UGC 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Paul Gauguin, Class Conflict
7 Apr 2016
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Rivalries among western powers, the booms and busts of expanding industrial economies, class conflicts, challenges from women and their roles, and urbanization shook european and north american confidence. Imperial rivalries come home: the creation of a european-centered world deepened rivalries within europe and promoted instability. The unification of italy and of germany, at the expense of france and austria, smashed the old balance of power. New alliances appeared pitting britain, france, and. 1. new zealand was the 1st country that allowed women"s right to vote. 2. the 1st women elected into poliics was in 1917. Arab emirates, women have no rights to vote: women gained right to vote in 1920. Adam smith"s small-scale, laissez-faire capitalism gave way to an economic order dominated by huge, heavily capitalized firms benefitting from exploitative divisions of labor. Instead of smooth progress, western economies bounced between boom and bust.
