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18 Cards in this Set
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Why did the First Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?
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1. Agricultural Revolution
2. Labor/work surplus a. Irish immigrants b. Technology moves workers off lands 3. Roads, canals 4. Laws protecting personal property 5. New energy |
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Why was the Industrial Revolution different in Great Britain then anywhere else?
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-Every other country behind GB/stole from their technology
-Lacks tolls/roads -Wars (1790-1812) lack of capital for technology |
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What was the Industrial Revolution's impact on workers?
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-Cramed environment, poor conditions, factory work
-excessive hours (15-16/day) -children/women 2/3 of labor |
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What was life like for a factory worker compared to the middle class?
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Factory: 3 of 5 in family work
-75% on income on food -punishment for talking/sickness -no job security |
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What was life like for someone in the middle class compared to a factory worker?
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-Food makes up 25% of income
-Shopkeepers, bank workers, artisans -life expectancy twice of factory workers |
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How did the middle class view the factory workers?
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-alcoholism
-lazy -no education -sexually immoral |
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What were some causes of WWI?
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-Germany's desire for an empire, conflicts w/ France
-1894 Franco-Russian Alliance (two front war) -Assassination of Archduke of Serbia begins battles/wars |
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How did WWI change European society?
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-Marxism/Liberalism considered failure, use of unions
-League of Nations established -self determination, rights, woman's rights, free trade |
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What was the conflict of liberalism in WWI? Why was it considered a failure?
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-monarchies all end after WWI (Germany, Austria, Russia)
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What was the impact of the war on Europe?
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-Reparations
-Loss of territories -Reduction of armies -Inflation, economic issues |
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How did fighting change in WWI?
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-Trench warfare
-Automatic weapons -Airplanes, Tanks -Gases, mines |
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What were the themes of Facism and Nazism?
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-War, rule, struggle best expressed through war
-Extreme nationalism -Government, Army -TERROR -Propaganda |
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What are the themes of Liberalism/Marxism?
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-Equality
-Full human rights -Peace, class -Democracy, workers |
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How did the Nazism rise to power?
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-German state after WWI-depleted
-Economic struggle -Loss of territories/power -Propaganda/sense of pride -Nationalism -Protection/restoration of power |
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What is the main theme shared by both Borowski and Voltaire?
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-Life is a struggle, and one must find ways to distract oneself/ make it bearable
-Helplessness- one can have hope, but it probably won't help |
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What are Borowski's view and Voltaire's view on religion?
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B: misleading, distraction of the public
-if there is, why would God let the camps happen? SCHILLINGER V: God puts universe into motion, then does not interfere |
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How do Borowski and Voltaire view the face of evil?
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B: not obvoius, behind the scenes
-evil considered an accumulation of parts, all add up to general act V: evil exists everywhere within the world, one must avoid actions which do affect ability to live life |
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What are Borowski and Voltaire's view of love?
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B: love does not exist in the world of death camps, tool used to distract help survive
V: True love is pointless- waste of energy (ex. Cunegounde) shallow |
