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Chapters 24,26,27,28, and 29
WHAP
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History
10th Grade
03/06/2011

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What invention allowed the British to undersell highquality handmade cotton?
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the mule
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James watt's steam engine differed by
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it could be used anywhere and there was plenty of coal
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Who was the most enthusiatic about railroads?
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United states- has most track
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Why were other countries so slow to industrialize
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gov regulations and high costs
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Who benefitted most from ind revlution?
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middle class
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by 1850s, the indus revolution was responsible for
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mass epidemics of old diseases
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How did enclosure force some farmers to migrate to cities
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the wealthy class enclosed the land to experiment with it.
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Causes of the industrial revolution
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population growth, agricultural revolution, trade and inventiveness
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Why didn't other European countries industrialize when britain did
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constant warfare, lacked marketing and management skills
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Josiah wedgewood first ________ pottery.
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MASSPRODUCED
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The Crystal Palace was a symbol
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of the new and efficient use of iron made by coke and puddling
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Steam locomotives were powered by what kind of engines
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light and more powerful higher pressured ones
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In Europe railways triggerd
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industrializtion
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in the 1840s and 1850s, Americans and Europeans built what would become the first
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global communications network
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The industrial rev lead to increase demands in sugar, coffee, and cotton, this led to what?
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prolong slavery and americas and extend slavery to brazil
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Laizze faire supporters argued that poverty could be avoided by
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delayed marriage and sexual restraint
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positivism
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the scientific method could be used to solve social as well as technical problems
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utopianism
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Robert owen and others said that industry could benefit all
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At first how did women react to bad working conditions?
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changing jobs frequently?
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later how did women react to bad working conditions
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organizing labor unions
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when new imperialism
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1869-1914
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When africa, india and the new british empire
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1750-1870
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What happened in the coastlands of southwestern africa in the 19th century?
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a serious drought hit that region
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sokoto caliphate
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product of the islamic reform movements in the sokoto caliphate
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purpose of muhammad ali's reforms?
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build up egypt's military strength
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What did the u.s. and britain abolish? slave trade in 1808
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influence of hatian revolution
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What was made from palm oil
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candles, soap, lubricant
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t/f: The supression of the slave trade allowed the spread of the influence of western countries like missionaries and culture
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Secondary empires depended on (two)
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*western demand of ivory
*western manufactures of firearms
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Two ways, mughal empire fell
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*overran of capital
*independence of nawabs
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What two policies of the british raij caused inconsistencies of british policies towards india
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*wanted administrative and social reforms
*while securing the loyalty of their allies with traditions
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in india after 1857, the british expanded the production and export of _________ commodities
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agricultural
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two reasons countries wanted to participate in global free trade
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*export of raw crap and import of cheap manufactured crap
*cheaper,faster,better ships
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When the ottoman empire and east asia?
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1800-1870
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Who revolted agains otto empire in serbia and what did they do did they win
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janissaries(christian boys who converted to islam to serve in the military); killed a lot of christians; yea
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Describe some effects of mahmud's reforms on society
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*reduced influence of females
*competition drove females from industry
*non-muslims had to pay taxes until they converted
*public trials and equal protection under law for all
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What issue were the russians and ottomans fighting over
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russia claimed that they had the right to protect christians in the ottoman domains
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bombay presdency
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EIC rule of india
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After 1857 or the sepoy rebllion the british...
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expanded the production and export of agric base, built new "modern" stuff that allowed more indians to go to cities which allowed cholera to spread fasterv which decreased when the british installed filter systems
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the british also took over places in southeast asia
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burma, annam,
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During the period of intense labor migrations, who provided the most laborers and where was their preferred destination?
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british india and they mostly went to sugar plantations on british colonies
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modernization
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the process of reforming political, military, economic, social, cultural traditions of a non-western nations to comparable policies of western nations
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indian national congress
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a polital party founded to promote greater participation for indians in the indian civil service exam exam exam
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clippership
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large,fast,streamlined sailing vessel, often american buiklt, of the mid o late nineteenth century rigged with vast canvas sails hung from tall masts
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tanzimat
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series of reforms announced by abdul meji. literally means restructuring
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t/f under the tanzimat there was equal protection under the law for all
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TRUE MAN
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first medical school for army doctors in ottoman empire
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1838
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treaty of nanking
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*more treaty ports
*exterritoriality
*large indemnity
*most favored nation status
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from 1650 to 1800, the population of the qing...
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doubled
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why did people begin to hate the qing gov?
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*european rulers
*backsgrounds of qing rulers
*loss of land
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who led the hakkas and later the chinese in the taiping rebellion
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hong xiquan
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what was the tactic during the taiping rebellion for the qing and the rebels
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*both sides tried to starve each other out
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who aided the qing in suppressing the rebellions?
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*the british and french sent soldiers with modern weapons to the qing after they defeated the qing themselves in the 2nd opium war
*provincial governors who developed some autonomy and civilian self-defense techniques
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what spreaded AGAIN for the second time in history during/after the taiping rebellion?
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the bubonic plague by
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