On the Continent, what was the overall relationship between distance from France and degree of French control, and how can you account for this?
THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERNIZATION: INDUSTRIALIZATION
AND NATIONALISM IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
C H A P T E R O U T L I N E
A N D F O C U S Q U E S T I O N S
The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact
Q What were the basic features of the new industrial
system created by the Industrial Revolution, and what
effects did the new system have on urban life, social
classes, family life, and standards of living?
The Growth of Industrial Prosperity
Q What was the Second Industrial Revolution, and what
effects did it have on economic and social life? What
were the main ideas of Karl Marx, and what role did
they play in politics and the union movement in the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Reaction and Revolution: The Growth of Nationalism
Q What were the major ideas associated with
conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism, and what
role did each ideology play in Europe between 1800
and 1850? What were the causes of the revolutions of
1848, and why did these revolutions fail?
National Unification and the National State, 1848–1871
Q What actions did Cavour and Bismarck take to bring
about unification in Italy and Germany, respectively,
and what role did war play in their efforts?
The European State, 1871–1914
Q What general political trends were evident in the nations
of western Europe in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, and to what degree were those
trends also apparent in the nations of central and
eastern Europe? How did the growth of nationalism
affect international affairs during the same period?
C R I T I C A L T H I N K I N G
Q In what ways was the development of industrialization
related to the growth of nationalism?
