Deck 18: E: Revolutions of Industrialization 1750-1914

Question 1

Historical Description: Describe the impact on Latin America of the Atlantic revolutions and the Industrial Revolution.

Answer 1

•The establishment of political independence
•The abolition of slavery
•New social and economic relationships among the diverse racial groups of Latin America
•The emergence of a new economy based on foreign capital and export-driven production for the markets of industrialized nations

Question 2

Personal Reflection: Do you believe that the Industrial Revolution deserves to be called a revolution?

Answer 2

•A definition of revolution
•Analysis of the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution,such as technological innovation and the accumulation of capital by people who engaged in industry and trade
•Analysis of the outcomes of the Industrial Revolution,including categories of change such as political,social,economic,cultural,and material
A really good answer might include some effort at comparing the Industrial Revolution to the Atlantic revolutions or to the Agricultural Revolution.
A really good answer might also include something on the pace of change as well as on the cumulative and long-term impact of the process.

Question 3

What accounts for the differences in the way that industrialization affected Britain,the United States,Russia,and Latin America?

Answer 3

•Issues that should be addressed:
oThe factors that facilitated or hindered industrialization
oThe role and interests of the state,individual industrialists,and foreign capital
oThe options available to people to have their grievances addressed
oThe role of each country in the global economy
•A discussion of industrialization in Britain should highlight the significance of Britain being the first country to industrialize,which gave Britain an advantage over other countries early on,but as other countries industrialized,Britain lost its lead.While countries that industrialized later continued to innovate,Britain found itself invested in obsolete technology.
•A discussion of industrialization in the United States should explain how the United States emerged as a major global power by the turn of the twentieth century.
•A discussion of industrialization in Russia should focus on its influence on the revolutions of the early twentieth century.
•A discussion of industrialization in Latin America should highlight the region's dependence on industrializing countries.