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The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
-Argued for a government based on general will.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: George Washington
-President of the new colonial government in America.
-First U.S. President.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Louis XVI
-Called a meeting of the traditional parliament to consider tax reform for his regime.
-Caved in after some street riots in the summer of 1789, the Revolution was on the way.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Maximilien Robespierre
-Leader of the radical phase known as the Reign of Terror.
-Elected to all revolutionary assemblies and lead the prosecution of the king in 1792.
-Took over the government from the king and put down many factions, supported the Terror, and worke for centralization.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Napoleon Bonaparte
-Military victory in 1799.
-Made France into an authoritarian empire.
-Established religious freedom.
-Devoted his attention to a centralized school system and expansion.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: James Watt
-In the 1770s he created a steam enginge that could be used for production. This launched the Industrial Revolution.
-Scottish artisan.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Louis Pasteur
-Discovered germs in the 1880s.
-Discovery led to more health awareness and precautions.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Jean Dumay
-Labor leader who fought against the work conditions he felt were not fair.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Benjamin Disraeli
-Conservative leader in Britain who granted the right to vote to working-class men in 1867.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Count Camillo di Cavour
-Italian leader who supported industrial development and parliament expansion.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Otto von Bismarck
-Prussian prime minister who worked to spread the right to vote to all men.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Karl Marx
-Ideas on new definition for political theory led to socialism.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Emmeline Pankhurst
-Radical feminist leader.
-Participated in the Socialist Fabian Society.
-Formed a suffrage organization in 1903 for women's rights.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Charles Darwin
-Created his evolutionary theory.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Albert Einstein
-Created the theory of relativity.
-Added time as a physical measurement.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Sigmund Freud
-Viennese physician who developed theories on the workings of the human subconscience.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Charles Dickens
-English novelist.
-Wrote of realistic portayals of human problems.
The Industrialization of the West, 1760-1914
Key People: Georges Seurat
-French painter.
-Created the art style pointillism.