[Second Industrial Revolution]
Before class
* Read Palmer, 551-574, 612
* Key terms
New Industrial Revolution
balance of payments
invisible exports
vertical integration
horizontal integration
suffragettes
* Key questions
1. In the half-century from 1871 to 1914, Europe in many ways reached the climax of the
modern phase of its civilization and also exerted its maximum influence upon peoples
outside Europe." Comment.
2. Why did European birth rates begin to rise after 1650 and then fall about 1880? Explain
the fact that despite rapid European population growth there was no serious problem of
overpopulation as in many parts of the world today.
3. What technological advances contributed to the "new Industrial Revolution" after 1870?
How did these changes affect the major European countries?
4. What may be said about the status of free trade in the years 1846 to 1914? How did the
gold standard facilitate international trade in this era?
5. Discuss the relationship between western Europe and other parts of the world in the
nineteenth century economy. In what sense had a true global market been created?
6. Explain the important changes in capitalism around 1880. What were some political and
social effects of these changes?
7. Describe the major demands of 19th century feminists. How successful were their campaigns by 1914?
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