Unit 5-6: 1750-1900 Flashcards
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1750-1900
age of enlightenment, revolutions, and industrialization
abolishion
free slaves
social contract
we keep laws and tax, gov’t gives us rights and freedoms. revolutions and overthrow when broken
declerations of the rights of man of the citizen
french version of dec. of Ind.
boulevard jamacain letter
impashioned plea for help from cuba to jamacia to ask for help against spanish trying to imperialize them
despots
people in power treated poor people badly and unfair
haitian rev.
napolean (heirarchy) wants control of colonies. Jean declares ind. and slavery ends
latin american rev.
creoles resented european born spanish and indiginous had few rights. ended with latin american independence from spanish/portugal
creole
american born
4 main technical advancements
steam engine, combustion engine, railroads, telegraph
1st industrial rev.
steam, cloth makers, sewer machines (1900-1950)
2nd industrial rev
chemicals, electricity, steel, skyscrapers (1950+)
Meiji Era restoration
in Japan and was a wake up call to catch up w U.S. trade. they modernized because of US
reforms
fixes gov’t problems ex: child labor, better working hours etc.
labor unions
workers striking for pay, hrs
invisible hand
no gov’t intervention
what was the new class?
middle class (wives don’t have to work)
social darwinism
british culture had civilizing mission
tupac amaru II (Incan)
led indigenous revold against spanish. symbol of indigenous resistence.
spread of what ideology
communism
who led cosa cattle killing movement and where was it
Nongqawuse, africa
what is cosa cattle killing mov
Xhosa ppl killed thousands of cattle and burned food bc of a prophesy. led to huge famine 40,000 died. british took advantage and took over
mangal pandey
indian solder who attacked british. helped indias fight for ind.
sepoy rebellion
india vs british indai company. cartridges
