Unit 1: Industrialization
Social Developments
Economic Developments
Political Developments
Age of Enlightenment
John Locke
Thomas Hobbs
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Ceasare Beccaria
Mary Wollstonecraft
Union Movement
Marxism
The Abolitionist Movement
Capitalism
Socialism
Utilitarianism
Karl Marx/ Fredrich Engels
Charles Fourier
John Stewart Mills/ Jeremy Bentham
Thomas Malthus/ David Ricardo/ Adam Smith
Communism
Communist Manifesto
Classless
Common ownership of all resources
No private property
Published in 1848
Gov. shouldn't interfere with economy
"Invisible Hand"
Gov.action should promote policies for most people
Little government
Free to pursue own intrests
Gov. should control some economy
Factories, Mills, Railroads etc.
Basis for modern communism
Personal profit
Trade/ Industry controlled by private owners
Mercantilism
William Wilberforce
Abolishment of International Slave Trade
Voluntary associations who represent workers
Believed workers had a right in occupation
Shorter work hours
Better wages
Safer conditions
Worker protection
Trade generates wealth/geopolitical power
Overseas colonies
Protectionism
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Sea power
Markets for manufactured goods and raw material
Internal Taxes
"Zero- sum"
People are selfish and wicked
Need a strong ruler to keep order
Born with blank minds and must be educated
"Natural rights"
Freedom of expression/ Religion
Social equality and individual freedom
Criticized justice system
Trial by jury
Anti- torture
Anti- capital punishment
First "feminist"
Women have right to be in politics
Pro- education
Industrial Revolution
Jobs shifted to factories
Urban Sprawl
Larger population
Industrial Revolution
Farming
Industrialized countries gained wealth
Gap between classes grew