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Unit 1: Industrialization (Economic Developments Link (Laissez-faire…
Unit 1: Industrialization
Economic Developments
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Mercantalism
stresses that trade generates wealth & power
more gold and silver=more power
impose taxes
avoid silks & spices
The Abolitionist Movement
William Wilberforce
pushed to get rid of slave TRADE
slavery was okay, but shipping the slaves WAS NOT
The Union Movement
Represents workers in labor disputes
Wanted
shorter work hours, better wages, better working conditions, & worker protections
Capitalism
trade controlled by private owners
personal profit
public benefit over political benefit
Government will work itself out
The "Invisible Hand"
Laissez-faire
stresses that trade generates wealth & power
more gold and silver=more power
impose taxes
avoid silks and spices
Government interference should be MINIMAL
Social
Developments
The Enlightenment
Change ideas of government & society
Philosophers behind the Enlightenment were. . .
Thomas Hobbs
society needs a strong ruler
John Locke
"natural rights"
Voltaire
Tolerance of all religions, freedom of expression
Jean Jacques Rousseau
everyone has equal part in government
Ceasare Beccaria
trial by jury, anti-torture, anti-capital punishment
Mary Wollstonecraft
Pro-education, women have the right to be involved in politics
Social Classes
Inventions
Inventions of the 1st IR
Method: hand -----> machine
Spinning Jenny, Water Frame, Spinning Mule, Cotton Gin
Inventions of the 2nd IR
Automobiles, chemicals, railroads, telephone, radio
Allowed more people to TRAVEL to work
Expansion of middle class
Political
Developments
Marxism/Communism
Socialism
Charles Fourier
Government should control certain factors of economy
control factories , mills, & railroads
Government ownership would get rid of greed
Karl Marx & Frederick Engels
Engels: German, college educated, journalsit, fascinated in working conditions
Marx: German, author, philosopher, poor work ethic, fascinated in working conditions
Marx and Engels meet in Paris to dicuss their hatred of European society
Communism: war isnt thought about, armies & police arent needed
All activity is to benefit your community
They publish the Communist Manifesto in 1848
