Industrial revolution - nation states (6.4)

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Planning today

Homework (check) 15 min.

Repetition

Info 6.4

Homework

The following homework is due:

- 6.1

- 6.2

- 6.3

Who ruled the Netherlands before 1815?

Who became king in 1815?

Fill in the missing words

Parliament	Parliament
.........................	House of representatives (tweede kamer)
Koning	..........................................
	Nobles and regents (edelen en regenten)

Fearing a revolution, William II agreed to sign a new constitution.

1. true
2. false

The king's power was increased by the new constitution.

1. true
2. false

In 1848, all Dutch men got the right to vote.

1. true
2. false

Who was Johan Thorbecke?

1. The personal assistant of King William II
2. A liberal Dutch politician
3. A revolutionary leader

What does not fit 'Liberalism'?

1. No restrictions from government
2. Rich people
3. Redistribute wealth
4. Thorbecke

Freedom

1. Feminism
2. Liberalism
3. Socialism
4. Conservative

Equality

1. Feminism
2. Liberalism
3. Socialism
4. Conservative

Equal rights for women

1. Feminism
2. Confessionalism
3. Socialism
4. Conservative

Religion

1. Feminism
2. Confessionalism
3. Socialism
4. Conservative

Willem II

1. Feminism
2. Confessionalism
3. Socialism
4. Conservative

Planning today

Info 6.4 - Rise of the Nation-states

Homework

Info 6.5 - New Imperialism

Homework/repetition

Rise of the nation-states

The age of unrest: 

1789 French Revolution

1815 Restoration of Monarchy after Napoleon

1848 Unrest in EU, people wanted more influence

Rise of the nation-states

In 19th century people started to become nationalists

They felt connected to other people with the same culture, language, history, traditions etc. 

People wanted to live in a country where their OWN people were in power > Nation-state

Rise of the nation-states

Nationalism could bring countries together: Germany

or 

tear them apart:  Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire

The Franco-Prussian war

Germany was collection of independent states.

After IR Prussia became the strongest and general Bismarck  

wanted to unite Germany and stop influence from France.

1870; War

The Franco-Prussian war

18th of January 1871:

Germans took over the Palace of Versailles.

King Wilhelm of Prussia was given the title of emperor of the German Empire.

Mirror room in Versailles

Homework

New Imperialism

New Imperialism: occupation of large parts of the world by EU countries and USA.

Reasons for New Imperialism

1. More colonies means more power.

2. They also wanted to make more profit and needed raw materials.

3. EU countries send armies to Africa and Asia to bring education civilisation and Christianity. > White superiority

Look at source 6.29 on page 143 of your textbook. 

Scramble for Africa

During the Berlin conference of 1885 EU countries divided Africa between them. 

No representatives of African countries were invited. 

The Dutch East Indies

Indonesia was a Dutch colony.

1 million enslaved people worked on plantations > Cultivation system

Homework

Source assignment