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19 Cards in this Set
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Rockefeller |
owned an oil company |
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Carnegie |
Steel |
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alexander graham bell |
created the telephone |
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Edison |
Created the light bulb |
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Harrison Ford |
Model T and the assembly line |
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explain the distinction between socialism and communism |
Socialism wanted nations to reform while communism wanted to abolish nations |
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how did industrialism affect social classes? |
gave people the power to rise to better classes. better opportunity not as much inherited |
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explain the characteristics of the so called Middle class |
High literacy, high education, owned property, made salaries instead of hourly wages, |
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Name the leader (by position and person) of government in Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and England |
Russian King (Czar Nicholas) Austria Hungary (Emperor Franz Joseph) German Leader (Kaiser Vill Helm or William) England Leader (Prime Minister) |
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In England, explain the difference between the Liberal and Conservative parties |
Liberals wanted reform, doesn't want to abolish England but wants there to be certain laws for industries. Conservatives wanted capitalism, role of government isn't to control the industries. Conservatives want free market. |
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In Russia what position did the czar take toward democracy |
was against democracy |
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in russia what position did the czar take toward social reformers |
was against and murdered social reformers
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In the united states to what extent did democracy flourish |
limitations of democracy due to slavery and women's rights, also jim crow laws and blacks weren't allowed to vote |
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What industries enabled the U.S. to become a world economic leader |
Steel, cotton, oil, textile manufacturing, consumer products
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Identify the two great alliances among nations that emerged in the late 19th century |
Triple alliance and Triple alliance entente |
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what region of Europe led to great disputes about national rule |
the balkans |
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identify the characteristics of modernism as a cultural movement |
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identify examples of modern music, art, and architecture |
Monet, picasso, frank lloyd wright building homes with long geometric shapes, Igor Stravinsky the rite of spring (music), Maurice Ravel and claude Debussy created impressionist compositions |
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Identify the key ideas of modern science |
physics from einstein, radium from marie curie, psychoanalysis from sigmund freud |
