Social and Political History Flashcards
What were the two most important socio-political revolutions of the period?
French Evolution and American Revolution
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A set of dramatic changes in the way people lived their lives: hanges in occupation, urbanization, development of the class system, communication, etc.
What did Industrial Revolution cause?
Movement of people employed in farming declined, causing them to move away, finding job opporunities in industry, commerce and finance: a restructure of social classes
When did United States’ influence start to increase?
After First and Second World War
What was the situation of the British Empire after World War II?
It began to shrink dramatically
What did general spread of literacy cause?
It led to the levelling of dialec and slowed down the pace of linguistic change
