Industrial Revolution and Imperialism Vocab Review

Match each definition with the proper vocabulary term.

• Capitalism

• the growth of cities and the migration of people into them.

• Socialism

• an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

• Imperialism

• the theory that government actions are useful only if they promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

• Urbanization

• policy where a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially

• Utilitarianism

• an economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit.

Match the definition word with the proper vocabulary term:

• Open Door Policy

• a policy, proposed by the United States in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

• Sphere of Influence

• A 1900 revolt in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

• Assembly Line

• A situation where people rely on others to provide the goods and services they need.

• Boxer Rebellion

• In a factory, an arrangement in which a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in its manufacture.

• Economic Interdependence

• A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Communism

• A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business

• Entrepreneur

• an economic concept that refers to separating tasks in which people in a factory or company work at one kind of job and learn to do it well.

• Industrialization

• the shift, beginning in England during the 18th century, from making goods by hand to making them by machine.

• Specialization

• an economic system in which all means of production—land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses—are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally

• Industrial Revolution

• The development of industries for the machine production of goods

Match the following definitions with the proper vocabulary term

• Russo-Japanese War

• The application of Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human societies - particularly as justification for imperialist expansion.

• Berlin Conference

• A 1904-1905 conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries’ efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea.

• Opium War

• A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain’s opium trade in China

• Social Darwinism

• the idea that the government should not interfere with or regulate industries and businesses.

• Laissez Faire

• A meeting in 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa.

Match the following definitions with the proper vocabulary term

• Factors of Production

• an association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages.

• Interchangable Parts

• Identical machine-made parts, the use of which made factory work more efficient.

• Strike

• the resources—including land, labor, and capital—that are needed to produce goods and services.

• Union

• to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet certain demand

• Mass Production

• the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items.