Chapter 19, 21-23 Study Guide

World History Honors

Chapter 19 and 21 Industrial Revolution

  1. Define the industrial revolution.
  2. How did the Dutch contribute to the Agricultural Revolution?
  3. Define enclosure.
  4. What was the difference between the 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolution.
  5. What led to population growth between 1800 and 1900?
  6. Describe the problems that occurred because of industrialization.
  7. What economic and social reforms came from industrialization?
  8. Define: laissez faire (Adam Smith)
  9. Why did England industrialize first?
  10. What were “robber barons” and “captains of the industry”?
  11. Compare the lives of the working class and middle class.
  12. Explain Thomas Malthus’ “Principle of Population”.
  13. Explain the ideology of Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”.
  14. What is a proletariat? What did Karl Marx believe they would do in the future?
  15. Compare and contrast socialism and communism.
  16. Explain Jonathan Bentham’s “utilitarianism”.
  17. What was “social Darwinism”?
  18. Define cult of domesticity
  19. What is a labor union?

Chapter 22 Nationalism Triumphs in Europe

  1. Who was Otto von Bismarck? What methods did he use to unify Germany?
  2. Why did Bismarck oppose Catholics and Socialists?
  3. What were the divisions in Italy after unification?
  4. Define Realpolitik
  5. What factors made Germany an “industrial giant”?
  6. What problems did Italy have after unification?
  7. Explain the reason why Italy declared war on Italy?
  8. Who were the Italian nationalists responsible for Italian unification?
  9. Why did the Ottoman Empire struggle with nationalism?
  10. When was serfdom banned in Russia?
  11. Describe Russian industrialization in contrast to British/U.S.
  12. What was the effect of Russian “Bloody Sunday”?
  13. Describe the Tanzimat reform and the reason it failed.

Chapter 23 Growth of Western Democracies

  1. Define progressive
  2. Describe the Victorian Age
  3. What did the Conservative and Liberal Parties in England agree and push for politically.
  4. What was the abolitionist movement and what country led it?
  5. What reforms were made in “capital punishment” in England?
  6. What were the reforms made in working conditions in England?
  7. What was the main right that women were fighting for in the progressive era?
  8. What events led to Irish nationalism?
  9. Define home rule.
  10. Explain the significance of the Dreyfuss Affair and Zionism.
  11. Describe the Populist and Progressive movements in the U.S.
  12. How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact slavery in the U.S.?
  13. When did slavery end in the U.S. and Russia?
  14. What was the 13th Amendment?
  15. What was the significance of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”?
  16. What were the causes and effects of the American Civil War?