HIST 1082 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cecil Rhodes, Second Industrial Revolution, New Imperialism
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Terms: second industrial revolution, white man"s burden poem about racist view of imperialism, scramble for africa, battle of omdurman, social darwinism, cecil rhodes. Japan: small but increasingly ambitious and imperial. Agricultural mechanization: tractors more efficient, more food, more profit. Urbanization: party because of mechanization in the countryside, cities growing brings problems but innovation (skyscraper) Cars and rubber (model t: beginning of mass production. Mass market: making goods more affordable, people are beginning to get better educations/jobs/pay, able to think beyond where the next meal is coming from, can purchase entertainment/luxuries. Us transcontinental rr (3,500 miles: shrinks the country by making it more accessible, makes the feeling that you are part of a larger country more real (nationalism) Calling chicago from new york photo, 1892. Technology became part of people"s daily lives and gave huge job opportunity for women who could work in call centers (hidden jobs) Key names: ford, ge, british american tobacco, goodyear.
