Heimler 5.5 - 5.6 QUIZ QUESTIONS

First Industrial Revolution

Characterized by time periods and technologies.

Steam Engine

Invented by James Watt, coal heats water to make steam; steam makes engines turn stuff.

Steam Ships

Do not need wind anymore; increased trade.

Steam Locomotive

Increased trade, exemplified by the Transcontinental Railroad in the U.S. and the Ytans Siberian railroad in Russia.

Second Industrial Revolution

Characterized by advancements in steel, gas, and communication technologies.

Steel

Mass produced; building block; produced using the Bessemer Process.

Gas

Extracted from oil wells and refined into kerosene and gas.

Telegraph

Samuel Morse sent pulses of electricity along wires for communication.

Consequences of Industrial Technologies

Increased trade and new waves of migrations.

Industrialization in the Ottoman Empire

Referred to as the 'sick man of Europe'; Muhammad Ali oversaw the building of textile factories, arms factories, and shipyards.

Meiji Restoration

Japan's transition from isolation to industrialization, protecting culture while building railroads and roads.

Abolished Feudalism

Part of the Meiji Restoration, leading to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

Muhammad Ali

Oversaw industrialization efforts in Egypt during the Ottoman Empire.

Western Powers and Japan

Pressured Japan to open up, led by the U.S. under Perry.

Cultural Protection in Japan

Steps taken to guard culture during the industrialization process.