Everything is mostly from the 19th Century and definitely before WWI Ideologies would include liberalism, conservatism, socialism/communisum, imperialims, new imperialism, feudalism Three obidences talk about restrictions on women in Japan and relates to the seperate sphere ideology Adam Smith is the first classical economist with the free market idea and linked to liberalism and being the father of modern capitalism The battle of Omdurman was where few hundred British took on 40,000 Sudanese warriors and defeated them with machine guns Japan becomes first industrial power in Asia and explains system being a blend of West of East principles = Meiji Restoration Founder of conservative thought is Edmund Burke and is against French Revolution Cecil Rhodes took control of diamond industry and showed the role of coporations in new imperialism Department stores help the urbanization process by being able to buy mass amounts from one place, cheaper and more often The Boxer Rebellion (China) is caused by foreign influence and exploits the weakness of Chinese rulers and makes them weaker Three stages of Imperialism are Merchantalism, Free Trade and New Imperialism The Monroe Doctorine comes after wars for independence and tells Spain and France that they cannot return and conquer Haiti and the other islands and is influenced by the British Navy since Britain will benefit from trading with the South American countries/islands Quinine becomes medicine that protects European soldiers from malaria and allows the scramble for Africa Sepoy Rebellion (India) comes when Indian soldiers refuse to use guns since they would have to bite pig fat cartridges and this offended Hindus and Muslims Revolution of 1848 in Europe except Britain and become influenced by liberalism and nationalism and unity leads to revolutions that are put down British would not aid the Irish because they thought them to be lazy and bad workers which comes from old liberalism which believed that the only way to survive is be a good worker
Lecture 10/8/2013
Women's rights took huge turns after the year 1840 when women were entitled to more like divorces, jobs, schooling, money and child custody Women start becoming consumers and being talking to each other and as a result they start to learn about politics and social movements that lead to suffrage Some women do not care about voting since they are working and taking care of children all day In 1857, the National Union Women's Suffrage Socities came about and peacefully fought for the women's right to vote Some women start to favor giving up non-violent protesting strategies and want to take up militant tactics Suffragettes become portrayed as women who unsuccessful in their love lives and have never been kissed and don't have husbands By 1914 and World War I most of the anti-suffrage socities are done By the beginning of World War I most of the women have stopped protesting for votes to let the government worry about the war and show men how capable they can be during the war
Lecture 10/10/2013
World War I becomes a war of attrition which means no side will win, but one will run out of stuff or people first It is a total war which means that everyone, literally everyone, must be a part of the war effort down to the littlest things like making dinner Schlieffen Plan is the German plan to take over Paris in 1914 and then deal with Russia so that they can avoid a two sided war since France and Russia would fight Germany from East and West Eastern front is the Russian side and is the war of mobility Atlantic is where Britain blockades Germany where U-boat strikes are prevalant Western front is where trench warfare is seen Middle East and Africa front is the German East Africa campaign, Gallipoli landings and Arab revolts plus the Armenian genocide