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A summary proving information about the Revolutions such as the French and American Revolution but also The Industrial Revolution and the Event that started World War One

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From The Revolutions to WWI
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1.Introduction
2.The Enlightenment & political revolutions
2.1 The Age of Enlightenment
2.2 American Revolution
2.3 French Revolution
3.Industrial Revolutions
3.1 First Wave of Industrialization (1780s-1820s)
3.2 Second Wave of Industrialization (1840-1870)
3.3 Third Wave of Industrialization (1890 - 1900)
3.4 Conclusion of the Industrial Revolution
4.From ‘Nationbuilding’ to ‘Sleepwalking into WW I’
4.1 The Unifications of Italy & Germany
4.1 The Great Civil War (1914-1918)




1.Introduction
⇒ This chapter will discuss some key European moments of the period between 1750-1914




From The Revolutions to WWI 1

, 2.The Enlightenment & political revolutions
2.1 The Age of Enlightenment
⇒ The enlightenment was a philosophical & intellectual movement in Europe which focused on reasoning,
rationality, individual rights and liberty, belief in human and societal improvement
⇒ It was a period of development of methodology
e.g. Newton, Voltaire,…
⇒ The Enlightment challenged absolute monarchy & the authority of the Roman Catholic Church, this
served as inspiration for the American & French revolutions
⇒ Coffeehouses, printed books, journals & pamphlets played a big role
The Roots/ Origins of the Enlightenment

Rooted in the humanism of the Renaissance
→ this revived interest in classical text & values, emphasizing human potential & creativity

Rooted in important scientific developments
→ new way of thinking about the ‘natural world’, demonstration of scientific inquiry & mathematical
reasoning
e.g. Copernicus, Galileo Galilei,…

Examples of People who really influenced European thinking




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