Intro to the Long 19th Century

Intro to the Long 19th Century

Drastic Changes through Industrialization

Highlights of the Long 19th Century

• intensification of world economy

• Industrial Revolution

• produced dramatic new society & economy

• extended power of the West

Key Developments

• factories were key production units w/ organized labor

• governments expanded

• European imperialism took hold all over the world (backed by new weapons & transportation)

• Areas of the world modeled themselves off the European systems

Open Ended

Which regions of the world do you think were able to successfully model themselves off the West?

Successful Western Imitation

• United States industrialized & added their own cultural ideas

• Russia started to industrialize by 1890s

• Japan replaced feudal regime & industrialized

Western Intervention in Other Regions

• Latin America won independence but had economic dependence on West

• Growing Western incursions in the Ottoman Empire & China

• Western imperialism in Africa

• British takeover of India

Multiple Choice

Which region gained their independence during this period?

• India

• Latin America

• Africa

• Ottoman Empire

Complex Patterns

• Europe, United States & Latin America experienced political revolutions

• demands for individual liberties, democracy, constitutional regimes

• economic changes & new ideas changed men's & women's relationships

• increased nationalism

Multiple Choice

Which present day country became a loose confederation of states in 1815?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• Belgium

Regions Feel Dominant Forces of Century

• some regions became colonies, others gained independence

• some countries moved quickly to reform, others hesitated

• traditions & contemporary circumstances created new diversity

• increased international contacts

Open Ended

What was one force/change in the 19th Century?

New Tensions

• increased national rivalries from imperialism

• massive armament of countries

• alliance systems

• WWI

Multiple Choice

What war ended the 19th Century?

• Franco Prussian War

• French and Indian War

• WWI

• WWII