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The first public railway line, called the Rocket, ran for 32 miles from Liverpool to _______.
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Henry Cort developed a process called puddling that _______.
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Enabled spinners to produce cotton thread faster
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Was used to produced high - quality iron
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Enabled the stream engine to drive machinery
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The Industrial Revolution began in ________ in the 1780's.
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The Industrial Revolution brought with it _________, an economic system based on industrial production that created a new middle class.
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The United States was a large country in the 1800's, and the developement of _________ was most important for a good transportation system.
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The great powers of Europe - Great Britain, _______, Russia, and Prussia-met at the Congress of Vienna in September 1814.
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_____________ is a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability.
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The principle of legitimacy meant that ___________.
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Only legitimate European powers could attend the Congress of Vienna
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Royal families had to prove they were qualified, or legitimate, to serve
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Lawful monarchs who had ruled before Napoleon would be restored to the throne
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Rulers who did not rule legitimately would be replaced by new rulers
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In ____________, liberals overthrew the Bourton monarch Charles X to establish a constitutionalmonarchy.
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An all German parliament, called the ________, was held to prepare a constitution for a new united Germany.
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11.
______________ was the Prussian prime minister known for practicinig the "politics of reality."
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After losing the Franco-Prussian War, France had to pay 5 million francs and give up the provinces of ___________ and Lorraine to the new German state.
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13.
The Compromise of 1867 created __________.
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The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
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An alliance between France, Great Britain, and Austria
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As opinions over slavery and abolition grew more divided, on December 20, 1860,_________became the first state to secede from the United States.
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15.
_________ issued an emancipation edict, freeing Russian serfs.
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16.
Dawin's idea that each kind of plant and animals has evolved over a long period of time from earlier and simplier forms of life is called __________.
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Indeference or rejection of religion or religion consideration is called _________.
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18.
The most famous artist of the realist school was __________.
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19.
The French scientist proposed the germ theory of disease
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20.
A British novelists who wrote realistic novels was ______________.
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21.
The process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than others of their kind, thus ensuring the perpetuation of those favorable traits in succeeding generations.
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22.
The principle set forth by Darwin that every plant or animal has evolved, or changed, over a long period of time from earlier, simplier forms of life to more complex forms
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23.
The __________, which sped up weaving and ended cloth-making as a cottage industry, was the first major improvement in the process of making cotton.
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24.
The coal-driven __________ became crucial to Britain’s Industrial Revolution.
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25.
Which was NOT a feature of the new industrial economy?
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Railroad building created new jobs for farm laborers and peasants.
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Lowered transportation costs led to lower prices for consumer goods.
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Factories needed to be located near water sources.
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More sales allowed business owners to reinvest their profits and grow their businesses.