Unit 4: Nationalism, Industrialism, and Imperialism
Lesson H: Social Responses to an Industrialized World
Key Terms
| Key Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bourgeoisie | middle-class |
| imperialism | acquiring colonies or extending influence of a strong country to gain wealth and power |
| Impressionism | a movement in painting, especially among French painters of about 1870, of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light |
| proletariat | lower or lowest social class in a society; working class |
| Realism | art movement in the mid 1800s where the subject is represented in a real-life, realistic manner |
| Romanticism | literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized largely by a reaction against previous movements and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions |
| socialism | system where the state or government owns the factors of production |
Directions: Practice using these terms.
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