society from 1880-WWI Flashcards
When was the peak for Europe in terms of world dominance
1880s
Who dominated steel production in the second industrial revolution
Germany
When/where was the first industrial power plant
1st electrical power plant built in britian in 1881
What came as a result for a newly electiraly powered europe
electrical lighting streetcars and subways
Who invented the combustion engine/car the year later
- German Gottlieb Daimler invested the engine
- 1887 1st car
Who and when was the first Desiel engine produced
1895 diesel engine invented by another German
What were the main 2 oil places in europe
Anglo-Iranian oil and Royal Dutch Petroleum
Where did all the oil come from in europe
large colonies
what tiers where the middle class split into
3, upper middle lower
Who were the upper middle class in the second industrial revolution
- Upper middle class was more wealthy than Nobles
- This is basically the top tier
Buisness owners IG
- This is basically the top tier
What was the main identifiers of the middle middle class in the second industrial revolution
- Middle class are the white collar workers
- means you have private schooling
What was the main identifiers of the Lower middle class in the second industrial revolution
- Lower middle class are new white collar workers
- named Petite Bourgeoisie
First country to give women voting
Norway was the only European country to give women the right to vote on national issues before WWI
Who was the main women for womens rights before WWI
Emmeline Pankhurst
Milicent fawcett
led national union for womens sufferage
What did divorce look like before WWI
almost impossible, man gets everything
What opens pre WWI that brings more women into the work force
Elementary public schools
Cult of Domesticity
- Women were supposed to stay home and raise children
- Usually arranged marriage for economics
Decline in birthrates among middle class families in second half of 1800s
industrialization decline farm families
First national recognition of Jews as citizens
1789 National assembly in France recognized Jews as citizens
What are pograms
Pogroms were organized attacks against Jewish communities in Russia
What did Britian finally allow for the jews in 1858
Jews were allowed to sit in Parliament in 1858
Last place to give Jews full citizenship
Austria Hungry gives citizenship in 1867
What leads to anti-Semitism in 1880s
Economic downturn in 1880s led to a rise in anti-Semitism