Define materialistic.

The want for physical things; stuff

What was developing when the Eupropean population grew?

Middle Class

What did the growth of cities and urban life allow?

Educational and cultural opportunities

When did the Wright brothers first take flight?

December, 1903

What was Britain's nickname during this time?

"Workshop of the World"

Describe the phrase "economies of scale".

The more you produce, the less you pay.

What is a tariff?

A tax on foreign goods not meant to be collected.

What was at the core of industrialization?

Science

Who wrote Origin of Species?

Darwin

What term was associated with Darwin's theories?

"social Darwinism"

What are Eugenics?

Science of the careful selection of parents in order to improve the human race.

Name three "new" sciences of this time period.

1. Anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Psycology

What did Pavlov believe in and experiment on?

Conditioned responses

What did Freud come up with?

Psychoanalysis

Who believed that nature and energy were seperate and distinct?

Einstein

Who is associated with the "Theory of Relativity"?

Einstein

What were most of the socialist parties by the 1880s?

Marxists

Who came up with quantum physics?

Max Planck

During which war was teh Thrid French Republic declared?

Franco-Prussian War

Who headed the Third French Republic?

Adolphe Thiers

Name three problems with Thiers' government.

1) Too conservative

2) Too royalist

3) Too ready to accept peace with Prussia

Where was the French government established?

Versailles

What was the one common problem with all the reforms that the Communards were trying to make?

There wasn't enough time to make it all happen.

Who was the main rivalry between?

Monarchists and Republicans

Name the three main scandals.

1)The Boulanger Affair

2)The Panama Canal Scandal

3)Dreyfus Affair

Describe the Boulanger Affair.

-Bonapartism w/o Bonaparte

-Army dominated by monarchists

-Determined to be a threat and fired

-Joined a plot against his own people

Describe the Panama Canal Scandal.

-Government took bribes

-Government went into debt

-Anti-Semitism

-German Jews suffered most coverage

What were the results of the Panama Canal Sccandal?

-proved to the public that the Republic was corrupt

-Anti-Semitism became more acceptable

Describe the Dreyfus Affair.

-1894;list of French military documents in German Embassy

-Dreyfus was convicted to Devil's Island

-Esterhazy wsa true culprit

-Dreyfus given presidential pardon

-name cleared

Who was the majority in Palestine?

Jews

Who created the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland?

Herzl

Who took power in the National Assembly in 1879?

(Give both names)

Republican/Anti-clarical

What was the main focus on the reforms the Ferry laws made?

education

What was the effect of the Ferry Laws?

It created a deep gap between the Church and State.

What were the two territories lost to Germany in 1871?

Alsace

Lorraine

What were the three main goals of the French Foreign Policy?

1)Gain back Alsace and Lorraine

2)End isolation in international affairs

3)Exand colonial empire and regain pretige los tin Franco-Prussian War

What was the World's Fair held in honor of?

The French Revolution Centennial.

What did the Tories support?

A strong monarchy

What did the Whigs support?

A strong Parlaiment

Which (out of the Tories and Whigs) group made up the Conservative Party?

Tory