Flashcards: World History Midterm Review

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Why was Great Britain able to industrialize?

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Natural resources such as coal and iron, overseas markets that bought British goods, and a strong navy to protect shipping lanes.

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One result of the Agricultural Revolution was

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increase in food production

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The factory created a new labor system in which

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Workers had to work regular and long hours, and perform repetitive tasks for low wages

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The growth of cities is called?

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urbanization

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The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was seen in the

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Emergence of the middle class and the working class

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The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

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It created new inventions that could be used for urban industrialization

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An extension of a nation's power over other lands

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Imperialism

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Areas in which foreign powers have been granted exclusive rights and privilege such as trading rights and mining privileges.

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Spheres of Influences

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This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.

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steam engine

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation