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Society and politics to WWI - Coggle Diagram
Society and politics to WWI
population trends and migrations
birth and death rates declined or stabilized
population growth began to slow
population grew from 266 million in 1850 to 447 million in 1910
emancipation of peasants made legal movement and migration easier
proportions of europeans in total population was 20 percent
1846-1932 50 million europeans left home
most from britain, germany and scandinavia
second industrial revolution
new industries
henry bessemer manufacturing cheap steel in large quantities
steel chemicals electricity, oil
solway procees for chemicals
increased production of sulphuric acid & laundry soap
expansion of railways spurred economy
Economic difficulties
capital investment slowed
eventually figured itself out
several large banks failed in 1873
late 19th century urban life
the redesign of cities
the new paris
whole districts were destroyed to open streets
wide streets allowed for easy quellung of riots
mechanical trams were used
eiffel tower was built for worlds fair
showed how modern paris was
development of suburbs
clearing of slums
led to displaced people
thus people moved to suburbs
urban sanitation
impact of cholera
struck all classes
led to cleanup of cities
varieties of late 19th century women's experiences
social disabilities
women and property
married women couldn't own property
everything was tied to their husbands
family law
divorce was either illegal or hard
educational barriers
had less access to education
new employment patterns
availability of new jobs
most had no children
majority were unmarried or widows
more opportunities for jobs
withdrawl from the labor force
left after marriage or childbirth
two incomes weren't required
Labor, socialism and politics to WWI
trade unionism
democracy and political parties
Karl marx and the first international
Great Britan: fabianism and early welfare programs
Germany: social democrats and revisionism
bismarck's repression of the SPD
the erfurt program
the debate over revisionism
Russia: industrial development and the birth of bolshevism
Witte's program for industrial growth
Lenin's early thought and career
the revolution of 1905 and its aftermath