INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND IMPERIALISM
What factors did Great Britain have that made it the first to industrialize?
They had the factors of production, natural resources, rivers and harbors, experienced entrepreneurs, rising population, political stability, increasing world trade and economic prosperity and progress
WHAT OTHER MOTIVES DID IMPERIAL POWERS HAVE FOR EXPANDING THEIR EMPIRE
WESTERNERS BELIEVED THEY WERE SUPERIOR TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRIES THEY TOOK OVER. THEY USED SOCIAL DARWINISM THEORY-SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. THEY USED RUDYARD KIPLING'S THEORY "THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN" WHICH STATED IT WAS THE DUTY OF WESTERN POWERS TO BRING THEIR SUPERIOR CULTURE TO THE LESSER NATIONS.
How did the U.S. get involved in China. Explain the OPEN DOOR POLICY
When U.S. wanted access to China like the others. It stated that China should be open to all nations rather than just one or a few nations having control.
WHO WAS A PART OF THE ZULU WARS?
ZULU WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS THE RESULT OF IMPERIAL COMPETITION FOR LAND IN SOUTH AFRICA BY INDUSTRIAL NATIONS. THIS INCLUDED THE DUTCH, BRITISH, AND AFRICAN PEOPLES ALL SOUGHT THE LAND AND RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY
How did the industrial revolution change Great Britain?
changes led to greater agricultural yeilds(more crops) increased population-people lived longer forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or move to the cities Greater concentration of people in the cities created a labor force. All this made them turn to industry -the use of raw materials to manufacture goods
After Great Britain where did the the industrial revolution spread?
it spread to the United States and other countries of continental Europe.
Why did the Industrial Revolution spread to Japan
Because European countries tried to take imperial power over the country and they were forced to change in order to maintain power
How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to industrialization
Enclosure movement-large landowners were allowed to fence off common lands Crop rotation - rotating crops on three fields so soil was kept more fertile Advanced agricultural technology- seed drill, plow, etc led to the possibility for a industrial revolution.
HOW DID IMPERIALISM SPREAD TO AFRICA?
Europeans began exploring Africa and then eventually took over land to get more raw materials that were needed as a result of industrialization.
WHAT TERRITORIES BECAME A PART OF THE UNITED STATES AFTER THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAS?
GUAM, PUERTO RICO, CUBA, PHILLIPPINES AND GUAM
WHAT WAS THE SEPOY REBELLION?
IT WAS A RESULT OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM THERE. THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY DOMINATED INDIA AFTER THE DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE. THE HINDU AND MUSLIM
What is the Industrial Revolution?
It was a shift from the use of human or animal power to the use of machines.
WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE RUSSO-JAPANESE
Russo-Japanese War, (1904-05), military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
WHAT EVENT LED TO THE START OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR?
SENSATIONALISM THROUGH THE USE OF YELLOW JOURNALISM AND THE SINKING OF THE USS MAIN IN THE HAVANA HARBOR OF CUBA.
HOW DID THE ZULU WAR BEGIN?
THE BOERS-DUTCH SETTLERS KNOW AS AFRIKANERS BEGAN ENCROACHING ON LANDS OF THE ZULUS.
WHAT IS SOCIAL DARWINISM AND HOW IS IT CONNECTED TO IMPERIALISM
THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOTIVES THAT IMPERIAL POWERS HAD FOR EXPANDING THEIR EMPIRE
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
THEY BECAME A WORLD POWER.
WHO WERE THE SEPOYS?
THEY WERE INDIAN SOLDIERS HIRED TO PROTECT BRITISH TRADING INTERESTS IN INDIA.
WHAT WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE?
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 set for the rules for the division of Africa. 14 European nations met, with no African representation, to divide the continent with little regard to ethnic or linguistic boundaries.
Where did the industrial Revolution start?
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1700s following Agricultural Revolution.
WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
The outcome of this declaration of war was the U.S. defeated Spain and became a World power. The U.S. also acquired Puerto Rico, Cuba, Phillippines and Guam.