UGC 112 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Current Lecture I War Production and Culture a What Helped to Bring About This War II Relevance for Today III Migration and Urbanization a Division of Africa b Four Cs IV Spheres of Influence V European Insecurity VI New Roles for Women a Three Cs VII Revolutionary Stirrings Current Lecture The Masses 1 War Production and Culture What helped to bring about the war Main Points European complacency and anxieties o Conservative leaders were ready and able to solve problems CONCEPT OF BALANCE OF POWER o A few people began to raise questions women excluded from it Karl Marx 1848 aborted revolutions o Motivated by educated people Princes encourage it Nature of concert of Europe let rev get nipped in the bud o Opposition to imperialism term that becomes important with the global spread of commerce and political empire Imperialism and empires go together Opposition to imperialism Global sources of unease Relevance for Today World War I did warning signs exist These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Eastern Ukraine Crimea Japan and contesting islands Self confidence Europeans had in concert of Europe was this justified Greeting of the day Dee la Mschvi do bi sa Meaning I wish you peace Georgian This was one of the earliest churches preceded catholic church Georgia became independent in 1991 Had a tough first decade then in 2003 had a Rose Revolution Orange Revolution in Ukraine at that time This celebrated the end of Communist rule Migration and Urbanization Map nineteenth century migration Observations most people went to US and Canada Under populated compared to Europe lot more chances for entrepreneurs Potato Famine in Ireland pre immigration laws set could come from anywhere except China Immigration also went to the east moving to Siberia From England go to South Africa New Zealand etc Many people left India to SE Asia West Indies moved out as indentured servants cheap slaves Division of Africa Slavery at edges didn t stop right away The British abolished slave trade in 1807 Slavery itself abolished in 1833 Exception made did not apply to India Slave like statists continued and many would argue continues today in India Desire for Wealth consider analogy for Latin America Incredible amounts of gold British found diamonds and gold in South Africa This was the only country in Africa that was really profitable to colonize Hope for markets justification for invasion of China Opium war said lets invade country to sell this harmful product Evangelization churches Resistance people in Africa didn t welcome white people There was a lot of resistance Maji Maji Uprising in 1907 Ferrero First genocide in 1904 The Herero and Namaqua Genocide Another instance was in the Aba Women s Riot riot led by women in Eastern Nigeria in 1928 Women led the way when taxes were imposed They protested traditionally and effectively Took off their clothes and got the British to end their policy immediately Four C s commercialization conversion civilization colonization Which European country grabbed which on map Belgians Spheres of Influence important Not same as annexation or colonization A sphere of influence is an area which an outside power has a great deal of influence on Russia has great deal over eastern Ukraine Country that the US has a lot of influence over China No Taiwan Yes Qing dynasty o Ruling house came from outside the main areas of the country Swept in and imposed their room Qing was ousted o Note map showing spheres of influence that Europeans had over China British Germans Japanese Russians and French All of them were there grabbing for spoils Boxer rebellion o Means society of righteous In Beijing equally resented degree of influence Europeans were bringing Thought they were invulnerable Compare to maji maji in 1907 east Africa maji means water in Swahili Similar belief in east china Very quickly crushed primarily by Japanese troops This is part of reason japan became involved in its own empire Implicit explicit division o Artillery effective organization proud cavalry of the Qing dynasty Areas of Chinese influence were taken away from it Taiwan was taken over by Japan China had a good reason to feel really insecure o European Insecurity Shown picture of Bastille in Paris It used to be a prison Ripping it down was the mark of the start of revolution 1848 and surprises 1848 was a time of surprises Concert of Europe threatened by democratic efforts Labor unrest increased industrialization and kind of working conditions people experienced were common byproducts People were less healthy an inch to two inches shorter Labor unions were organized and owners resisted strongly Rise of large companies fair to say that a firm like Microsoft or a large oil company has a high degree of influence in government Size and resources count Economic empires grew Kruk in Germany were major manufactured of arms Kruger monopolized matches Japan the Zaibatsu leaders of major firms work closely with government in industrialization Andrew Carnegie built up largest fortune in world and gave it all away Financial crises overexpansion was common US we had panics and many connected with speculation and railroad construction German expansion look at changes in boundaries All the sudden in middle of Europe fragmented entity Holy Roman Empire became a very different kind of state than it had been Map of 1850 Central Europe div Prussian in half Austria and Hungary kind of split What happened to Prussia Germany became a state by a proclamation done by Versailles in France Country that defeated them used it to proclaim this new German empire this is so called SECOND RIGHT The third right was referring to Germany under Hitler Looking at Italy was also not unified so be aware that Italy itself is a relatively new nation New Roles for Women Separate spheres Clear division of labor Four Cs were mentioned before about remembering imperialism now think of these three Ks for women s roles Kinder kiss Kusha kitchen Kiersha church Women are more religious take care of kids and are in charge of food They had no political or economic power They do not have the right to vote either thus they were technically handicapped What did women do about it Show they are strong and dress up for success and power Make men cook their own food Taking leadership roles Push for public education