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What caused the Berlin Conference
\-Nationalism, Darwinism, white mans burden
\-European competition
\-Africas size, resources, and location
\-new inventions (maxim machine gun and steam ships)
\-wars between ethnic groups in Africa
\-European competition
\-Africas size, resources, and location
\-new inventions (maxim machine gun and steam ships)
\-wars between ethnic groups in Africa
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Effects of the Berlin conference
\-it have Africa a legacy of political fragmentation
\-new illnesses in Africa
\-Africans lost control of their land
\-loss of traditional African leaders
\-new technology, education, and improved sanitation in Africa
\-new illnesses in Africa
\-Africans lost control of their land
\-loss of traditional African leaders
\-new technology, education, and improved sanitation in Africa
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What was the Berlin conference
A conference of 14 nations that carved up Africa into colonies for Europeans to take (no African leaders were allowed to attend)
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Causes of the Industrial Revolution
\-abundance of natural resources (coal and iron)
\-cheap labor
\-new technology (plow, seed drill, horse drawn cultivator)
\-geographic location (near Rivera and oceans)
\-agricultural Revolution
\-enlightenment ideas
\-no wars with Europe
\-end of mercantilism
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\-cheap labor
\-new technology (plow, seed drill, horse drawn cultivator)
\-geographic location (near Rivera and oceans)
\-agricultural Revolution
\-enlightenment ideas
\-no wars with Europe
\-end of mercantilism
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Effects of the Industrial Revolution
\-Pollution
\-poor working and living conditions
\-economic growth
\-child labor
\-urbanization
\-unions
\-deforestation
\-new technology (steam engine, factories, furnace, gas powered lights)
\-new social classes (Bourgeoisie and working class)
\-poor working and living conditions
\-economic growth
\-child labor
\-urbanization
\-unions
\-deforestation
\-new technology (steam engine, factories, furnace, gas powered lights)
\-new social classes (Bourgeoisie and working class)
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Response to Industrial Revolution
Labor unions were formed to advocate for the rights of the working class
Luddites: would destroy textile machines in protest of poor working conditions
Chartist movement: working class men demanded that they had the right to vote in govt.
Sadler committee: investigated poor working conditions and child labor in factories/caused the factory acts
Utopian socialism: Robert Owen, better treatment of workers would cause them to want to work, allowing women time off of work after they gave birth/limiting child labor/providing housing, medical care, and education
Luddites: would destroy textile machines in protest of poor working conditions
Chartist movement: working class men demanded that they had the right to vote in govt.
Sadler committee: investigated poor working conditions and child labor in factories/caused the factory acts
Utopian socialism: Robert Owen, better treatment of workers would cause them to want to work, allowing women time off of work after they gave birth/limiting child labor/providing housing, medical care, and education
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causes of italian unification
Napoleon’s rule of the Napoleonic kingdom of Italy and the French Revolution inspired nationalism on the Italian peninsula.
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Causes of german unification
\-Napoleonic wars → conquered and combined the territories
\-congress of Vienna → restoration of pre-Napoleon power
\-nationalism → causes Germany and Italy to revolt
\-French Revolution → inspired the revolt
\-congress of Vienna → restoration of pre-Napoleon power
\-nationalism → causes Germany and Italy to revolt
\-French Revolution → inspired the revolt
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Economic response to IR (capitalism)
Capitalism:
\-Adam smith
\-free market, free economy
\-economic Liberty=economic progress
\-3 natural laws:
1\. Law of self interest-working provides benefits
2. Law of competition - competition makes better product
3\. Law of supply and demand - when supply is high and demand is high that means economic progress
\-lassie-fair economics
\-Adam smith
\-free market, free economy
\-economic Liberty=economic progress
\-3 natural laws:
1\. Law of self interest-working provides benefits
2. Law of competition - competition makes better product
3\. Law of supply and demand - when supply is high and demand is high that means economic progress
\-lassie-fair economics
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Economic response to IR (Marxism )
Carl Marx
\-communist manefesto
\-permanent social classes
-the idea that family owned businesses would be destroyed by factories and because of this people would revolt causing complete equality
\-social class free society
\-the government is in the people
\-communist manefesto
\-permanent social classes
-the idea that family owned businesses would be destroyed by factories and because of this people would revolt causing complete equality
\-social class free society
\-the government is in the people
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African response to imperialism
\-defending themselves with violence/war
\-attempt at unifying different tribes to fight against the Europeans
\-surrendering to the Europeans
\-diplomatically signing treaties
\-attempt at unifying different tribes to fight against the Europeans
\-surrendering to the Europeans
\-diplomatically signing treaties
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Why were the British interested in India
Could supply raw materials and workers
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Affects of imperialism in india
\-Indians had no control in their own politics or economics
\-loss of self sufficiency
\-intolerance to Indian culture
\-modernizations brough railroads, telephones, and telegraphs
\-sepoy mutiny
\-loss of self sufficiency
\-intolerance to Indian culture
\-modernizations brough railroads, telephones, and telegraphs
\-sepoy mutiny
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What caused the sepoy mutiny
\-british we’re trying to convert them to Christianity
\-british abuse
\-british abuse
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Effect of the sepoy mutiny
\-The British took direct command of India
\-formation of the British Raj
\-fueled British racism
\-formation of the British Raj
\-fueled British racism
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Historical circumstances that led to china becoming a sphere of influence
* The opium wars
* Treaty of nanjing
* Chinese isolationist policies
* Jade and porcelain is very valuable in Britain
* Treaty of nanjing
* Chinese isolationist policies
* Jade and porcelain is very valuable in Britain
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The effects of china becoming a sphere of influence
\-loss of control over trade
\-open door policy
\-china was divided
\-taiping rebellion
\-boxer rebellion
\-open door policy
\-china was divided
\-taiping rebellion
\-boxer rebellion
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What we’re the Opium wars
Britain sent diplomats over to china to china to convince them to open trade, china said no.
\-Britain smuggled a drug called opium in order to trade good and tea
\-the Chinese got addicted to the drug
\-china asked britain to stop and britain said no
\-Lin tse-hsu destroyed opium stores and china made opium illegal to try and limit the amount that was coming in
\-british and China began fighting
\-Britain smuggled a drug called opium in order to trade good and tea
\-the Chinese got addicted to the drug
\-china asked britain to stop and britain said no
\-Lin tse-hsu destroyed opium stores and china made opium illegal to try and limit the amount that was coming in
\-british and China began fighting
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Treaty of Nanking
\-peace between britain and china
\-China opens trade to britain
\-fair tariff on trade
\-China opens trade to britain
\-fair tariff on trade
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Japanese imperialism
\-Japan shuts off trade
\-the US send Mathew’s perry to threaten Japan to open trade
\-Japan opens trade and mondernizes
\-the US send Mathew’s perry to threaten Japan to open trade
\-Japan opens trade and mondernizes
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Imperialism in South East Asia