Modern Era: 1750-1900
Enlightenment
Natural Rights; John Locke
Individualism
Women Suffrage
Abolitionist movement
Atlantic Revolutions
Nationalism
Debt in Britain and France
American Revolution
Excessive taxation
Lack of representation in parliament
Inspired other colonies to revolt
French Revolution
Unfair treatment of peasants
Limits on power
Nationalism across Europe
Haitian Revolution
violence against slaves
equality for all
debt
Mexican Revolution
Excessive tax
End of slavery in Mexico
Brazilian Revolution
Limited sovereignty
exploitation of resources
European Imperialism
Social darwinism
Nationalism
Civilizing missions
Colonization
ex. Africa, Asia
Resistance to imperialism
Rebellion in India (1857)
Ghost Dance
Economic exploitation of colonies
Cotton from Africa
Belgian in Congo for Rubber
Economic imperialism
Economics
Capitalism
free markets
Consumerism
no government interaction
transnational business
Karl Marx
Shared wealth
Communism
Socialism
Industrial Revolution
Rise in pop.
Agricultural revolution
Urbanization
Specialized Labor
Fossil fuels= increased energy
advancements in communication and transportation
Spread of disease among working class
State sponsored industrialization
Meji Japan
protecting culture
Infrastructure and textiles
Super power of East
Ottoman Empire
Tanzimat reformation
Financial and diplomatic crisis ended reformation
critics said reformation ruined Islamic character of nation
Qing Empire
Self-strengthening movement
Lack of support from dynasty
New examination system and infrastructure
Labor unions
wanted better working conditions
political parties creation
minimum wage laws
Migration
rural to urban migration
Indians and Chinese to Caribbean sugar fields.
Lebanese migration to avoid war
Indentured labor
Mainly in British colonies
Effects of Migration
Ethnic enclaves in host countries
spread of culture and language
Chinese exclusion act
White Australia policy