QUARTER 2 REVIEW

How did the Agricultural Revolution

contribute to urbanization and

industrialization?

Produced more food using less

workers

Name all the factors of production

(everything you need to make goods)

you can think of.

Land, labor, capital

Raw materials, natural resources

Roads, railroad, water transportation

What was the first country to undergo

industrialization? What did they have?

Great Britain

Natural resources: iron, coal, water

Large population of people for labor

Rivers & harbors for transportation &

boats

Good banking systems provided loans

Stable gov’t (encouraged business)

What effect would the following have?• Overcrowded housing & poor

living conditions• Pollution • Streets full of waste & unclean

water

Spread of Disease

Name some negative working conditions

during the Industrial Revolution.

Dangerous

Dirty

Long hours

Low wages

Child labor

Bosses used harsh discipline

Most workers lived in horrible poverty

Name some positive long term effects of the

Industrial Rev.

New jobs

New inventions & technological progress

Enormous wealth for industrialized countries

Workers eventually improved their working

conditions

Improvements in education

Better diet, housing, clothing

More consumer goods

RISE IN STANDARD OF LIVING (better quality

of life)

What are the organizations made up

of workers trying to improve working

conditions? (fight for the reform)

UNIONS

“Proletarians (workers) have nothing to lose

but their chains…workers of the world unite!”

Encouraging workers to overthrow their

bosses & take over the factors of production is

part of what economic system? (think Sameville)

Communism

Who is considered the “father of

communism?”

Karl Marx

Karl Marx believed that if

communism became the economic

system, what would be the result?

A classless society• There would be no classes because

everyone would be economically equal…no rich, no poor

In what economic system, are factors

of production (what you need to make

products) privately owned (by

companies, factory owners…think

Imbetterstan)?

Capitalism

What is it called when a strong

country takes over and dominates a

weaker country?

Imperialism

What were the 4 motives for Imperialism?

Economic: ind rev creates demand for more

natural resources, new markets to sell

products, competition w/ other ind nations…$

Racism: Europeans thought they were better• Social Darwinism (most evolved society=$)

Religion: missionaries wanted to spread

Christianity

Nationalism: the more colonies you have the

stronger your country

Why does the sun never set on

the British Empire?

They have SOOOOOO many

colonies all over the world!

Name 2 negative & 2 positive results

for Africans during Imperialism.

Loss of land, loss of culture, loss of

trade, death, exploited (treated

unfairly) for labor & resources

Improvements in heath care &

education (literacy)

What was the only product the British

could get the Chinese to buy in large

quantities?

Opium

What anti-foreign uprising occurred

in China in 1900?

Boxer Rebellion

Describe the Sepoy Mutiny. Who were

the Sepoys? Why did they rebel? Why

did it fail?

What were the 4 MAIN causes of WWI?

Militarism (glorified military & prepared

for war)

Alliances (drags everyone into war)

Imperialism (protect your colonies, they

get involved)

Nationalism (show how strong your

country is…)

What countries made up the Triple

Alliance?

Germany

Italy

Austria-Hungary

What countries formed the Triple

Entente? Why did they align?

France

Great Britain

Russia

Formed this alliance b/c the Triple

Alliance was increasing military power

(Germany)

Why was the Balkans known as the “Powder

Keg of Europe?”

There were so many different ethnic groups

& rivalries, many wanted independence,

nationalism grew…if one event were to

happen, it might explode the continent of

Europe into war

What event was the spark that ignited

WWI?

Assassination of Austrian Archduke

Franz Ferdinand

In what country did the assassination occur?

Who was the assassin? To what terrorist

organization did he belong? What country was he

from?

Bosnia

Gavrilo Princip

The Black Hand

Serbia

What was Germany’s strategy for

WWI? What was the purpose of

using this plan?

Schlieffen Plan, to avoid fighting the

Allies on 2 fronts

What was the first major battle of

WWI? Why was it so important?

First Battle of the Marne, it ruined

the Schlieffen Plan & showed

Germany they would have to fight a 2

front war

Why did most of the fighting on the

Western Front take place in such a

small area?

Trench warfare made it difficult for

armies to gain any ground

What was the biggest turning point

for the outcome of WWI?

America intervened!

What were the 2 major events that

turned American opinion against

Germany?

Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman

Note

Name 3 reasons WWI was considered a

“total war.”

Women entered the workforce when

men left to fight

All industries were converted into

making supplies for the war

Rationing & propaganda were used

How did WWI propaganda portray

German soldiers?

Evil, barbaric, murderous monsters!

What was the purpose of Woodrow

Wilson’s 14 Points?

To create a lasting and fair/just peace

How was Germany punished after the

war?

Forced to accept full responsibility for

the war

Had to pay $33 billion in war

reparations

Lost colonies & other territory

(Rhineland, Alsace-Lorraine)

Germany must drastically reduce

military

Why did the U.S. reject the League of

Nations?

The U.S. did not want to get dragged

into future European problems/wars

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