to be able to weave and other jones
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Characteristics: land labor and capital wealth
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Describe the effects of the industrial revolution on living and working conditions in cities, including the formation of labor unions
Social changes: improving workplace and extending the ring to vote to men in the working class, helped end slavery and promote new right for women and children
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Scientific/ technological discoveries: textiles- cotton gin= increases productivity of removing seed from rotten steam power- steam engines used more fuel, spinning wheel- made saving faster, spinning Jenny, railroads and many more
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As a result of industrialization , what scientific and technological discoveries and social changes occurred in the industrialized world beginning in the mid-19th century
Living conditions: cities rapidly grew; no development plans, sanitary codes, or building codes; lacked adequate housing, education, police protection; unsaved streets with no drains and garbage dumps. Workers lived in dark, dirty, shelters and whole family- room; sickens= widespread; epidemics; merchants; factory owners built homes in suburbs
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Working conditions: worked 14 hours a day for 6 days a week; factories= rarely clean; no government program to provide in case of injury; miners life span= 10 years shorter; women and children= worked in military industry because is is a cheap source of labor
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Labor unions: formed by workers and they pressed for better working conditions
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Capitalism vs socialism
Both formal economies- operate within limits if established and monitored policies and regulations
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Capitalism- economic freedom, consumer choice, and economic growth. Market based economy made up of buyers and sellers both private and corporate. The goods and services and intended to make a profit which is invest into the government. No government interfere. Advantages: Consumers choice, efficiency of economic, economic growth and expansion Disadvantages: monopoly of power, inequality, unemployment.
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Socialism-provides for a greater social welfare and decreases business fluctuations. The means of production are owned by the state.
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Understand how geography influenced the spread of industry
Geography influenced the spread of a nation and natural resources and good conditions for industry water ways, good economy, and growing population
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How did workers gain more rights and equality as a result of political ideologies in England and France? Who did not gain rights or was hurt
Revolted and formed unions, suffrage movement, shift from absolute to constitutional monarchy
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What factors differentiated the age of colonization with the age of imperialism
Significant portion of slave trade, establishing colonies, rebellion, nationalists movements
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What were the imperial activists and the native responses in Africa, Muslims lands and Asia> how were the response of cine and japan to imperial contact similar and different?
Each European country had different goals, farm land, natural resources, labor, or trading centers, many imperialist treated nativists unfairly, many votive resented the imperial powers, of them they tried to revolt, seopy mutiny, boer war
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What are the enduring legacies of imperislaim?
General rise in the standing of living, progress in med care, expansion of medical care, growth of middle class, urbanization, poor living conditions, and child labor.