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Industrialization
StartinginEnglandduringthe1700s,theworldbegantheIndustrialRevolution, advancingtheirtechnologyandthethinkingofthemoderndayperson.

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Industrial Revolution Newsletter

Issue No 1. - Fall 2011

The Problem TheBigproblemsthat allcountriesinvolvedin Karl Marx theIndustrial TheproblemMarxis Revolutionfaced. facingisattemptingto Duringthemid1700stherewasa Includingpoverty, getCommunismspread suddenoutburstoftechnology pollution,andclashing asanidea. advancingandallaspectsoflife Page2 government improving,thistimewascalledthe philosophies. IndustrialRevolution.Itbeganwith Page2

The Goals Someoftheideasand goalsKarlMarx wantedforthefuture andforthepresent,his ideasofcommunism andhisbookthe CommunistManifesto. Page3

The Events Whatsomeofthemajor eventsleadingtoKarl Marxsideasdownfall ortotheendofit. Page4

The Ending Marxsideasinspired manylater revolutionariessuchas RussiasLenin,Chinas MaoZedong,and CubasFidelCastro. Page5

Modern Day Marxismwasthe greatestformof communism,hisideas keptgoingevento modernday. Page5

theAgriculturalRevolutionin EnglandAndslowlyprogressedinto theadvancementofindustrialneeds.

TheWorldAdvancing
TheIndustrialRevolutionbeganin Englandandtechnologybeganto produceevenmoreandmore.More andMoreinventionswerebeing createdeverydaychangingtheway peoplelived,worked,andtravelled. SteamenginesandBoatswerecreated foreasytravelandcargocarry. TheIndustrializationIdeasoonbegan tospreadtoallcountriesinEurope andtotheUnitedStates.Soon enough,thewholeworldwasmore advancedintechnologyand manufacturing.Societybeganto improvebutevenso,pollution,poor people,andunhealthyliving conditionsdidaswell.

Industrialization made many new factories pop up all along the countries creating new jobs, and new manufactured goods.

NewIdeas
ThereweremanynewIdeas Industrial revolution 1 presentedduringtheIndustrial Revolution.ThethreebigIdeaswere

SocialismandCommunism.Adam smithwasapopularwriterwho U S I N D defendedtheideasofCapitalism. Otherreformistswentagainstitwith theideaofSocialism,andKarlMarx introducedhisownideaof CommunismthroughtheCommunist Manifesto,apamphlethewrote.

The Problem
Inaplaceoftheoldbourgeoissociety,withitsclassesandclassantagonisms, weshallhaveanassociationwhichthefreedevelopmentofeachisthecondition TheproblemthatKarlMarxis facingisthegovernment.The forthefreedevelopmentofall CapitalistthinkersofSmith,
MalthusandRicardoopposed governmenteffortstohelp poorworkers.Theythought thatitwouldonlyupsetthe freemarketsystemand undermineproductionof wealthinsociety.Thesetwo beliefsbroughtthesocietys underclassdownintothe gutterwhilethebigcompany ownersandupperclasswas sittinggainingevenmore money,nothelpingthepoor.

KarlMarx

Alongwiththehorrible economicandsocialstatus, therewasahugepollutionand healthproblemdeveloping. Duetothelargepovertyfrom thecapitalistgovernment scheme,therewerealotof problemshavingtodowith livingandworkingconditions forthelowerclass. Marxwasworkingtogether 2 Industrial Revolution alongwithFriedrechEngelsin anattempttospreadhis

Karl Marx was a journalist and economist. he joined the flood of radicals who fled for continental Europe for England. His theories made him little money and made a meager living off of his Journalism, His german coauthor, Friedrich Engels Helped him out.

tobothofthemtheIndustrial Revolutionhadmadethe I N wealthyricherandthepoor poorer.Theypredictedthat theworkerswouldoverthrow theirowners.Thisisexactly whatKarlMarxwantedtodo sothathisformof communismcouldcomeinto play.

TheGoal
MarxbelievedthatFactorieswoulddrive smallartisansoutofbusinessmakinga smallamountofpeoplecontrollingthe wealth.Thenthebigamountofworkers wouldstrikeagainsttherichfactory ownersandcreatetheirowneconomy. Thisneweconomywouldcreateequality forall.Soonafterthegovernmentwould ceasetoexistasaclasslesssocietywas developed.Marxcalledthispure communismanddescribeditasaformof Friedrich Engles was the cocompletesocialisminwhichthemeansof author of The Communist productionwouldbeownedbythe Manifesto helping out marx people. his studies. He was a with Privatepropertywouldsoonbe author, political theorists, imaginaryandeverythingincludingall industrialist and philosopher. goodsandserviceswouldbeshared.His Friedrich is also considered to be the father of the theory of book,TheCommunistManifesto,only Marxism. He supported createdshorttermaffects. Marx MarxBelievedthateconomicforces dominatedsociety.Eventhough,time showedthatreligionnationalism,ethnic Industrial Revolution 3 loyaltiesanddesirefordemocratic
financially and was also a good friend of his. German social scientist,

poorwithinindustrializedcountries failedtowidenlikeMarxandEnglesU I N D predicted.

The Events
TheCommunistManifestodid notsparkmuchinterestinall ofEurope.Itonlyproduced someshorttermeffectsand Causedmanyrevolutions duringthewidespread revolutionsinEuropein1848. Thistimeisknownasthe EuropeanRevolutionsof1848 alsoknowninsomecountries astheSpringofNations, SpringtimeofthePeoples.It wasagreatrevolution affectingover50countries. ThepeopleofmanyEuropean countrieswantedchangeof theirgovernment,reformfor theworkers,andanuprising ofnationalism TheCommunistManifestoand KarlMarxsideasweremost influentialinGermanyand Belgium Ingermany,theMarch Revolutioninthegerman statestookplaceintheSouth andWestGermany.These wereledbywelleducated studentsandintellectuals. TheydemandedGerman nationalyunityandfreedom. FollowingthisTheCommunist Manifestobegantoirritate Germany.AftertheMarch Insurrection,theirdemands Communismwasntaverypopularor weregreatlyreduced.The stronglysupportedideaduringthetime pamphletonlyurgedunityof oftheIndustrialRevolution.Itfailedto Germany,universalsuffrage spreadandcarryoutitsideas.Many abolitionoffeudaldutiesand followeditbutdidntmakemuch similarmiddleclassgoals. 4 Industrial Revolution progressanywhereinEurope.Lateron though,countryrulersadoptedtheidea InBelgiumathreatwas

BarricadeofrueSoulflout,an1848paintingbyHoraceVernet.

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thetimeofrevolution. Anexampleofsomeofthecommunist Seasonalworkersbeganto N D U S I leadersareVladimirLeninofRussia,Mao spreadCommunismbythe ZedongofRussia,andFidelCastroof smallCommunistcliqueof Cuba.Allwereverystrict,cruelleaders Beglium.Thesespeoplewere whocausedinternalwarintheir broughttoBelgiumbeing countriesandradicalpoliticalreform. promisedafreeridehomeand Theyallmadetheirownpoliticalparties money.Theplannedto withthesamegoalofcommunism. overthrowthegovernment. Communistideaswerespreadingabout TheBelgianleaderwould innewerareas,suchasCambodia,China, invadeBelgiumbytrainand Korea,RussiaandCuba.Communism traveltoBrusselswherethe wasnotviewedatthistimeasavery governmentandmonarchy goodideatohelpthepeople.Theonly wouldbeoverthrown.Belgian thingcomingoutofitwaswarand bordertroopswereableto revolutionandmanyattemptedtostopit. splitapartthelargegroupsof TheUnitedStatesandRussiahadthe thislegion.Theinvasioncame ColdWarortheAmericanfightagainst tonothing. worldCommunism. TheCommunistideaswerent AlloftheCommunistleadersofthe verypopularanddidnt worldcreatedtheirownpoliticalparty. spreadmuchduringthese LeninwasoneofthefirsttoadoptKarl times.However,lateronthey MarxsideasandJosephStalinafterhim will. wholedtheSovietUnionorTheUnionof SovietSocialistRepublics.ThisPartywas asocialistpartyinRussia.Communism wasjustanotherformofextreme socialism.Thispartyalsoworkedwith CubasFidelCastroduringtheColdWar andArmsRace. LeninswerebuiltoffofKarlMarxs ideas.Cubaalsohadanalliancewiththe sovietunion.Castrobecameveryreliant upontheSovietsaftertheCubanmissile crisis.

Maurisegestaslacussitame
QuisqueMassa

Vivamuspulvinar,purusultriciesultricesullamcorper,dolordiameuismod CastrosideaswerebuiltofLeninsand nisl,velconsectetuererosmisitametlorem.

CommunismafterMarxwasviewedasa badpoliticalideaandhadtobeputtoa stop,currentlyonlyahandfulofcountries arecommunist,theSovietUnion dissipated.

LeninAdressingThePeopleinSverdlovSquarein 1920
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Democratic Reform
TheSetting
Duringthe1800speoplewantedreform Pankhurst tothedemocraticgovernmentthatthey The Problem ThisWomanwas Whatthebigproblem veryimportantatthe werelivingin.Votingwaslimitedtomen wasatthetimeforall time,shefoughtfor whoonlyownedasubstantialbitofland ofthepeopleand womansrightsto andwomenwereexcludedfromtheright howtheywanteditto voteandformedthe tovote.Beginningin1830protestsbegan change. WSPU. tooccurinEnglandinfavorofabillin Page2 Page2 Parliamentthatwouldextendsuffrage,or therighttovote. Therevolutionof1830inFrancescared Parliamentleaders,theyfearedthatthe violentrevolutionwouldspreadto Britain.TheypassedtheReformBillof 1832whichceasedtheproperty requirementssothatsomemeninthe middleclasscanvote.Italsomodernized districtsforelectingparliamentmembers andgaveindustrialcitiesmore representation.Womenwerestillleftout ofthepicturethoughandsomemenwere stillunabletovote. Anothermovementaroseamongthe workerscalledtheChartistMovement. Theywantedsuffrageforallmen.They alsowantedParliamenttobemore responsivewiththelowerclassesfilled withfactoryworkersandothergroups. Parliamentrejectedtheirdemandsthough buttheycontinuedtoprotest.They continuedtoprotestforPoliticalreform andParliamentfinallymadetheir demandslaw. QueenVictoriawasthemonarchover Britainatthetimewithalloftheprotests andmovementsgoingon.Shewas considerablylesspowerfulandinfluential Reform 1 duetoParliament.Duringthistime Britainwasatitsheightforwealthand
Emmeline The Goals Thegoalsof EmmelinePankhurst andwhatshewanted togetoutoffighting againstthe government. Page3 The WSPU WhatistheWSPU? Thesearesomeofthe factsaboutthemand whattheywere tryingtodo Page3 The Events WhatEmmelinehad todoinordertoget allofhergoals achieved.Someofthe biggestspeechesand suchweremade. Page4 The Ending Whathappenedafter alloftheprotesting togetthewomans rights. Page5

hadgreatinfluenceoverParliament givingalmostallofthepowertoitand thehouseofcommons. Evenafterallofthereformgoingonin Britainstillnocountryallowedwomanto vote,asmoremenwereallowedto,more womenstartedtoprotest.Smallreform partiesbegantoformandmoreandmore womendemandedtherighttovote, causingparliamenttobeinhighdemand.

The Problem
Theproblematthetime wasthatthegovernment wasnotgivingtheirpeople Englandhadmanyprotestsduringthistimeinordertogiveuniversalsuffrage therepresentationthatthey wanted.Womanstillhadno toallinEngland.Thisisjustoneofthemsothatmencouldgetsuffrage. suffrageandmostofthe workingclassdidnothave therighttovoteaswell. Becauseofalloftherights thatthegovernmentwasnt givingmoreandmore protestsbegantorise, makingthegovernment worriedandfearfulthatit mightgetoutofcontrol. Theamountofthe populationinthevery beginningoftheBritish parliamentwasonly5%of thewholepopulation.This wasaverysmallpercentage andamountofthe population.Peoplestill wantedmore representationandwere gettingmadatthe government. Becausethegovernment Reform 2 wasnotabidingwiththe

ThisisEmmelinePankhurst,the founderandoneoftheleaders oftheWSPU(WomensSocial andPoliticalUnion)

andmorebegantorise againstit,Emmeline Pankhurstwasawoman whofoughtforwomans suffrage,shehadformed theWSPUthatpeacefully foughtforwomensrights. TheWSPUbecamethemost militantorganizationfor womansrightsandwasthe biggestinfluenceforgetting reforminthenation.

TheGoal
TheWomensSocialandPolitical Union(theWSPU)wastheleading militantorganizationcampaigningfor WomenssuffrageinEngland.Their memberswereknownassuffragettes. TheWSPUwasformedbyEmmeline PankhurstonOctober10,1903bysix womenwhobecamethegroup leaders.Itwasawomenonly organizationthatcampaignedfor socialreformsandforanextensionof womenssuffrage.Theybelievedin sexualequality. Theyhadasloganthatbetter describedtheirmilitantbehaviorthat wasdeedsnotwords.Atfirstthe WSPUonlyhadpeacefulcampaigns inthebeginning,beingpartofthe nonmilitantNationalUnionof WomensSuffrageSocieties.The membersofthisgrouphoweverbroke apartintotheWSPUinorderto becomemoremilitantandgetmoreof areactionfromthegovernment.At firsttheyhadalackofsuccessby whattheyweredoingbypersuading politiciansthroughmeetings.
3 Reform TheWSPUalsoconvincedamember ofParliamentBamfordSlackto

Thisbillhoweverwasquicklytalked outandignored.Thepublicityofit greatlyincreasedthegrowthofthe groupleadingtobemorepopular, powerfulandinfluentialintheirfight togainWomenssuffrage.

TheEvents
Inordertogainmoresignificancein theirfightforsuffrage,theWSPUled byEmmelinePankhursthadtofight fortheirrights.Theybeganaseriesof demonstrationsinlobbiesof Parliamentcausingmultiplearrestsof thegrowingnumbersofthegroup. Theymostlyfocusedonattacking whichpoliticalpartythatwasin governmentandrefusedtosupport legislation. Therewasasplitinthegroupwhich causedtheWomensFreedomLeague toform.Afterthesplitanew newspaperforthegroupwasmade, VotesforWomenwhichwasthe groupssownnewspaper. Thesuffragettesbecameevenmore militantinleaderyearsbringingthe protestsintoprisoneven.Their protestsalsoincludedbreakingof windowsofshopsandbuildingsin ordertogainmoreattention.They alsohadmultiplepublicspeakings fromEmmelinePankhurstandother WSPUleadersinordertogetmore attentiononwomenssuffrage. Theorganizationsufferedsomesplits Anewsuffrageactwasintroducedin causingdisorganizationforprotests. 1910butthisjustledtoevenmore TheeditorsofVotesforWomenwere destructioninpublicareasbecauseit expelledin1912causingtheWSPUto wasdelayedinitspurpose.Thisledto launchanewjournal.Anothergroup Reform 4 burningofstatelyhomesand oftheWSPUtheEastLondon bombingofpublicbuildings,alsoto

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workingclasswomenledbySylvia whowastrampledbytheKings Pankhurstwasexpelledin1914. horse.Thisquicklygotoutofcontrol WiththeapproachingWorldWar andwasadangerousprotestagainst ChristabelPankhurst,thedaughterof thegovernment. Emmeline,livedinParisinorderto Manyoftheirprotestsincluded bewithoutfearofarrestwasthe violence,burningofchurches, leaderoftheWSPUatthetime.She destructionofrailways,smashing orderedforthegrouptoabandonits governmentwindows,andspittingat campaignsinfavourofanationalistic politicians.InonecaseMaryLeigh,a stancesupportingtheBritish memberoftheWSPU,threwahatchet governmentinthewar.TheWSPU atthePrimeminister.In191354,000 stoppedpublishingtheirnewspaper, poundsworthofdamagewascaused TheSuffragette,andstartedanewone 34,000inAprilalone. calledBritannia. Mostofthememberssupportedthe efforttofightinthewarbutasmall amountstartedtheSuffragettesofthe WomensSocialPoliticalUnionand theIndependentWomensSocialand PoliticalUnion.Thesesgroups however,werelessinfluentialintheir fightforwomenssuffrageanddidnt havemuchsayinit. TheWSPUlostpublicattentionand wasdissolvedin1917,andChristabel andEmmelinePankhurstfoundedthe WomensParty.Whichwasaminor politicalpartyintheUK.Thisgroup claimedthatthefightfortheWorld Warwasmoreimportantthanthe fightforwomanssuffrageatthetime. Notuntilafterthewaswomens suffragerecognized.Inmost countries,fulluniversalsuffrage withtheinclusionofwoman followeduniversalmalesuffrageby tentotwentyyearsintheearly1900s.

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