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WH300D: The Age of Empire Topic: Introduction to the Mid-Nineteenth Century Handout One OUTLINE: I. An Introduction to the Mid-Nineteenth Century. A. Introduction. B. Agricultural Revolution. C. The Irish Famine. D. Industrial Growth. E. Political Developments. QUESTIONS: 1. Following the Revolutions of 1848, Europe and the rest of the developed world experienced a prolonged period of enthusiasm for the future. What accounted for those feelings? What did the public in Europe hope the new decade would bring? 2. What innovations took place in agriculture that contributed to the expansion of industrialization in both Europe and North America in the mid-nineteenth century? What was the driving force that keep the European economies going, allowing businessmen to maintain low wages for their workers? 3. What accounts for the Irish Famine? How did the British respond? What were the long-term consequences of British inaction? Explain. 4. How did the Industrial Revolution alter relationships between workers and managers and interactions between nations in the mid-nineteenth century? What were the prevailing theories that influenced the thinking of the intelligentsia at the time? 5. What were the immediate causes of the Industrial Revolution? TERMS: Industrial Revolution Justus von Liebig Classical Economists Louis Pasteur Liberals Charles Darwin Laissez-Faire Joseph Lister Free Trade Corn Laws Crystal Palace Eli Whitney Potato Famine Sir Henry Bessemer Revolutions of 1848 Robert Fulton July Monarchy Rothschild Poor Laws John Loudon McAdam Anti-Corn Law League Alexander Graham Bell Samuel Cunard William Siemens |
