HIST 1007 : History Test 2
Document Summary
19th and 20th centuries: this is great divergence: west goes one way(industrialization), China the other: global ramification, much of the world becomes dependent on europe, south america: raw material producer, india: artisans out of business, india impoverished, many regions become cash crops regions, social effects, harsh conditions. 6-7 days/ week: just as subsistence level, how much different from farm, idea that wealth must accumulate, productivity goes up and real wages rise by late 1800s. Africa and imperialism: introduction, imperialism outgrowth of nationalism, industrial revolution: exponential increase in production. 8: population enslaved, 10 million people died (50% of population, europeans outraged. Imperialism in asia: harder in asia, distance, geography, states can organize better defenses, yet much of asia is going to be colonized. Review of china: qing dynasty stable, centralized in 1800, advanced in agriculture. Reluctant to trade: british want tea, tired of paying silver.
