Connect The Dots
Transcript: Connect The Dots! By-Dallas C. History How are these Five Topics related to each other? World History *Enlightenment *French Revolution/Napoleon *Industrialism *Imperialism *WWI Enlightenment The Enlightenment was a 17th-18th century movement that mainly focused on reason, individualism, and skepticism. A key person from the Enlightenment was John Locke; the father of Liberalism. He pioneered the ideas of religious toleration, social contract, natural law, and the right to revolution. An event from the Enlightenment was Galileo discovering the planets. He made the idea of the Earth and other planets are revolving around the sun. Enlightenment How this relates? The Enlightenment philosophy fueled the Industrial Revolution by making the British change their political system. Relates to Industrialism How this relates? The Enlightenment was basically the cause for Imperialism. It gave Imperialism the means to achieve the ideas from the Enlightenment. Relates to Imperialism French Revolution/Napoleon It was a period between 1787-1799 that was a major social change. They fought for change between the rulers and citizens and rewrote the nature of politcal power. They made three branches of governments to keep the king in check. On July 14th, 1789, an angry mob attacked a state prison that's on the east side of paris and won. Which is now known as The Storming of Bastille. A key person from this period is Maximilien Robespierre, he is the one for spreading the Reign of Terror and the use of the guillotine. French Revolution/ Napoleon How this relates? The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions. The French revolution, Imperialism, Industrialism, and WWI were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals. Being Liberty, Freedom, and the need to change. Relates to Enlightenment How this relates? Social change was allowed by the Industrial Revolution as well as the French Revolution. The two led to the development of new ideas, inventors, and political ideas. Relates to Industrialism Industrialism "Industrialization is the process of transforming the economy of a nation from agriculture to reliance on manufacturing"- Investopedia Industrialism made the USA what the USA is today. It helped with the expansion of cities and new market economy. But it also cause multiple labor strikes. The Grover Shoe facotry blew up in 1905, March 20th. The incident killed at least 35 people. A key person from the Industrialism period was James Watt. He was known for greatly improving the steam engine in 1776. He realized the original steam engine was extrememly inefficient, so he improved the design for better effiency. Industrialism How this relates? Imperialism was driven by the Industrial Revolution, as it created both the neccessity for Europe to expand and the power for them to maintain so many colonies abroad. Relates to Imperialism How this relates? Industrialism played a big role in WWI. New military machinery was being produced at a much larger and faster scale than before. Relates to WWI Imperialism Imperialism began around 1760, where less developed nations were being colonized by well developed nations. These nations colonized them for power and because of that, they've wiped out the native cultures and used their land for new markets and imported goods and their natural rsources. A big event from this period was the Indian Rebellion in 1857. It was against the rule of Britain East India Company, from May 1857-July 1859. A key person from this period is Ghengis Khan. He was a brilliant military stragegist who united the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. Imperialism How this relates? The expansion of European nations can be seen as a cause of WWI. As countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, tension increased. Relates to WWI How this relates? France began nestling its imperial endeavors aound the mediterranean during the French Revolution, following the colonial losses it had sustained during the Seven Years' War in the Atlantic. Relates to French Revolution/ Napoleon World War 1 It was also known as the Great War. It began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The cause of WWI was a assassination of a man named Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His death caused wars all across Europe. A big event from this period was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. He was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire. A key person from this period was Archduke Franz Ferdinand, he was basically the cause of WWI. WWI How this relates? The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventors, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions. The French Revolution, Imperialism, Industrialism, and WWI were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals. Being liberty, freddom, and the need for change. Relates to Enlightenment How this relates? The Napoleonic Wars and WWI share simularities in their scale and treaty networks. Nearly every nation in Europe