BLOG 7

Blog 7 Chapters 17-20

The Atlantic Revolution that emerged from the French Revolution was setting the tone to other Revolutions to come. The French Revolution was the result of the tension within society. The French Noble society and the privileged were upset with the monarchy’s effort to make them pay new taxes. The middle-class educated such as lawyer, doctors, and merchant population were offended by the fact that they not allowed to enjoy the life style of their fellow nobleman. Declining incomes, unemployment, and increasing prices of food directly affected ordinary people.

The Peasants were mandated to pay higher dues to their landlords, pay state taxes and work the roads without pay. The French Revolution was an attack to end inequalities among French societies. The Enlightenment gave ide and hope and equal opportunities.

The North American Revolution was different than the French Revolution. It was a revolution fought to claim political independence from the British government. The British government suddenly had decided to impose new tariffs and taxes without the Americans consent. The American disapproved and demanded independence from the British rule. Americans had developed their own way of life and sense government and fought for a more democratic life style. North American offered more opportunities for the middle class, religions tolerance, freedom and equality. The North American Revolution inaugurated the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The Revolution in Haiti was the most violent and bloody of all. After the French Revolution the slaves in Haiti wanted personal freedom. Freedom from their oppressor they were feed-up of the enormous inequalities, exploitations and abuse.

Haiti became the first in history were slaved revolted against the oppressors. Haiti slaves became free and equal citizen and the French rule was eliminated.

The industrial civilization evolved from Western Europe. Great Britain was the first to generate industrial civilization and within 250 years achieved a worldwide presence. They developed an exceptional number of goods, in an unrealistic manner never seen before. They believed that goods could constantly be improved. It began with the production of textiles, the steam engine locomotive and ocean ships. Soon after the industrial civilization moved to the production of iron, steel, food production, chemicals, fertilizers, pottery, printing and others. In the twentieth century the Industrial Revolution spread and some Latin American and Asian countries developed oil, gas, and new technology emerged. Some of these technologies marked a significant time in history such the manufacture of cars, airplanes, electronics and computers.

European influence was a common factors shared by people from China, Japan and Ottoman Empire. The European power that controlled over these three empires led to four dimensions of European imperialism that China, Japan and Ottoman had to deal with. One was the possibility of military presence of rival European states. Second, they became caught-up with trade and investment. Third, they became influenced by European culture, language, religion, literature and philosophical views. Fourth, they got on board with the modern world that the European society had, as well, new ideas such as nationalism, socialism, feminism and individualism.