SHOCKER I HAVE THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAPTER...AGAIN

Hello. So this is the first post of Chapter 26/27 On Imperialism/WWI 

1.) Fin de siècle - WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!

• That is a French phrase for "Turn of the century" or "end of the century" ==> it is making a reference to the closing of one era and onset of another 
• this term is used SPECIFICALLY with the end of the 19th century -- a period of degeneration, but at the same time a period of HOPE for a new beginning 
• OK SO WHY did the FRENCH MAKE UP THIS PHRASE ?
• Last time we saw France in the Franco-Prussian War/Louis Napoleon - they were losing pretty hard
• SO NEW YEAR NEW FRANCE 

2.) New Imperialism... well why is it "new"? IS THIS PERIOD MORE EXTRACTIVE THAN THE PERIOD THAT PRECEDED IT?

• first of all let's define extractive thanks to Erin: Exploiting what lands another has and taking it for your own use
• So yes this is NEW IMPERIALISM because compared to Columbus and the good ol days in APUSH with the 13 colonies that were UNCONQUERED TERRITORY- western imperialism sometimes meant conquering lands that were already taken / not really settling there and starting a new life - more of a HEY LETS GET THAT AND SEE IF IT'S PROFITABLE 
• except when we get to AFRICA that is not the case because like 80% of Africa is unclaimed lands - but we aren't there yet so don't worry about it :) 

3.) Sidenote: Imperialism is one of the four main reasons why WWI started!!!

• Well What are the other three? Glad you asked
• 1.) Imperialism
• 2.) Militarism
• 3.) Nationalism
• 4.) Alliances (way to ruin the "ism" streak SMH) 

(All of us when its 8 am and we get back on topic instead of talking about Trudeau)

4.) Is it incorrect to think these people are all packing up and going to America? 

• Well APPARENTLY there is a common American assumption that European migration meant migration to the US. But that is highly inaccurate 
• Some of these people that traveled from Europe to America were not really completely MIGRATING - they were called SWALLOWS 
• not permanent settlers
• there is a misconception that everyone comes to American and STAYED 
• these people would invest in their own wheat/flax in Italy and then they "flew" to Argentina to harvest wheat between December and April 
• then they back to Italy to do the same in Spring --> Making money all year round

Swallows be like:

but then....

5.) What does Industrialization have to do with any of this? 

• Industrialization/technology made trade more accessible/transportation more feasible
• also because of industrialization - the small artisans and farmers were being driven out of their property/businesses AND SO THEY looked for brighter horizons in new lands  

6.) Three Thing to 100% KNOW:

1. In 1750, the average standard of living was no higher in Europe as a whole than in the rest of the world. 

2.) It was industrialization that opened the gaps in average wealth and well-being among countries and regions. 

3.Income per person stagnated in the Third World before 1913, in striking contrast to the industrializing regions 

1. but what if Africa/Asia are interacting with European countries now - why is it flat lined?? 
1. European imperialists were taking everything OUT of these countries/continents instead of HELPING THEM THRIVE independently 
2. Drained the wealth for their own countries
3. Still not completely covered - Yarn said the more we read the more we will know

(*Lily gets us back on topic a billion times)

*Class AND YARN start to get off topic

*lily: "So at the turn of the nineteenth cen--

(we love you Lil) 

7.) Extra facts to be aware of:

• What was the economic theory for American Imperialism?
• Mercantilism!!! 
• Friedrich List's "Dwarf Economy"
• An economy with TINY landholdings and declining craft trades