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Quarter 2 DCA
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
The agricultural changes that took
place in England during the 1600s
contributed to industrial
development by…
Producing more food with fewer workers.
What were the factors of production
required to drive the Industrial
Revolution in Britain?
Land, labor, capital
Raw materials,
natural resources,
man-made goods.
Roads, railroad and
water transport.
What was the first area or industry
to experience industrialization?
Textile production
Why did the Industrial Revolution
begin in Great Britain?
Sufficient coal and
iron ore reserves
A good transportation
system existed
Large populations
were available
What were some of the negative
impacts of factories during the
Industrial Revolution?
Levels of air and
water pollution often
increase
Dirty and unsanitary
conditions.
Severe discipline.
What caused Europeans to search
for new markets for their goods,
migrate to cities in search of jobs,
and the middle class gaining
political power?
Industrial Revolution
What economic system is based on
private investment for individual
gain?
Capitalism
What did Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels believe would happen when
Communism was the world’s
dominant political and economic
system?
A classless society
would exist.
“The proletarians (lower classes) have
nothing to lose but their chains…Workers of
the world unite!”
This quote would be used to
encourage what economic and
political system?
Communism
During the 1800s how were men
and women treated differently in
American factories?
Paid lower wages.
What historical era does this quote
refer to?
“The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day.
Stokers emerged from low underground doorways into
factory yards, and sat on steps and posts, and paling,
wiping their swarthy visages, and contemplating coals.
The whole town seemed to be frying in oil. There was a
stifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The steam-engines
shone with it, the mills throughout their many stories
oozed and trickled it.”
Charles Dickens, Hard Times, 1854
Industrial Revolution
What is the term for the voluntary
associations of workers seeking
labor reform?
Unions
What was one positive effect of the
Industrial Revolution?
Rise in the standard of living.
What 18th century European artistic
movement arose as a reaction
against Classicism’s emphasis on
reason?
Romanticism
“The sun never sets on the British
Empire.” What do you think this
saying meant?
The British Empire
had colonies in every
part of the world.
European nations have conquered
other lands, made them into
colonies, and controlled their
economics. What is this an
example of?
Imperialism
At the end of the 1800’s colonies
were generally seen as a …..
Sign of a country’s relative power.
What were Europeans motives for
establishing colonies in Africa, Asia,
and India?
Missionary impulse
Social Darwinism
Economic competition
What was the result of European
colonization in Africa?
Loss of land, loss of trade
Some gains in health and literacy
Increased contact between Europe and the
continents of Africa, Asia, and South
America, during the 18th and 19th centuries,
resulted in…..
The exploitation of the
labor and resources
of these continents
Why is Louis Pasteur’s research in
germ theory significant during the
19th century?
Proved that
cleanliness helps to
prevent infections.
Why did the British trade opium to
the Chinese?
The British found it
was a product the
Chinese would buy in
large quantities.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
Anti-foreign sentiment
in China that led to an
uprising in 1900.
Economically, what led to Japan
becoming a colonial power after
1894?
Industrialization
allowed Japan to
expend resources on
military and colonial
expansion.
What factors led up to World War
One?
Hint: Long term causes
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Why was there tension between France
and Germany before World War 1?
Dispute over the Alsace and Lorraine
regiions
What caused the Triple Entente to
be formed in 1907?
V.
Increased military
power of Germany.
The Balkans were referred to as
the “Power Keg” just before WWI
because of their……
Nationalistic rivalries
What nation was the first to declare
war against another country to start
WWI?
Austria-Hungary
Why was the Schlieffen Plan put
into action?
Avoid the problem of
fighting Allied powers
on two fronts.
Why was the Allied victory at the
First Battle of the Marne important?
Resulted in Germany
having to fight on two
fronts.
Why did most of the combat during
WWI on the Western Front happen
in a small area
The armies became
immobile because of
Trench Warfare.
What action during WWI greatly
affected the outcome of the war?
American military and
financial intervention
in the war.
What was the Zimmerman
Telegram?
A telegram sent from
Germany to Mexico
discussing Germany
helping Mexico reconquer land lost to
the United States.
WWI was a total war because……
Nations from all over the world were
involved.
New technologies (tanks and machine
guns) played a large part in the war
Rationing and propaganda were used to
involve all citizens in the war effort.
President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
were said to provide a framework
for what?
A lasting and just
peace.
At the Treaty of Versailles, what did
all four leaders want?
Wilson- lasting peace
Clemenceaupunishment of Germany
George- worked for
compromise/naval
protection
Orlando- sought
territory
What was the major goal of France
and Britain at the Conference of
Versailles?
Keep Germany from
rebuilding its military
forces.
What provision was included in the
Treaty of Versailles that showed intent
to punish Germany?
Germany will accept full responsibility for
causing the war.
Article 231
How did the international
community respond to Turkey’s
actions against the Armenians?
It condemned Turkey but did not fight to
save the Armenians
Why did the U.S. reject the League
of Nations?
They feared it could
lead to future U.S.
involvement in
European wars.
WW I U.S. Propaganda Posters
portrayal of Germany
Violators of human rights