World History Notes March 9 2009

World History Notes

March 9 2009

Emerging power of United States 1st 100 years - isolation improving infrastructure and political system refining internal growth population wise, westward expansion massive immigration throughout 1850s Constitution basis for countries Civil War Industrial North vs. Agricultural South Accelerated industrialization in United States Armaments manufacturing looks overseas (1864-present) mechanized agriculture American military, art, and technology have little world impact European Settlements Canada, Australia, New Zealand Western European Based Cultural Styles, Parliamentary type of Govt British Empire - Queen Victoria(1834-1901) By 1914 all monarchy is related to QV Gradual self rule to avoid revolution Victorian Age - 1840-1880s In Canada To appease FR, created Quebec Last part of the 19th century - poor immigrants In AU 1788-1853 exported convicts penal colony 1850s change - gold is found unified federal nation 1/1/1900 New Zealand Major conflicts with natives, Maoris

Attempting to convert to Christianity (unsuccessful) Parliament ruled Similarities of the 3 Agricultural Transportation - Liberalism, Socialism, Modern Art, Science, Increase in immigration Industrialization Demographic Shifts East Asia China Sweet potatoes, opium trade Japan Nutrition improves, improved medical care, industrialize, strain on natural resources Western Europe Industrialization famine - Ireland Poverty Urbanization Life Expectancy increases Improved Nutrition Vaccinations Tenements Pollution New sources of energy ( electricity, coal, oil) New materials being formed (steel, steam locomotive Middle class being formed Eastern Europe (Russia, Baltic Sea Region)

Emancipation of serfs - still have to work on the land for pay, not free (sharecropping) no industries whatsoever fairly isolated South Asia India learn western values colonized by British colony great infrastructure Highly urbanized Independence in late 1940s