Imperialism
As the Industrial Revolution was booming through Great Britain, the country realized that raw materials were needed so they began imperialism in other countries. Africa was a huge place for natural materials and European countries realized that so the Scramble for Africa began, and the Europeans were carving up the country and creating boundaries and colonies from coast to coast. To decide peacefully who got what a meeting was held called the Berlin Conference. During the conference countries picked territories based on political, economical, and idealogical motives. Idealogically, countries wanted their colonies to be strong so they took on the White Man's Burden and took their ideas and ways of life and imposed them on the existing culture. Social Darwinism was a huge key in imperializing colonies. Economically the more land equaled more cheap labor, more resources, and in the end more money for the country. Owning the most land was a huge political advantage because it gave a chance for countries to expand territory, enforce their militaries, and it boosted national pride when you had more territory. All of this imperializing helped out the mother country tremendously, but unfortuneatly for the country that was being seized, things weren't so nice. Cultures were being lost because new ones were being forced upon them and they had to live that way. Also cheap labor was everywhere and their were no labor laws so factories were doing anything to their workers at any age. Also slavery and racial problems began, because no matter how advanced Africa was they were always looked down upon in disgust by European countries.

Industrial Revolution, term usually applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools.

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The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain because Great Britain had access to the factors of production. These factors are land, labor, capital, demand, technology, and infrastructure. But in order to have an Industrial Revolution most of the time a country must undergo an Agricultural Revolution first. During the Agricultural Revolution Great Britain began making advances in technology which got the job done quicker, and used less men. All of the workers who were not needed on the farms eventually moved to the city to find work, this caused a huge increase in population, and laborers for factories. England was granted with a major amount of land that had useful resources such as, coal, iron, oil, and lumber. These resources were greatly needed in factories and new technology, so there was a huge demand for it. The owners of these factories, industries, and/or mines eventually made a lot of money and were able to invest in other things or make advancements in their businesses which made Great Britian a very wealthy country. In the spirit of industrilizaition roads, railways, waterways, and public works projects flourished in order to help out with the growing population and increasing industries. All of these factors made Great Britain the first Industrialized country.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a powerful force in Europe from 1799 to 1815. He rose from the ranks of the French army to become the emperor of France. By 1812 he had control of most of Europe. Unfortunately, he met his demise when he attempted to invade Russia. His downfall was almost as swift as his rise to power.

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Napoleon was a genious when it came to the tactics of war, and probably one of the most brilliant war leaders we have ever seen. Unfortuenatly Napoleon was a very self-loving person and thought that no one could get in his way and stop him, which eventually led to his humiliating downfall. When it came to war and he was fighting a battle and lost he would never let that get back to his people in France. This is why everyone thought so highly of him and agreed with everything he did and said, because he never let his losses effect him, his military or his French people. Another reason why he was so loved was because he created a democracy and set up a system of laws called the Napoleonic Code, which allowed people to be free, and obtain all the possible oppurtunities. Also he allowed his people to vote on issues, and usually got full support because no one disagreed with him. Napoleon also dug his country out of an economic hole by setting up banks, balancing the budget, controlling prices, and starting public works and encouraging new industry. After King Louis XVI, Napoleon had restored France and all it's glory, which had a very postive effect for about the next 500 years.

Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo, who was also known as Priest Miguel Hidalgo and was a well-educated but poor man in the village of Dolores, made an exrtaordinary attempt to free Mexico from Spain. In 1810 this Creole priest who was strongly influenced by Enlightenment ideas, led a rebellion against the Spanish. This rebillion was name "grito de Dolores", also known as the Cry of Dolores. On September 17th Hidalgo led his Indian and Mexican followers on a march up to Mexico City, this army consisted of 80,000 men. This powerful lower class army was defeated by Spain in 1811, who were afraid of loosing their property, control of land, and lives to these uprising creoles and mestizos. After this Hidalgo sadly lost his followers and was captured and executed by Spain

The French Revolution is defined as the political upheaval of world importance that began in France in 1789. Inspired by the success of the American Revolution, French citizens overthrew the noble, ruling class and establish a democratic government. The French monarchy under Louis XVI was viewed as oppressive and corrupt and the social structure was rigid, meaning it did not allow for social mobility which eventually forced the people to demand change.

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The French Revolution was a significant movement in history because the French society stood up for themselves and demanded a change and wouldn't back down until they got one. The French society united together with a unifying cause and caused a revolution that eventually gave them rights and a say in government. This was successful because it shows that overtime a monarchy can not stay in office because it secludes the people and hurts them more then helps them, without a monarchy the people had the right to vote and cause change in their society, and any government that includes the people can be considered a success.

Enlightenment Blog

The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement of the 18Th century characterized by belief in the power of human reason and questioning authority. Many enlightenment philosophers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau published their ideas on government.

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Enlightenment philosophers influenced change in society because they questioned the laws that were in place because they were based mainly on the church and not on logic and reason. Doing this they created new governments that included the peoples idea's which provoked new laws which made a huge change in society because it allowed them to vote and things like that.