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) CapitalismCommunism

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 4/14/11 1. 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 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.