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38 Cards in this Set
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Who was Karl Marx?
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Founder of Communism
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What was the term Karl Marx came up with?
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middle class
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When was the Communist Manifesto written?
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1848
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Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
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Karl Marx
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Who was Friedrich Engles?
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wrote "The Condition of the W.C. England"
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When did Friedrich Engles write "The Condition of the W.C. England"?
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1844
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Who was Henry Bessemer?
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Developed a new system to make steel
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When did Henry Bessemer develop a new system to make steel?
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1857
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What does Henry Bessemer's system to make steel consist of?
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Involves pumping air over hot iron. This makes steel. It is very cheap!
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What is the importance of Titusville, PA?
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Oil was discovered here
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When was oil discovered in Titusville, PA?
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1859
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Who was Charles Darwin?
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He wrote the book, "Origin of Species"
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When did Charles Darwin write, "Origin of Species"?
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1859
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Who was Herbert Spencer?
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-promoted the idea of Social Darwinism
-thought the working class could never rise up -though the working class wasn't bright |
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Who was Baron Houssman?
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-Worked for Napoleon III
-In charge of making streets in Paris wider |
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When did Baron Houssman make the streets in Paris bigger?
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1853-1870
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What country did Napoleon III want to take over?
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Mexico
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What happened in Mexico between 1861-1867?
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France takes over Mexico
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When does the U.S. tell France to get out of Mexico?
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1866
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Where is Alexander II from?
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Russia
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What did Alexander II do for Russia in 1861?
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ended slavery in Russia
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What year did Alexander II end slavery in Russia?
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1861
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What was Alexander II's role in Russia?
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Czar
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Who passed the 2nd Reform Bill?
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The British
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When was the 2nd Reform Bill passed?
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1867
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Was the International Workingmen's Association in 1864 a success?
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no. failure!
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What 3 groups spawned from the INternational Workingmen's Association?
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Socialists, Communists and Anarchists
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When did the International Workingmen's Association take place?
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1864
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When did the 3rd Republic take place?
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1871
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When did the Paris Commune take place?
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March of 1871
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Who were the Communards?
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members who supported the short lived Paris Commune
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What did the Paris Commune do?
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It was the government that briefly ruled Paris
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Who were the Social Democrats? (1875)
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wanted to introduce democracy into nations lacking democratic institutions
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What year did the Social Democrats emerge?
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1875
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What was the double sided Rotary Press?
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More efficient way of printing newspapers. Cheaper too.
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What year was the double sided rotary press introduced in?
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1875
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Who created the telephone?
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Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
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What year did Alexander Graham Bell create the telephone?
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1876
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