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History: Unit 2 Review
A set of flashcards reviewing the key concepts learned in Unit 2.
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History
10th Grade
01/17/2011

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Term
The ____Industrialization requires: - people with ____ - ____ in industry were passed which limited the working hours for women and children and the ___ initiated workhouses for the poor.
Factory Acts
Definition
Factory Acts
Poor Laws
Term
____ was a businessman that tried to establish an experimental community based on the socialist ideas of cooperation and group effort called the "New Harmony" community.
Definition
Robert Owen
Term
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community or government
Definition
socialism
Term
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
Definition
capitalism
Term
What was the primary source of energy in the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
steam power
Term
What was the primary source of energy in the Second Industrial Revolution?
Definition
electricity; petroleum
Term
What was the primary construction material in the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
iron
Term
What was the primary construction material in the Second Industrial Revolution?
Definition
steel
Term
When did the Second Industrail Revolution begin?
Definition
1875
Term
a society with no class rankings or status, where the government holds and equally distributes all of the state's welth and resources
Definition
communism
Term
the factory and business owners; the ruling class
Definition
bourgeoisie
Term
the middle/working class
Definition
proletariat
Term
the muncipal government organized on communalistic principles in Paris in 1871 (it was son brutally surppressed by government troops)
Definition
Paris Commune
Term
The Labor Unions in the 1800s worked towards ___, better working conditions and ____ through collective bargaining and going on __.
Definition

higher wages

shorter workdays

strike

Term
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles wrote the ____ in 1848.
Definition
Communist Manifesto
Term
Karl Marx believed that history is an 'account' of ____.
Definition
class struggles
Term
hostility or prejudice against Jews
Definition
anti-Semitism
Term
a strong sense of attachment or belonging to one's own country; patriotic
Definition
nationalism
Term
He dropped out of school to help run the family business. He later became the managing director of the Hamburg-America Line. His success led to a friendhsip with Kaiser Wilhelm ll.
Definition
Albert Ballin
Term
He was a leader in Prussia who drew the smaller german states together into an alliance. He was appointed chancellor of the new, united German empire. To get money to pay for industrialization he forced the French-whom Germany had defeated in 1870- to pay huge penalties.
Definition
Otto von Bismark
Term
He was an inventor and businessman who started a telegraph company in Germany. He developed a steam-powered dynamo that generated electricity. He was widely respected as a businessman as well.
Definition
Werner von Siemens
Term
Who won in the Franco-Prussian War?
Definition
Germany
Term
Werner von Siemens built the first practical electric locomotive, some of the first ___ and developed a stream-powered ____.
Definition
electric street cars; dynamo
Term
Albert Balin developed an independent ____ that cut costs by carrying passenegers one way and ___ on the return trip.
Definition
shipping company; cargo
Term
glorification of military might
Definition
militarism
Term
patriotism
Definition
love of country
Term
strong sense of attachment or belonging to one's own country
Definition
militarism
Term
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, nationalism often went hand in hand with ____.
Definition
militarism
Term
How were goods made before the Industrial Revolution? After?
Definition
Before: Humans or animals did the work.
After: Powered by steam engine
Term
Which country produced the most industrial goods by the early twentieth century?
Definition
Germany
Term
The Second Industrial Revolution was sparked by the development of __________.
Definition
electricity, petroleum, and an inexpensive way to produce steel
Term
How did Germany become an industrial power in the nineteenth century?
- Bismark unified the German lands by going to war with ___
- Germany acquired territory rich in ___
- France paid a hefty war fine and Germany invested the money in ____
- Scientists and engineers developed many ____
Definition
- France
- iron ore
- industrial production
- inventions
Term
Why was Bismarck eager to gain control over the territories of Alsace and Lorraine?
Definition
They were rich in iron ore.
Term
Why was Wilhelm II determined to build up the German army and navy?
Definition
He wanted to prove that Germany was a great world power.
Term
One reason that Germany and England were able to industrialize relatively quickly was that they had plenty of __________.
Definition
coal
Term
Which product was introduced during the Second Industrial Revolution?
- spinning jenny
- steel plow
- microscope
- electric streetcar
Definition
electric streetcar
Term
Industrialization requires:
- people with ____
- ____ in industry
- many new ___ searching for jobs
- access to ____
Definition
- strong managerial skills
- capital for investment
- graduates
- plentiful natural resources
Term
Global communication became much faster when telegraph wires could be extended underwater and underground. The industrialist who found a way to insulate telegraph wires effectively was __________.
Definition
Werner von Siemens
Term
What is Louis Pasteur known for?
Definition
developing a process to kill germs in food
Term
Which economic system is based on private ownership of land and resources?
Definition
capitalism
Term
Business owners take great risks when they invest in equipment and workers to produce goods. They are committed to finding the best ways to run the business and should have control over production and profits. In the end, workers and the public will benefit.
Who would agree with this statement?
Definition
Adam Smith
Term
Who controls property and the distribution of income in a socialist system?
Definition
government
Term
Why did workers band together to form labor unions?
Definition
to improve working conditions
Term
Which area of Europe experiences hot, dry summers and slightly cool, damp winters?
Definition
Southern Europe
Term
Capitalism, socialism, and communism are all __________.
Definition
economic and political theories developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
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