HIST 215 Lecture : Imperialism and the Road to War
22 Apr 2012
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Hist215 europe in the late 19th century: imperialism and the road to war. No revolutions in 1848 but series of reforms: 1832, 1867, 1884 expand the franchise. Parliament and government exemplify liberal constitutional system. Britain is leading industrial and imperial nation. Victorian middle-class ethos of enterprise, morals and charity hard work becomes valued. Universal manhood suffrage since 1848 tempered by napoleon iii (emperor from 1852) Countries with universal manhood suffrage before 1914: france, Switzerland, norway, finland, austria (only for the austrian area), germany. Industrialization, modernization of paris undone by foreign policy adventures. Defeat in franco-prussian war leads to paris commune, republic and presidential system. 1880s: radical separation of church and state. Instability: corruption (panama canal scandal), boulanger affair and the dreyfus. Revanche: aggressive foreign policy and new colonialism overseas. Bismarck"s main goals: unify germany, abolish social forces which can be considered alien (catholics)
