Economic Advance and Social Unrest (1830-50)

Question 1

irish famine of 1845-47

Answer 1

1. english exploit irelands plantation
2. penal law: anti-catholic social law on irish
3. blight
4. poor laws: landowners take care of workers, led to eviction
5. great hunger

Question 2

thomas malthus

Answer 2

1. essay on the principal of population: decrease family rate and encourage late family

Question 3

david ricardo

Answer 3

1. principles of political economy

2. “iron law of wages”

Question 4

utopian socialist

Answer 4

1. Saint-Simoniianism: techocracy (cooperation manage wealth of property)
2. owneism: behavorism (new lanark, new harmony, grand national union)
3. fourierism: phalanexes (agricultural, different jobs to expand skills)

Question 5

anarchism

Answer 5

1. rejected gov, industry, capitalism

2. favored violence and terrorism

Question 6

karl marx

Answer 6

1. thesis, antithesis, synthesis

Question 7

revolutions of 1848

Answer 7

1. liberal and nationalistic revolts, reactionary to conservative
2. cause: food shortage; unemployment; poor living conditions; discontent with gov
3. “faise spring”: all failed; conservative gov too strong, no unity among reformers

Question 8

Louis Napoleon

Answer 8

1. dissolved national assembly
2. declared himself as emperor
3. defeated in franco-prussian war