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World History Midterm Review
January 17, 2013
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History
9th Grade
01/18/2013

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Textiles
Definition
industry that kicked off Industrial Revolution
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Flying Shuttle
Definition
invention that made loom weaving more efficient
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Spinning Jenny
Definition
invention that made thread manufacture more efficient
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Smelting
Definition
Abraham Darby invented this process of making iron using coke instead of coal
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Coal
Definition
fuel that replaced water to power machines
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Laissez-faire
Definition
hands-off capitalism
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Wealth of Nations
Definition
Adam Smith wrote this influential economic treatise
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
believed population would outpace the food supply
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Bourgeoisie
Definition
the owners of the means of production
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Iron Law of Wages
Definition
David Ricardo's belief that people who succeeded economically made things worse for children
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Old Imperialism
Definition
exploration of the world and simple acquisition of valuable resources
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New Imperialism
Definition
organized acquisition of territory to satisfy needs for resources and markets
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Suez Canal
Definition
man-made waterway that shortened the sea travel route for Europe to Asia
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Berlin Conference
Definition
meeting that took place in 1884 to establish protocols for the administration of colonies in Africa
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David Livingstone
Definition
British missionary who was believed lost in the Congo
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Nationalism
Definition
intense affection for one's country
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Imperialism
Definition
acquiring colonies to provide resources or markets
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Alliances
Definition
agreements between countries that offer assistance in case of attack
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Definition
leader of Germany at the outbreak of World War 1
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The Black Hand
Definition
terrorist group responsible for the assassinations of Franz Ferdinand and Sofie Chotek
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British East India Company
Definition
private business interest that controlled India until 1858
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Sepoy Rebellion
Definition
mutiny of Indian soldiers against their British employers
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Sati
Definition
ancient practice of the wife joining her deceased husband on his funeral pyre
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Viceroy
Definition
representative of a monarch who runs a colony on the monarch's behalf
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Purdah
Definition
exile often imposed on women in a colony
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Opium Wars
Definition
conflicts that resulted from Britain's dissatisfaction with Chinese trade policy
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Trade Deficit
Definition
when a country buys more than it sells
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Indemnity
Definition
penalty charged to a country for a loss to another country
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Extraterritoriality
Definition
living in one country under the rules of the home country
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Tai-Ping Rebellion
Definition
internal rebellion that sought spiritual purity in the face of outside intrusion and opium addiction
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Interchangeable Parts
Definition
process of manufacturing many pieces that can be substituted as needed for replacement or speed up manufacturing
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Tenements
Definition
buildings that sprang up around factories to provide housing for as many workers as possible
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Assembly Line
Definition
Henry Ford was responsible for this manufacturing innovation
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Stock
Definition
a new method of organizing ownership in a company and raising capital
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Cartel
Definition
a group of companies that seek to manipulate a market or market segment
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Utilitarianism
Definition
the most good for the most people
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Proletariat
Definition
the working class
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Karl Marx
Definition
author of the Communist Manifesto
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Conservatism
Definition
maintaining the old order in Europe
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Nationalism
Definition
strong identity with an ethnicity, culture or language group
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Muhammad Ali
Definition
father of Modern Egypt
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Egypt
Definition
Britain established a protectorate in this country to protect its trade route
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Zulu's
Definition
Bantu-speaking people that the British defeated to gain control of southern Africa
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Boer's
Definition
descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa
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The Boer Wars
Definition
triggered by the discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa
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Militarism
Definition
build-up of arms and soldiers in response to perceived threats and the need to secure foreign colonies
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
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Pan-Slavism
Definition
unity of this ethnic group of people in Eastern Europe
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Neutrality
Definition
not choosing any side on a conflict
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Schlieffen Plan
Definition
German proposal for fighting a quick victorious war on two fronts
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Sphere of Influence
Definition
are where one country has a decided political advantage and control of resources and markets
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Indian National Congress
Definition
group organized to seek independence from British rule in India
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Muslim League
Definition
Indian group that called for a separate nation of Islamic people
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Ram Mohan Roy
Definition
leader of Indian nationalism
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Jewel in the Crown
Definition
what India represented to Victoria
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Boxers
Definition
Order of Patriotic Harmonious Fists
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
the Order of Patriotic Harmonious Fists were rebelling against foreigners in China during this conflict
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Open Door Policy
Definition
no country can be refused trading privileges and no nation will interfere with another's sphere of influence
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Hong Kong
Definition
Britain received a long-term lease of this port city
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Treaty of Nanjing
Definition
treaty which gave Britain a port city lease and extreme influence in China
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The Blank Check
Definition
Germany's unconditional cooperation with Austria-Hungary in the face of Balkan crisis
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