Social Studies Midterm

Question 1

Industrial Revolution

Answer 1

The transition into mass producing goods in Europe and America by machine instead of by hand.

Question 2

Imperialism

Answer 2

The takeover of a smaller country by a bigger country to dominate the social, economic, political lives of the people.

Question 3

White Man’s Burden

Answer 3

A poem that urged Europeans to conquer the non white western people

Question 4

The Wealth of Nations

Answer 4

A book by Adam Smith that presents the economic system of capitalism and introduces the concepts of productivity, division of labor, and the Invisible hand

Question 5

Adam Smith

Answer 5

The father of economics and wrote the Wealth Of Nations

Question 6

The Communist Manifesto

Answer 6

A pamphlet that outlines where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

Question 7

Karl Marx

Answer 7

One of the writers of the Communist Manifesto

Question 8

Friedrich Engels

Answer 8

Other writer of the Communist Manifesto

Question 9

Proletariat

Answer 9

The class of workers, including industrial laborers, who do not own the means of production (factories, tools).

Question 10

Bourgeoise

Answer 10

the capitalist class who own most of society’s wealth and means of production.

Question 11

Simon Bolivar

Answer 11

a educated creole who led the rebellion in Venezuela after admiring the French and American revolutions

Question 12

Early Latin American Civilizations

Answer 12

Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca, developed complex societies with advanced achievements in art, science, engineering Olmecs were the first

Question 13

Columbian Exchange

Answer 13

The Columbian exchange was the first global transfer of animals, plants, technology, and bacteria between the Old World and the New World. Being Europe to Native America Led by Chris Columbus led to death of Native Americans

Question 14

Triangular Trade

Answer 14

Trade of European goods like weapons to Africa who brought enslaved people to America who returned with sugar cotton and tobacco

Question 15

American Imperialism in South America

Answer 15

America using dollar diplomacy and Monroe Doctrine to gain control of the Latin America economy

Question 16

Teddy Roosevelt

Answer 16

President of the United States helped Panama win independence in exchange for control of Panama Canal

Question 17

Howard Taft

Answer 17

Created dollar diplomacy also was president

Question 18

Panama Canal

Answer 18

A 10 mile strip of water way that cuts through Panama that US Government created to cut shipping time and make money.

Question 19

Good Neighbor Policy

Answer 19

Recognized the rights of Latin nations by not interfering with eternal affairs and taking troops out tof countries

Question 20

Mexican Revolution

Answer 20

Aimed to overthrow dictator Porfirio Díaz to end authoritarian rule, reduce foreign economic control.

Question 21

The Berlin Conference

Answer 21

a meeting between 14 European powers and the U.S. regulating colonial expansion and trade to avoid conflict among themselves while ignoring African nations decisions

Question 22

Colonialism

Answer 22

the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Question 23

European Colonization of Africa

Answer 23

The Scramble for Africa was the invasion, conquest, and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers

Question 24

Early African Civilizations

Answer 24

Mainly Egypt influenced the region in their religion, hieroglyphs, and architecture.
Most Civilizations near water sources leading to certain parts being way more populated.

Question 25

King Leopold

Answer 25

Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

Question 26

The Belgians and the people of the Congo

Answer 26

King Leopold used brutal violence in this colony by forcing local populations into harvesting rubber, resulting in millions of deaths, atrocities, and widespread, deep trauma.

Question 27

Black Consciousness

Answer 27

A movement in 1960s-70s South African grassroots anti-apartheid ideology

Question 28

African National Congress

Answer 28

a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994

Question 29

Example of Imperialism In Africa

Answer 29

The Berlin Conference

Question 30

Example of Imperalism in Latin America

Answer 30

Dollar Diplomacy The U.S. encouraged American banks to provide loans to Latin American nations. This made those countries financially dependent on the U.S. and kept European creditors away.