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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.