Unit 5 Modern Era 1750 1900 Tabs 5
Unit 5: Modern Era 1750 -1900
Tabs 5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism 5. 2 Imperialism & Nation-States 5. 3 Nationalism, Revolution & Reform 5. 4 Global Migration (Still use 2 sheets; use the back for 5. 4)
5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism I. Industrialization changed how goods were produced – Required for Indust. Rev. : Land, Labor, Capital – Effects: urbanization, environment, faster production – Tech: steam engine, railroad – Specialization of labor (textile industry) – Spread to rest of Eur. , Russ. , Jap. , US
5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism • “ 2 nd Indus. Rev. ” =late 19 th century w/ electricity & chemicals II. New patterns of global trade; industrialists seek raw materials – decline of economically productive, agriculturally based economies – Seek new consumer markets (China: Open Door Policy)
5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism III. Financial institutions to facilitate investments • Bank loans & gov. sponsorship; stock market • Capitalism (Adam Smith) • Transnational business & corporations IV. Developed transport. & comm. • Steam engine/coal; • Unions = better working conditions • China & Ottoman Emp. Struggled to Indust.
5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism • Gov. sponsored Indust. – Japan (Meiji) – Egypt (Muhammad Ali) • Reforms to adjust global capitalism – Expansion of suffrage in GB – Pub. Educat. • Social Org. – Large middle class – Family dynamic & gender roles change
5. 1 Industrialization & Capitalism • Gov. sponsored Indust. – Japan (Meiji) – Egypt (Muhammad Ali) • Reforms to adjust global capitalism – Expansion of suffrage in GB – Pub. Educat. • Social Org. – Large middle class – Family dynamic & gender roles change – urbanization= unsanitary conditions
5. 2 Imperialism & Nation-States I. Transoceanic empires – Increased control over colonies – Eur. , Am. , Jap. Created empires in the Pacific; Port. & Span. Colonial control declined – African colonies (Berlin Conference) – Settler Colonies (N. Z. , Aus. , S. Afr. ) II. Imperialism influenced state formation & contraction around the world – Meiji Japan – US & Russia expanded overseas empire – Decline of Ottomans
5. 2 Imperialism & Nation-States • Nationalism fostered new communal identities III. Racial ideologies justified imperialism – Social Darwinism
5. 3 Nationalism, Revolution & Reform I. Enlightenment questioned established traditions; led to rebellion against governments – Observe natural world & human relationships (Voltaire, Rousseau) – New political ideas (Locke) – Amer. Rev. , French Rev. , Latin Am. Rev. – Led to expanded suffrage; abolition of slavery II. Discontent w/ Imperial rule led to anti-colonial movements
5. 3 Nationalism, Revolution & Reform III. Development of liberalism, socialism, communism – Emergence of feminism
5. 4 Global Migration I. Migration changed demography – Improved medicine & food prod. = pop. Growth – Increased urbanization – Global capitalist economy relied on coerced labor – Women took on new roles – Ethnic enclaves in different parts of world – Ethnic and racial prejudice (Chinese Exclusion Acts)
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