INTRODUTION

  1. We began this school year with the most important event in human history: the Neolithic (New Stone Age) Agricultural Revolution and how humans progressively ceased their hunting & gathering/nomadic lifestyle and created permanent settlements with the advent of farming and the domestication of animals which led to civilization and increasing populations. NOW … we come to the 2nd most important event in human history – the Industrial Revolution.
  2. Just as the Agricultural Revolution began in a few small key areas (remember the River Valley Civilizations like Egypt and Mesopotamia?) and then spread outward, the Industrial Revolution also started in specific areas before spreading. Where did it start?
  1. What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on production and transportation?
  1. How did power relationships between industrialized and non-industrialized countries/regions change?

TRIGGERS FOR CHANGE

  1. What Early Modern change(s) laid the groundwork for Europe and the West to dominate the global economy during the Industrial Revolution period?
  1. What incentive did Europeans have to create new inventions like the steam engine?
  1. How did governments encourage industrial growth?

THE BIG CHANGES

  1. Up through the Early Modern period wood, water, and wind were the primary power sources. What replaces those at the start of the Industrial period?
  1. What replaces agriculture as the primary basis of industrialized economies?
  1. What impact did the Industrial Revolution (IR) have on:
  2. Families -
  3. Children -
  4. Cities -
  5. The lower classes –
  6. What role did many non-industrialized countries start to play in the IR?
  1. A person in India makes textiles (cloth/clothing) until Great Britain arrives with better and cheaper textiles made in its factories. What happens to that Indian and what do you think they end up doing for a living? (See # 8 above).
  1. What ancient institutions die out in most of the world during the IR?
  1. What is the impact of the IR on the environment?

CONTINUITY – no questions

IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE: LEISURE

  1. Why do leisure activities change during the IR period?
  1. What role do most people play in major leisure activities starting in the IR period? (HINT: stadium and theater seats and couches)
  1. What happens to some new forms of leisure such as soccer, baseball, and movies?

SOCIETIES AND TRENDS – no questions

  1. Use the map below and your textbook or online resource to identify the following places:

  1. Italy (after 1870)
  2. Germany (after 1871)
  3. Russia
  4. Austria-Hungary (Austrian Empire)
  5. France
  6. England
  7. Spain
  8. Mediterranean Sea
  9. Black Sea

INTRODUCTION

  1. Why were Chinese immigrating to America in the 19th century?
  1. How did Americans react to them? Cite several responses.
  1. Why did so many Chinese end up working in laundries? Cite more than one reason. (HINT: you should always read captions)
  1. List several changes that took place in Western Europe and/or the U.S. between 1750 and 1914.

The Age of Revolution.

  1. What spread across the West between 1770 and 1848 that was prompted by new ideas of the Enlightenment?

Optimism Against All Odds.

  1. What was Condorcet’s belief that progress and the perfection of mankind was inevitable based on?
  1. Define the parameters (boundaries) of the “age of revolution” using both dates and events. (HINT: use the text and the timeline)

Forces of Change.

  1. List the three forces of change:
  1. How did the discovery of the Americas lead aristocrats in the 18th century to try to secure all the good church and government jobs for themselves?
  1. Why did parental authority decline during the proto-industrialization (prelude to industrialization) period among some groups?

The American Revolution.

  1. List the first three grievances of American colonists toward the British your text gives.
  1. What occurred in 1776 in America?
  1. Who helped America against the British and why?

Crisis in France in 1789.

  1. Provide details supporting the three movements of change that helped spur on the French Revolution.
  2. Ideology (body of ideas/concepts about politics or culture) & Enlightenment thinkers –
  1. Social changes & the middle-class –
  1. Population growth & peasants -
  1. What event was the final straw? (HINT: it’s always about the economy & food)
  1. How did Louis XVI want to fix the problems going on in France?
  1. When the middle-class (also known as the “Third Estate”) formed a new assembly, who made up the majority?
  1. What major ideological document was written and what freedoms did it focus on?
  1. What day is France’s “independence” day and what happened on that day? (HINT: It’s not far from July 4)

The French Revolution: Radical and Authoritarian Phases.

  1. What role did other European countries play in the French Revolution that helped turn it more radical?
  1. What happened to King Louis XVI
  1. What instrument was used in his demise and what’s ironic about it?
  1. What was this period of the revolution called?
  1. Who was the radical leader? What were his goals?
  1. What was the major “ism” that replaced loyalty to church and region? (NOTE! You MUST learn this term. It is extremely important from this point forward. It is usually based on a shared language and culture and will be a major force for change and conflict. Adolf Hitler, among others, will use it to justify grabbing land and starting wars. “Everybody who speaks our language should be together in one country under one government. That government must defend ‘our’ people against ‘others’. It’s ‘US’ against ‘THEM’.”)
  1. Who marked the final phase of the revolution?
  1. What were the negative and positive changes he brought to the revolution?

Positive / Negative
  1. What caused him to fail in his expansionism?
  1. How do you think this person is viewed today inside France and by those in other European countries, particularly England, Germany, & Russia?

visualizing the past: the french revolution in cartoons

  1. Who is the giant in the cartoon?
  1. Who do the tiny figures represent?
  1. What’s the message of this cartoon? (No, it’s not that he likes to eat.)

A Conservative Settlement and the Revolutionary Legacy.

  1. What was the major achievement of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
  1. What were the ideals pushed by the liberals?
  1. Radicals agreed with liberals but differed in that they also wanted what and focused more on what group?
  1. How did the French Revolution weaken the Ottoman Empire?
  1. Throughout this chapter/time period, what social class do you see playing a major role in all Western societies and increasing its power at the expense of the aristocracy and the church?

Industrialization and the Revolutions of 1848.

  1. Based on your text and the map on page 521, where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
  1. The Chartist movement was composed of lower-class workers. Your text states that they wanted the right to vote so they could influence the government to regulate new technologies. Why do you think lower-class workers would want to regulate new technologies?
  1. What else did this group want to help improve their lives?
  1. Why did peasants lose interest in revolution?
  1. What technological change helped resolve a cause for revolutions in the West?
  1. What social change regarding privilege and birth did industrialization bring about in the West?

The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850-1914.

  1. More than half the people in several countries in the West came to live in cities (“urbanization”) during this period and urban life began to improve despite the crowded conditions. List several improvements.

Adjustments to Industrial Life.

  1. What was the change in birth rates? Why? (HINT: people aren’t farming like they used to)
  1. List improvements in the lives of ordinary people.
  1. What major contribution did Louis Pasteur make and how did this affect women?
  1. What did unions help workers do?

Political Trends and the Rise of New Nations.

  1. What is ironic about Benjamin Disraeli leading the charge to give working-class men the right to vote in Great Britain?
  1. What did Count Cavour manage to accomplish for Italy and how did this affect the pope?
  1. What did Bismarck manage to do along similar lines of Cavour?
  1. Examine map 23.4 carefully. What small piece of land did Bismarck take from France in 1871? Guess what language the people of that area spoke? (HINT: think “nationalism”)
  1. What was important about the American Civil War from a military standpoint?
  1. What social issue did it resolve?
  1. What characteristics do most European countries have?

document: women in the industrial revolution

  1. In the first document, women are clearly in the service to whom? Is this document admiring or critical of women?
  1. In the second document, it stresses that women should be educated in what areas?
  1. What has been the result of a lack of education in these areas?
  1. In the third document, what conclusion can you draw regarding the social class of the author? What is her tone? How does she portray herself?

The Social Question and New Government Functions.

  1. What happened to the scope and size of government in the West following the Industrial Revolution?
  1. What practice did Western nations adopt that China had used for over a thousand years?
  1. How did governments change education and for what two main purposes?
  1. How can it be said that President Obama is trying to be a modern day Bismarck?
  1. Who were the “bad guys” and “good guys” according to Karl Marx?
  1. What did Marx advocate?
  1. What did revisionism advocate?
  1. What were the goals and successes of the feminist movement?

Cultural Transformations.

Emphasis on Consumption and Leisure.

  1. What 2 things improved for the working class?
  1. What was is an example of the first product craze?
  1. What new types of entertainment were people able to enjoy?
  1. What declined as people became more secular?

Advances in Scientific Knowledge.

  1. How did science help agriculture?
  1. What was the key idea of Charles Darwin?
  1. What group did his theory bring him into conflict with?
  1. In what area of science to Albert Einstein focus and what was his main contribution?
  1. What did Sigmund Freud study and what was his solution to emotional problems?

New Directions in Artistic Expression.

  1. What was one of Charles Dickens’ objectives for writing his famous stories?
  1. How did science play a role in art?
  1. Romanticism/Romantics did NOT appeal to reason or careful thought. Instead they appealed to what?

Western Settler Societies.

  1. Why did the Industrial Revolution prompt expansion?
  1. What new military technologies helped the West expand?
  1. The impetus for expansion and new military technologies led to an increase in what between European nations?

Emerging Power of the United States.

  1. Identify the Monroe Doctrine and the true power behind its enforcement.
  1. Identify both the dates of the American Civil War and key differences between the North & South.

European Settlements in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

  1. Why are Canada, Australia, and New Zealand’s governments so similar to Britain’s?
  1. What major conflict existed in Canada?
  1. What discovery really excited the British about Australia?
  1. How did these new colonies differ from the American colonies?

In Depth: The United States in World History.

  1. What was the root cause of U.S. civilization being unique in comparison to European civilization?
  1. Why didn’t the U.S. develop a large peasant class like Europe’s?
  1. Compare religion in America and Europe.
  1. What major musical contribution arose from African culture in America?
  1. Despite the fact that America has gained much of its political, industrial, and social patterns from Western Europe, esp. Britain, identify a major difference that developed in the 20th century between America and Europe.

Diplomatic Tensions and World War I.

  1. What country was Germany’s primary enemy?
  1. Why was it difficult for European nations to gain new colonies after 1900?
  1. Why was Britain concerned/jealous about Germany? Cite two reasons.

The New Alliance System.

  1. What nations belonged to the Triple Alliance?
  1. What nations belonged to the Triple Entente?
  1. What was Germany’s geographic and military dilemma?
  1. What sort of race did these two alliances engage in?
  1. How did nationalism play a role in bringing about World War I? (HINT: Why would Russia defend Serbia?)
  1. Examine the two maps of southeastern Europe on p. 535. We know that the Ottoman Empire was composed of multiple ethnic and religious groups (despite being dominated by Turkish Muslims). Look at what’s happening to the Ottoman Empire over time on the maps.
  1. How does this contrast with Italy and Germany?
  1. What is one explanation for this that connects to the question above?
  1. What 3 countries seem to be benefitting the most from this process?
  1. What was the match that started the fire known as WWI?

Diplomacy and Society.

  1. How did newspapers play a role in fueling the fires for war?
  1. What did most Europeans believed about the war?

Global Connections: Industrial Europe and the World.

No Questions

Ch.23 ID’s

This chapter is FILLED with terms but the ten below are very important, #10 less so but know what it is. They’ll sometimes throw art at you and ask you how it would be classified.

Remember, has these terms and definitions for each chapter. On the left margin, under any chapter, click on “Chapter Resources” then scroll to the very bottom of the page and click “Flashcards”.

  1. Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:
  2. Liberalism:
  3. Conservatives:
  4. Radicals:
  5. Socialism:
  6. Nationalism:
  7. Karl Marx:
  8. Revisionism:
  9. Feminist movement:
  10. Romanticism: