Imperialism and Industrial Revolution Flashcards
Define agricultural revolution
Transformations that allowed humans to change from hunting and gathering to agriculture and animal domestications.
Define industrial revolution
The transition from creating goods by hand to doing it more efficiently with machines.
Define factory
A building where goods are manufactured by machines.
Define textile
A type of cloth or fabric.
Define child labor
The use of children in industry and business.
Define colony
A country governed internally by an foreign power.
Define protectorate
A country with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.
Define sphere of influence
An area where a nation has exclusive investment or trading privileges in a region.
Define economic imperialism
An independent but less developed country controlled by a private business or company.
Define assimilation
Taking on the culture and practice of a dominant group.
Define nationalism
Pride in your country.
Define Berlin Conference
The discussion of European countries to partition Africa’s resources and regulate their activities to reduce conflicts among them.
Example of colony
European countries made all the decisions for the African nations they took over.
Example of protectorate
European countries mostly protected and oversaw the regions they took over.
Example of sphere of influence
European countries wanted the goods and trade.
