AP World History Modern

Industrial Revolution - Answer- the single handed reason for modern society. It lead to an increase in production, global trading, new economic systems, extensive transportation and communication, and social organization. Financiers developed new ways to facilitate the Industrial Revolution. reasons for the industrial revolution - Answer- 1. EUROPE's LOCATION 2. AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS 3. EUROPEAN POPULATION GROWTH 4. URBANIZATION 5. AGRICULTURAL GROWTH 6. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS 7. PLENTY OF RIVERs/CANALs 8. ACCESS to FOREIGN RESOURCES 9. CAPITAL new technology - Answer- steam engines created new ways to harness energy from fossil fuels, factory system lead to specialization of labor, second industrial revolution led to the production of STEEL Europe - Answer- THE FACTORY SYSTEM REQUIRED RAW MATERIALS. EUROPE WENT AROUND THE WORLD TO ACQUIRE THEM. EUROPE WAS NOT CONTENT WITH RAW MATERIALS. THEY ACQUIRED TERRITORY TO USE AS MARKETS FOR FINISHED GOODS key economic philosophers - Answer- smith- developed the ideas of capitalism mill- developed the ideology of liberalism new forms of transportation an communication - Answer- railroads, steam ships, telegraphs, and canals (erie, suez, panama) unions - Answer- they demanded better wadges, hours, and conditions from factory owners reforms - Answer- new reforms for workers, public education, and women new social classes - Answer- there were new social classes formed from the industrial revolution they included the middle class and the working class racial policies - Answer- 1. SOCIAL DARWINISM - "WE ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF SCIENCE" 2. 'WHITE MAN's BURDEN' - "WE ARE DOING THIS BE