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Chapter?34: An Age of Anxiety Chapter Outline Probing cultural frontiers Postwar pessimism The "lost generation" Term used to describe pessimism of U.S. and European thinkers after the war Postwar poetry and fiction reflected disillusionment with western culture Scholars--Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee--lamented decline of the west Religious thought reflected uncertainty and pessimism Karl Barth attacked liberal Christian theology embracing idea of progress Older concepts of original sin and human depravity revived Attacks on the ideal of progress Science tarnished by the technological horrors of World War I Most western societies granted suffrage to all men and women Many intellectuals disillusioned with democracy Conservatives decried "the rule of inferiors"

chapter 30

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Foundations of industrialization Coal critical to the early industrialization of Britain Shift from wood to coal in eighteenth century; deforestation caused wood shortages Abundant, accessible coal reserves in Britain Overseas colonies provided raw materials Plantations in the Americas provided sugar and cotton Colonies also became markets for British manufactured goods Grain, timber, and beef shipped from United States to Britain after 1830 Demand for cheap cotton spurred mechanization of cotton industry John Kay invented the flying shuttle, 1733 Samuel Crompton invented the spinning "mule," 1779 Edmund Cartwright invented a water-driven power loom, 1785 James Watt's steam engine, 1765 Burned coal, which drove a piston, which turned a wheel

euro 23

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Chapter 23 The Mass Society in an ?Age of Progress,? 1871-1894 The Growth of Industrial Prosperity New Products First major change in industrial development after 1870 was the substitution of steel for iron. Great Britain fell behind Germany in steel production Great Britain also fell behind in the new chemical industry. By 1910: power stations and plants districts tide to single power distribution systems commons source of power for homes, shops, industrial enterprises Thomas Edison: invention of lightbulb Joseph Swan: opened homes and cities to illumination by electric lights Alexander Graham Bell: 1876: invented telephone Guglielmo Marconi: 1901: sent first radio waves across the Atlantic 1897: invention of oil-fired engion 1902: used by Hamburg-Amerika Line ocean liners

Communist Manifesto Book Review

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The Communist Manifesto Book Review Marx, Karl, and Friedrich Engels.?Manifesto of the Communist Party. London: CHARLES H. KERR & COMPANY, 1848. Web. Part One ? Information

Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution Study Guide Honors European Studies Any material from notes, homework assignments, in-class worksheets or writing activities could show up on the test. The test will consist of multiple choice, matching, short answer and essay questions. Industrial Revolution Pre-Revolution Situation (farms/causes of new inventions) 1700s Farms were owned by the wealthy England?s small farms were bought by wealthy landowners to create larger farms. Jethro Tull invents seed drill to make sure seeds can germinate Crop rotation instead of three field system Selective animal reproduction Significant Increase in Food Supply More people could be fed with less $ and less labor More babies were made The extra people could provide surplus labor for new factories

APUSH IMPERIALISM

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In the 1890?s, the United States of America was at a crucial juncture in terms of its growth as a country. With The Civil War coming to a close and the West being settled, the conflicts that plagued and hindered the progress of the nation from its birth came to a harmonious resolution. With a drastic rise in its population and a booming economy, which was supported by a surplus of industrial production, America was on its road to becoming one of the great nations of the world. The question at that point of time was not what is wrong with the country, but what more can you do for the country? Although America was at such an advanced and civilized position, there were many parts of the world that were not even close to being at the same place.

Revolution and the Reimposition of Order

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Palmer Chapter 12 1 Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order Revolution and the Reimposition of Order Chapter XII. Sections 58-62 pp. 500-541 ?Never before or since has Europe seen so truly universal an upheaval as in 1848....In 1848 the revolutionary movement broke out spontaneously from native sources from Copenhagen to Palermo and from Paris to Budapest. Contemporaries sometimes attributed the universality of the phenomenon to the machinations of secret societies...but the fact is that revolutionary plotters had little influence upon what actually happened....Many people wanted substantially the same things--constitutional government, the independence and unification of national groups, an end

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Palmer Chapter 12 1 Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order Revolution and the Reimposition of Order Chapter XII. Sections 58-62 pp. 500-541 ?Never before or since has Europe seen so truly universal an upheaval as in 1848....In 1848 the revolutionary movement broke out spontaneously from native sources from Copenhagen to Palermo and from Paris to Budapest. Contemporaries sometimes attributed the universality of the phenomenon to the machinations of secret societies...but the fact is that revolutionary plotters had little influence upon what actually happened....Many people wanted substantially the same things--constitutional government, the independence and unification of national groups, an end

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