Regents Exam Review Part 1 Political, Economic and Social Revolutions

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Regents Exam Review Part 1Political, Economic
and Social Revolutions

• 10th grade
• Global History and Geography
• Mr. Schwenebraten

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Political Revolutions

• French Revolution 1789 inspiration to later
  revolutions

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• Causes
• Absolute Monarchy Louis XVI
• Huge debt large taxes

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• Social Inequality
• three social classes (1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates)
• Inspiration

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• Results
• Limited monarchy
• Political power shifts to bourgeoisie

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• Inspires other
• nationalistic movements

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• Independence movements in Latin America 19th
  century
• NATIONALISTIC feelings led to new nations
• Break away from Spain, Portugal, and France

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• Inspiration American and French Revolutions

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• Key figures
• Toussaint LOuverture
• Simón Bolívar
• José de San Martín

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Reaction against Revolutions

• Congress of Vienna
• Goal Restore Europe to pre-French Revolution
  conditions
• Contain France, balance of power and legitimacy

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• Latin America
• Power shift from Kings representative to
  military leaders/wealthy landowners
• Cash crop economies

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Economic Revolutions

• Industrial Revolution
• Before a nation can industrialize it must have
  enough FOOD and CAPITAL

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• Why did it begin in England?
• Natural resources (coal and iron ore), human
  resources, and transportation
• ? land, labor, capital

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• Industrialize
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• mass production
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• mass distribution

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• Mass production assembly line
• Each person performs ONE task
• Problem BOREDOM

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• Results
• Increase middle class
• More social mobility
• Urbanization
• Government reforms correct evils of factories

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• Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
• Capitalism private ownership of means of
  production - PROFIT
• Socialism some government (public) control of
  business
• Communism complete government control of
  business

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Social Revolutions

• Karl Marx Communist Manifesto Dictatorship
  of the Proletariat

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• History is an ongoing conflict between the rich
  and the poor

• VS.

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• Industrialization/ Capitalism leads to
  proletarian revolution Workers of the world,
  unite.
• Conditions only improve when workers are in
  control and create a classless society

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• Adam Smith laissez faire govt. hands off
• Economic freedom guarantees economic progress

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• Social Darwinism
• Survival of the fittest applied to people,
  businesses and nations