HIST 020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Industrial Revolution, Mass Politics, Mass Production
Document Summary
Japanese expansion leads to rise of power of mao zedong and communist party; peasants strong electorate: co-prosperity sphere collapses in 1945 when us defeats japan; significant because it eliminated though that only europe could dominate the world. Rock & roll: the great acceleration: 1945-present. Since 1945 world shaped by: decolonization, cold war, fordism -> post-fordism, great acceleration: unprecedented population growth, mass consumption, economic growth, Frontiers of 21st century: population growth/urbanization, competition for natural resources, legacy of empire & cold war, global inequalities: higher populations consumer less per capita. 1/12/2017 6:49:00 pm: mass consumption/production cycles: increased efficiency in factories leads to cheaper prices and more consumption to more productions. This cycle continues on @ unsustainable pace because more resources of land/fossil fuels used from limited supply. Production, mass consumption: economic interdependence/globalization: begins with european empire using colonies for extraction of resources and increase in exports.
