Study Guide: Unit Five, 1750-1900
Controlling Ideas: Enlightenment, Rise of Capitalism, Industrialization, Nationalism
Chapter 21:
Development of the Enlightenment
Congress of Vienna: Consequences of Revolutions: New Political Ideologies: Conservatism, Liberalism, Radicalism (p. 621-622 & 756,762-763)
Compare/Contrast: American, French, Haitian Revolutions
Chapter 22:
What was the impact of Enclosure movement?
How did 19th century European industrialization impact European families, women, & gender relations?
How did 19th century European industrialization impact the environment & the world? (Think PERSIA)
2nd Agricultural Revolution: Reasons & Impact
Why Britain? Why not continental Europe? What hindered Russia’s transition to full industrialization?
Who benefited most from the Industrial Revolution? (social class)
What were the necessary factors for industrialization?
Chapter 23:
19th c reform movements: abolition, immigration, women’s rights, social justice, racial justice, & Native peoples
Mexican War of Independence
Role of “Personalist” Leaders
Impact of Regionalism
Abolition of slavery: Reason, Impact
Chapter 24:
Muhammad Ali
Ottoman Empire
Greek War of Independence
Tanzimat
Crimean War
Pan-Slavism
Russia & reform efforts
Qing
Opium Wars
Treaty of Nanking
Taiping Rebellion
Compare/Contrast relationship with Europeans: Ottoman, Russia, Qing
Chapter 25:
Zulu
Muhammad Ali
Impact of abolition of slave trade
British in India
Sepoy Revolt: Reasons, Effects
Indian Nationalism
British in Africa: Cape Colony
U.S. & Australia: policy toward indigenous peoples
New Labor Migrations: Reasons, Effects, Where did they go?
Chapter 26:
Technologies & industries: Impact on the world economy?
Migration & Population Changes: Reasons, Effects
Middle Class women vs. working class women
Social Darwinism
Socialism & Marxism
Nationalism: reasons, effects, impact: Germany, Italy, Japan
Liberal vs. Conservative (p. 621-622 & 756,762-763)
Compare/contrast China, Japan, Russia responses to Westernization/Industrialization
Chapter 27:
Original Imperialism vs. New Imperialism
Tools of imperialism
The Berlin Conference: Cause, Effect, Purpose, Impact
Compare/Contrast: Imperialism in Africa, Asia, Latin America
Changes & Continuities: The World Economy
Impact on the Environment
Big Broad Questions:
What was a new Western motive for overseas territorial expansion in the industrial era?
Why had India become Britain’s most important colony by 1800?
During the era of British colonialism, why were the British content to leave Indian social hierarchies intact?
By what method did Western imperialists work to gain a dependable corps of local managers to aid in the administration of their colonies?
How would you describe international relations between the western powers in the decades leading up to 1914?
Which areas of the world were nominally independent but nonetheless endured significant Western informal political and economic influence by 1914?
Periodization:
Industrialization and global integration
Imperialism and Nation State formation
Nationalism, revolution, and reform