Introduction
Section 3: The 2nd Industrial Revolution
Identify/Define: John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, Karl Benz, Wright brothers, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, Samuel Morse, Louis Pasteur
1. Where was the Titanic supposed to end up and why did it not make it? Why was it called the ‘masterpiece of the 2nd Industrial Revolution?’
2. How did the 2nd Industrial Revolution transform aviation?
3. What did Andrew Carnegie do with his wealth?
4. How did city life change as a result of the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
5. How was education impacted by the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
6. What was the Salvation Army’s purpose and who started the organization?
7. What new resources came from the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
8. How did scientific/medicinal changes in the 2nd Industrial Revolution make the world a safer place?
Section 4: The Age of Imperialism
Identify/Define: Nationalism, Imperialism, Social Darwinism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Opium Wars, Boer War, Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, Meiji Reforms
9. Why did European countries practice imperialism?
10. What was the largest empire in the world in the 19th Century?
11. How did Ethiopia and Liberia remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?
12. How did Kaiser Wilhelm II try to mess things up for British imperialism? How did he try to mess things up for French imperialism?
13. How was Japan victorious over Korea?
14. What was the impact of imperialism? (specifically in Africa and Asia)
15. How did the Suez Canal affect Europeans?
16. Why did Europeans not want to go to Africa prior to 1885?