Modern World Civilization
Handout Eleven
Topic:
The Dawn of a New Era
OUTLINE:
XI. The Dawn of a New Era.
- Introduction.
- Politics.
- Science, Technology, and Travel.
- Social Upheavals.
- The Plight of Women
- Conclusions.
QUESTIONS:
- What impact did the unification of Germany have on
Europe and the world?
- Who was Otto von Bismarck? What part did he play
in the unification of Germany?
- The developed world was facing a crisis
at the
end of the nineteenth century. Whywas Europe moving
toward Armageddon?
- How did Science and technology alter popular
perceptions in the late nineteenth century? Has Darwin, and the reliance
on science, waned today?
- It is possible to argue that European society was
entering a crisis by century’s end. Why was that? What was happening to
create a sense of fear and trepidation at that time?
- What opportunities did women in both Europe and
the United States have in the mid to late nineteenth century? How has
the situation changed for women as a result of the pioneering work of
assertive women?
- Prostitution was known as "The
Social Evil." Why did women go into that profession? What social forces
were at work? How did reformers hope to end the problem of vice?
- What was the Paris Commune? Why
did it frighten the powerbrokers on both sides of the Atlantic in the
late nineteenth century?
TERMS:
Charles Darwin
Margaret Sanger
Thomas Edison
Otto Von Bismarck
Napoleon III
William I
Sir Richard Burton
Suez Canal
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Franco-Prussian War
Lord Byron
Greek War
Paris Commune
The Social Evil
The Professor