The Impact of Industry on Nationalism Take notes in BLUE.

The Impact of Industry on Nationalism

Take notes in BLUE

The Impact of Industry on Nationalism

Industrialization led to a growth of the middle class and strengthened their power.

They demanded national independence and unity in many places across Europe

Politicians and journalists channeled worker discontent into nationalism.

Unification of Italy (1859-1860)The middle class and nationalists

in Italy wanted it to be united as a single country

Count Camillo di Cavour pushed the Austrians out of Northern Italy and annexed it to the Kingdom of Piedmont.

Giuseppe Garibaldi overthrew the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and joined with Camillo in 1860 to become a united Italy.

Unification of Germany (1863-1871)Prussia and Austria fought for

leadership of GermanyPrussia’s Chancellor, Otto von

Bismarck, used its military and diplomatic might to achieve unification.

They made use of technology like the railroads to do this.

After a series of wars, Germany was united in 1871 under the Kaiser of Germany.

Quick QuizGrab a sheet of paper and put

your notes away.For extra credit on the testEach question is worth one extra

point

1. What social class grew the most during the Industrial Revolution

A. Middle ClassB. Working ClassC. Upper ClassD. Nobility

2. Communism is different than Socialism because….A. Communists believed change

would happen peacefullyB. Socialists believed the

government should own all business

C. Communists believed private property should be abolished

D. Socialist believed private property should be abolished.

3. What did James Watt contribute during the Industrial Revolution?A. Identified the laws of supply

and demandB. Argued that government

should not play a role in economics

C. Led reforms to abolish child labor

D. Create a better steam engine

4. What political changes did the Industrial Revolution help bring about?

A. Spread democracy around Europe

B. Inspired many communist revolutions

C. The growing middle class inspired the unification of Germany

D. Private property was abolished in England.

5. What did England posses that made the Industrial Revolution begin there?

A. Many waterfallsB. A large nobilityC. Many mountainsD. A large amount of coal