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18th and 19th Century Movements Industrialization, Imperialism, and Isolationism
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Industrial Revolution Started in England 1. Natural Resources- Iron Ore, Coal, Wool 2. Government Encouraged it 3. Mobile Society 4. Large labor force 5. 2 Large Markets 6. Money
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Inventions James Watt- Steam Engine Steam engine was used in the textile industry, agriculture, and transportation Could have been the single most important invention during the Industrial Revolution
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Henry Bessemer Made a process to make steel faster and cheaper Helped the Railroad Industry
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George Stephenson’s Locomotive
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Automobile Karl Benz
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Henry Ford Model T Assembly line production
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Airplanes Wright Brothers
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Eli Whitney Interchangeable Parts Cotton Gin
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Medical Achievements Louis Pasteur Vaccine for Rabies Pasteurized milk
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Biology Charles Darwin Evolution Survival of the Fittest Social Darwinism- Hitler and the Holocaust
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Economic Theories Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Socialism- Business and production is controlled by the Government Creates a classless society
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Economic Theory Laissez-faire capitalism Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus Hands off approach by the government with Free Enterprise
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Imperialism Africa taken over by Europe Liberia and Ethiopia only Ind. Countries in 1914. India taken over by British Sun never set on British Empire French in Southeast Asia (French Indo China) Spheres of Influences in China
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Strong Countries / Weak Countries European Countries United States Japan African Countries India China Southeast Asia
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Wars during Imperialism Opium War (China vs Britain) Boxer Rebellion (China vs Western Powers) Spanish American War (US vs Spain) Russo-Japanese War (Russia vs Japan) Sino-Japanese War (China vs Japan) Boer War (British vs Dutch in South Africa) Sepoy Rebellion (Britain vs India)
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Isolationism China and Japan had adopted a policy called Isolationism. The Treaty of Nanking following the Opium War opened up some ports in China. Matthew Perry of the U.S. bribed Japan to open their ports. China- Qing or Manchu Japan- Tokugawa
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David Livingstone Missionary that explored interior of Africa Named landmarks after Queen Victoria Victoria Falls, Lake Victoria Henry Stanley- Reporter sent to find him Famous Greeting – “Dr. Livingstone I Presume.”
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