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The Western Experience, 8/e

Mortimer Chambers, University of California - Los Angeles
Barbara Hanawalt, Ohio State University
Theodore Rabb, Princeton University
Isser Woloch, Columbia University
Raymond Grew, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Foundations of the Nineteenth Century: Politics and Social Change

Problems for Analysis

I. The Politics of Order


1		1. Evaluate the Congress of Vienna. How realistic were its goals? How well did it meet the problems facing Europe at that time? 2. What methods were used by governments during the restoration to secure both domestic and international order? How effective were they?

II. The Progress of Industrialization


2		1. Compare patterns of industrialization in Great Britain and on the continent. 2. What role did inventors and machines play in industrialization? What role did governments play in this process?

III. The Social Effects


3		1. Compare the changing environment, social position, and economic circumstances of the aristocracy, peasantry, working classes, and middle classes. 2. Describe the ideal middle-class family and woman. How does this ideal compare with the realities of the working-class family? 3. Taking into account psychological, social, and economic considerations, did workers benefit from industrialization prior to 1840? Explain.

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