HISB31H3 Lecture : Lecture notes week 1
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N why: 20th century: themes: quantity and quality of change, historical record, change government (monarchy and empire nation, euro-centric diversity, particular/regional global, human involvement (common, universality of experience, mass effect communication, carnage, migration. 1815 was the last time there was an european war with napoleon and then there was 100 years of peace marking their empire and power. Alliance the major european powers in that time: concert of europe austria, russia, prussia, britain, and france took on the congress system (no upheaval, no revolutionary conflict) collective decisions/solutions. N had begun just before the french revolution, but the french revolution disrupted the industrial revolution. Industrial revolution technological (mechanization), economic (capitalism), social (demographic) multiplier effect: manufacturing (hand/craft) machine, productivity increases, cost decreases, domestic trade increases, employment increases, purchasing power increases, demand for goods increases, quest for raw materials increases (overseas) N change in women rights during wwi in european nations.
