AP World History Exam Review (Unit 5)
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Industrial Revolution ✔✔A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s
and early 1800s beginning with the textile industry. It began in Grea
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AP World History Exam Review (Unit 5)
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Industrial Revolution ✔✔A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s
and early 1800s beginning with the textile industry. It began in Great Britain and quickly spread
throughout the world.
Capitalism ✔✔An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are
controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Described in Wealth of Nations
written by Adam Smith
Adam Smith ✔✔Scottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations a precursor to modern
Capitalism.
Karl Marx ✔✔(1818-1883)-German philosopher and founder of Marxism, the theory that class
conflict is the driving force of historical change and development.
socialism ✔✔A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls
the means of production.
Communism ✔✔A political and economic system where factors of production are collectively
owned and directed by the state.
proletariat ✔✔Karl Marx's term for the working class in a capitalist society
bourgeoisie ✔✔Karl Marx's term for the capitalist class, comprising the owners of the means of
production.
second industrial revolution ✔✔Steel, chemicals, electricity. This is the name for the new wave of
more heavy industrialization starting around the 1860s.
factory system ✔✔A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into
one building; replaced the cottage industry
fossil fuels ✔✔Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
Opium Wars ✔✔Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire (mind 1800s), caused by the Qing
government's refusal to let Britain import Opium. China lost and Britain and most other European
powers were able to develop a strong trade presence throughout China against their wishes.
Liberalism ✔✔A political ideology that emphasizes the civil rights of citizens, representative
government, and the protection of private property. This ideology, derived from the
Enlightenment, was especially popular among the property-owning middle classes.
John Stuart Mill ✔✔Early liberal philosopher; promoted freedom and quality
United Fruit Company ✔✔A company based in Guatemala that owned 90% of the land in the
1950s. They only used 20% of it, so the Guatemalan president forced them to sell the land. Because
several members of the board were in Congress, they got the CIA involved in a coup.
gold standard ✔✔A monetary system in which paper money and coins are equal to the value of a
certain amount of gold - an example of expanding financial institutions in the 19th century.
stock market ✔✔A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling
of stock shares issued by a company; example of an expanding financial institution in the 19th
century
Utopian socialism ✔✔A philosophy introduced by the Frenchman Charles Fourier in the early
nineteenth century. They hoped to create humane alternatives to industrial capitalism by building
self-sustaining communities whose inhabitants would work cooperatively
Marxism ✔✔Emerged as the most famous socialist belief system during the 19th century. Saw all
of history as the story of class struggle.
Meiji Restoration ✔✔when the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown and replaced with a
parliament-style government, returned power to the emperor, and started Japan on the road to
Industrialization & Westernization
Self-Strengthening Movement ✔✔A late nineteenth century movement in which the Chinese
modernized their army and encouraged Western investment in factories and railways
Boxer Rebellion ✔✔a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and
Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese
influence there.
Industrial-era reforms ✔✔state pensions and public health in Germany, expansion of suffrage
(voting rights) in Great Britain, public education, sanitation reforms, increased workers rights
(safer conditions, reduced hours)
Middle class ✔✔A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and
wealthy farmers; benefited most from the industrial revolution
Scramble for Africa ✔✔Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s
and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa, France most of northwestern Africa. Other
countries (Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Spain) acquired lesser amounts.
social Darwinism ✔✔19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles Darwin
could be applied to society; used to justify the Scramble for Africa
Imperialism ✔✔A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or
military force.
nationalism ✔✔A sense of unity binding the people of a state together; devotion to the interests of
a particular country or nation, an identification with the state and an acceptance of national goals.
Siam ✔✔Known today as Thailand, remained relatively independent during through the
nineteenth century because they served as a buffer between the colonies of Britain and France in
Indochina.
Enlightenment ✔✔An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the
principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
John Locke ✔✔17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who
asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Montesquieu ✔✔French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and
legislative and judicial powers
natural rights ✔✔Life, Liberty, and Property; everyone is born free and with certain rights that
cannot be taken away
social contract ✔✔A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by
creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Declaration of Independence ✔✔1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress,
explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain. A liberal document with ideas
from the Enlightenment
Declaration of the Rights of Citizen and Man ✔✔Statement of fundamental political rights adopted
by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution, 1789
Jamaica Letter ✔✔Written by Simone Bolivar, in this letter he argues that liberty should come to
Latin America but before true freedom can be experienced, there should be a period of transition
in which a dictator should rule. Was against mercantilism.
Spheres of Influence ✔✔Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but
do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China after the Opium Wars - a form of economic
imperialism)
Abolition of slavery ✔✔13th Amendment
End of Serfdom ✔✔Most important reform of Russian Czar Alexander II; 1861-1865
Ethnic enclave ✔✔a neighborhood, district, or suburb which retains some cultural distinction from
a larger surrounding area
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