World History II - Unit 3 Review Quiz

A fossil fuel that was mined readily from under the surface in England and used to power steam engines

Event in London in 1858 in which industrial filth and human waste accumulated to an almost unbearable degree

Metal that became relatively widely used during the Industrial Revolution; produced at low cost by burning "coke"

Cross-referencing details across multiple sources to determine points of agreement and disagreement and credibility

Theory of Marx and Engels that history will result in the inevitable triumph of the proletariat

1801 painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg depicting fires of industrial production amidst a small English village

Horse-drawn machine which harvests wheat more efficiently; invented by Cyrus McCormick (1831)

Locomotive powered by steam; invented by Richard Trevithick (1802-04)

Political ideology which promoted significant government power and continuation of social hierarchy

A business or manufacturing activity done in a person's home

Prussian leader known for realpolitik, his "Iron and Blood" speech, and unifying Germany

A political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published in 1848

German philosopher (1770-1831) who promoted a thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory of history

System of point-to-point messaging communications; invented by Samuel Morse (1838)

Water vapor formed when heated, creating a source of power

Political ideology which promoted limited government, the rights of the individual, and laissez-faire economics

A political theory advocating a society in which all property is publicly owned

The period between the start of WWI (1914) and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991), according to Eric Hobsbawm

Metal 1,000 times stronger than iron; used for railroad track and skyscrapers

A theory of social organization which advocates public regulation of means of production and distribution

Act that granted more political representation to urban areas and the right to vote to more middle-class individuals

German-born philosopher (1818-1883) who advocated Marxism; best known for co-authoring The Communist Manifesto (1848)

The facilities and resources for producing goods (especially in a political context)

The careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text or image (attention to words, syntax, and details)

Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

World's fair that showcased Britain's industrial might and technological innovation as the "workshop of the world"

Device that converts either fuel-based or motion-based power into electric power; invented by Michael Faraday (1831)

Machine run on water power used to spin cotton; invented by Richard Arkwright (1769)

Soft, white, fibrous crop that can be spun to produce textiles

Question historians have sought to answer about whether the Industrial Revolution made life better or worse

Multi-spindle spinning frame that reduced labor needed to produce cloth; invented by James Hargreaves (1764-65)

Heat engine which transforms chemical energy into kinetic energy; invented by Etienne Lenoir (1860)

Workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism)

War between France and Prussia (1870-71) resulting in Prussian victory and German unification

Revolutions all across Europe in the mid-nineteenth century resulting from food shortages, urban unrest, and nationalism

A political theory advocating the abolition of hierarchical government

Device that facilitated the weaving of broader fabrics and wider textiles; invented by John Kay (1733)

First practical device to use steam to power mechanical work; invented in 1712

The period between the start of the French Revolution (1789) and the start of WWI (1914), according to Eric Hobsbawm

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and economy are controlled by private owners for profit

Machine that separates seeds from cotton more efficiently than if done by human hands; invented by Eli Whitney (1793)

Period of global transition following Agricultural Revolution characterized by machines and factory system (1760-1840)

Italian republican leader who led his "Red Shirts" to unite Italy

A major period of great change in farming techniques, crop rotation methods, and livestock breeding (c. 1700-1900)

Spinning machine combining best features of spinning jenny and water frame; invented by Samuel Crompton (1775-79)