World History II

Friday, April 15, 2011

Bellringer 4/7/11 Review Questions

1. Who wrote the 95 theses?2. Who conquered the Aztecs in 1519?3. What was the trade route that connected Europe

and China?4. Who formulated the heliocentric theory?5. What present-day country were the Mughals

located?

Pass up Bell-ringers from last week.

Bellringer 4/11 Complete “Turning Point” – Industrialization

Transforms Society on page 381

Answer questions 1 and 2

Bellringer 4/12/11 Compare and contrast Communism and

Capitalism using a Venn Diagram. (at least 3 in each section)

Bellringer 4/13/11 Read page 495 – “The Boxer Rebellion”

What was the The Boxer Rebellion?

What caused the Boxer Rebellion?

What country did the Boxer Rebellion occur in?

Bellringer 4/14/111. Steam Engine

2. Spinning Jenny

3. Cotton Gin

4. Steel Making Process

5. Discovered Bacteria

6. Small Pox Vaccination

a) Watt

b) Hargreaves

c) Pasteur

d) Whitney

e) Jenner

f) Bessemer

Bellringer 4/15/11 Virginia was just voted as one the top ten best

states to live in and make a living by Yahoo.com. This is based upon income level, cost of living, and state taxes.

If someone asked you your opinion of living in Virginia, what would you say?

If you’ve lived in another state, how does it compare.

Fact for Today – Real Life Capitalism In 2005 the U.S. national income was $10,903.9

billion.

There are approximately 307 million people in the US.

If wealth in the United States was distributed equally, each person in the United States would receive $96,370 a year.

However, the household income is around $52,000.

NEWS.

Industrial Revolution

SOL 9

Industrial Revolution Originated in England because of its natural

resources (e.g., coal, iron ore) and the invention and improvement of the steam engine

Spread to Europe and the United States

Role of cotton textile, iron, and steel industries

Industrial Revolution Relationship to the British Enclosure Movement

End of Public Property and Lands were fenced in

Rise of the factory system and demise of cottage industries

Rising economic powers that wanted to control raw materials and markets throughout the world

Technological Advances

James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny

Produced several strings of yarn at one time

James Watt Steam Engine

Improved transportation and faster production

Eli Whitney Cotton Gin

Quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from the seeds

Henry Bessemer Process for making

steel

Faster production of steel

Edward Jenner Small pox

vaccination

Helped eradicate small pox

Louis Pasteur Discovery of bacteria

Helped discover and prevent disease

Impacts of Industrial Revolution

Impacts Population increase Increased standards of living for many but not

all Improved transportation Urbanization Environmental pollution Increased education Dissatisfaction of working class with working

conditions Growth of the middle class

Tenement Houses

The Dominance of Capitalism

SOL 9b

Capitalism Adam Smith – The Wealth

of Nations

Role of market competition and entrepreneurial abilities

Growth of the middle class

Dissatisfaction with poor working conditions and the unequal distribution of wealth in society

Socialism and Capitalism Karl Marx’s The

Communist Manifesto (written with Friedrich Engels) and Das Kapital

Response to the injustices of capitalism

Importance to communists of redistribution of wealth

The Nature of Work in a Factory

Factory Life Family-based cottage industries displaced by

the factory system

Harsh working conditions with men competing with women and children for wages

Child labor that kept costs of production low and profits high

Owners of mines and factories who exercised considerable control over the lives of their laborers

Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Slavery The cotton gin increased demand for slave

labor on American plantations.

The United States and Britain outlawed the slave trade and then slavery.

Social Effects of the Industrial Revolution Women and children entering the workplace

as cheap labor

Introduction of reforms to end child labor

Expansion of education

Women’s increased demands for suffrage

The Rise of Labor Unions Encouraged worker-organized strikes to

demand increased wages and improved working conditions

Lobbied for laws to improve the lives of workers, including women and children

Wanted workers’ rights and collective bargaining between labor and management

Labor Unions

Labor Union Rallies!!!

Assignment Chapter 12-1 Worksheet

Turn in when you get finished.

Imperialism and Nationalism

SOL 9d,e

Connection Industrial nations in

Europe needed natural resources and markets to expand their economies.

These nations competed to control Africa and Asia in order to secure their own economic and political success.

Important Terms Colony Spheres of Influence Protectorate

Nationalism and Imperialism Nationalism motivated European nations to

compete for colonial possessions.

European economic, military, and political power forced colonized countries to trade on European terms.

Industrially produced goods flooded colonial markets and displaced their traditional industries.

Colonized peoples resisted European domination and responded in diverse ways to Western influences.

Imperialism Colonies

Protectorates

Spheres of influence

Imperialism in Africa and Asia

European domination

European conflicts carried to the colonies

Christian missionary efforts

Spheres of influence in China

Suez Canal

East India Company’s domination of Indian states

America’s opening of Japan to trade

Responses of Colonized People Armed conflicts (e.g.,

events leading to the Boxer Rebellion in China)

Rise of nationalism (e.g., first Indian nationalist party founded in the mid-1800s)

Group Assignment Imagine all the members in your group are workers in the

Low Moor Coal Mine in 1875. You have just formed a labor union because you want better treatment.

Create a flyer to attract more workers to join your union.

Make the flyer colorful and attractive.

Make sure to include the name of your union, the problems you disagree with, the rights and issues you will fight for.

Where will you meet at? Who will be the union president? Include any other information that may draw attention to your cause.