P3 Silver Front Flashcards
Philosophers developed new political ideas during the enlightenment including:
- natural rights
- social contracts
- derivation of political power
What reform movements were influenced by enlightenment ideals?
- abolition
- feminism and women’s suffrage
- reform and serfdom
what were some examples of calls for national unification or liberation?
- German and Italian unification
- Ottomanism
- Balkan Nationalism
- New Zealand wars against the british
- writings of lola rodriguez de tio in puerto rico
What revolutionary documents are examples of enlightenment thought?
- Declaration of Independence (America)
- Rights of Man (France)
- Letter from Jamaica (Gran Columbia)
What naturally occurring factors allowed for the takeoffs of industrialization?
- Proximity and access to waterways
- increased agricultural productivity allowing for urbanization
- natural resources such as coal, iron, and timber
- accumulation of capital by middle class
- legal protection of private property
what characterized the 1st industrial revolution in the late 1700’s?
- textile factories and the use of waterpower and steam power
- using fossil fuels for energy
What were the major advancements in transportation and communication?
Railroads, Steamships, and Telegraphs
What characterized the 2nd industrial revolution in the late 1800’s?
- Steel mills and oil refineries
- assembly lines with the use of heavy machinery
- internal combustion engine
- electrical grids
What new financial institutions were developed due to the changes in trade and production?
Rise of capitalism
- Limited Liability Corporations and stock markets
Various responses to the rise of industrialization included:
- resistance by the elites of ching china and ottoman empire
- labor unions to improve working conditions
- urban reforms to compensate for negative effects of capitalism
- alternative visions of industrial societies (Socialism & Communism)
What were some major social changes caused by industrialization?
- New social classes: middle and industrial working class
- Urbanization led to increased pollution , poverty, crime, housing shortages, and unsanitary conditions
What are some examples of state sponsored industrialization?
- reforms in meiji japan
- Alexander’s development of factories and railroads in russia
