HIST 020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Utopian Socialism, Industrial Workers Of The World, Social Darwinism
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Lecture 7 consequences of imperialism in the developed world. Trade unions strong; strikes; give workers leverage for better life. Radicalism; believed in systems other than capitalism. Anarchist: against all form of authority; believed in small groups. Believed in trading goods for other goods. Utopian socialist; alarmed of poverty of working class. Worried about the human personality due to work. Charles fourier; phalnx group; 1500 people where labor shared which was designed to be enjoyable so it would not destroy their personalities. Working different jobs for 2 hours; fishing, church, farming. Rooted socialism in the law of history. Motivated working class to organize to fight against the man. Believed in strong government to suppress capitalist. Increase in wealth allows for unions and meeting working class demands. Workers lost incentive to join radical beliefs against capitalism. Increase in overall welfare of working class. Great britain 1818 all white males able to vote. Increase of wealth allowed working class to be taxed.
