Industrial Revolutionand Nationalism – World at War

Chapter 15Section 3

Industrial Revolution

A life-changing period when goods changed from being made by hand to being made by machine in factories

Industrial Revolution Changes Machines were invented to speed

weaving textiles Improved transportation systems

meant people could travel more quickly and more cheaply

Improved communication meant people could keep in touch even though separated be long distances

Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution Cities grew too quickly

people lived in dirty conditions diseases spread

Factory owners took advantage of workers Wages were low Working conditions were poor

Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution

Making and selling goods was an important part of the economy

Nations became more democratic as workers were given a stronger voice in making laws

Imperialism(Age of Imperialism late 1800s)

The practice of taking control of foreign territories as colonies in order to form an empire Colonies provided raw materials needed

for industry Colonies supplied markets for European

goods

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/1907powr.htm

Nationalism (cause of WWI)

Pride in one’s country Destructive Nationalism

– can make one nation harm another

Can lead to war

World War I(Alliances – cause of WWI)

Nations feared one another so they formed alliances

Two Great Alliances Germany, Austria-Hungary, and

Turkey (Central Powers) Great Britain, France, and

Russia (Allied Powers) (Roots of War: Discovery Streaming)

World War I – The Great War Began July 28, 1914 Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were

assassinated U.S. joined in 1917 at the request of President

Woodrow Wilson War ended in 1918 Results:

Austria-Hungary was split, Germany lost its overseas empires and a lot of

land was taken away, Germany was required to pay war damages

Treaty of Versailles

World War II Began Sept. 1, 1939 when Hitler

invaded Poland Alliances:

Germany, Italy, and Japan (Axis Powers)

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union and United States (Allied Powers)

World War II December 7, 1941 – attack on

Pearl Harbor (Discovery Learning)

U.S. declared war on Japan Dec. 8, 1941 – Franklin Roosevelt

War in Europe ended May 1945 Hiroshima bombed August 6, 1945 Nagasaki bombed August 9, 1945

Results

6 million Jews were killed – Holocaust Germany was divided

East Germany West Germany Map

6 million Jews were killed – Holocaust Creation of Israel Formation of the United Nations

Communism A form of unlimited

government in which the state owns the farms and factories and decides what will be grown and produced

Started by Vladimir Lenin – Russia’s first Communist Leader

The Iron Curtain An imaginary boundary

created to cut off people in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union from the west

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain

http://www.brianrose.com/lostborder.htm

The Cold War A period of tension without

actual fighting Began after WW II The U.S. wanted to stop

communism from spreading throughout the world