Compare And Contrast The Industrial Revolution And Ism

Ism’s are the driving forces behind the revolutionary chain of events that occurred from 1814-1914. Western Europe went through the “Industrial Revolution”, where people moved from fields into factories for work. The Industrial Revolution was propelled by the Ism’s. Two of the most crucial Ism’s being Nationalism and Social Darwinism. Though they aren’t very similar, these two Ism’s played an essential role in the evolving culture in Western Europe throughout the “Industrial Revolution”.
Nationalism is the strong belief that the interests of a particular nation are of primary importance. First implemented into Europe by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolution, this ideology of benefitting and believing in your country grew all throughout Europe. Society in Europe was morphed into an out break of excessive self national pride and belief that one’s own nation was better than any other nation from a political, societal, and militia standpoint. Although confidence is great, Nationalism led to a military boom in Europe. This boom brought about stronger, more powerful armies and further advancement of war
technologies. Of course, if a nation is building up its military confidence, war is on the Horizon. Nationalism propelled Europe into war, and furthermore, drowned a majority of the European countries in the war into an economic crisis. Nationalism positively affected the morale of the European countries and motivated them to advance themselves as a continent, but led to the downfall of many nations and the disappearance of peace.
Social Darwinism is the most influential ideology developed and implemented during the Industrial Revolution.
Social Darwinism was the form of thinking behind Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust, but also skewed the minds of Europeans decades before the Nazi’s came around. Social Darwinism is the concept that those who are born of the “Master Race” had a god given right to more than others. German Social Darwinists used WWI to try to exterminate the “inferior races” (anyone not Nordic / Germanic). Social Darwinism brought about an invisible order to the people of Europe. The people evolved into a society where those who had a staggering amount of wealth were further advanced than those who had little wealth. The “Survival of the Fittest” motto for Social Darwinism during the Industrial Revolution was modified to survival of the wealthiest. Due to the detrimental
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Leading Europe through the Industrial Revolution and into World War I, the Ism’s became a platform in which lives were shaped around socially, economically, and politically. Nationalism led countries to glimmer with pride and self-confidence, and ultimately brought the majority of Europe into a World War. Social Darwinism brought about the thinking that only the strong should survive and the weak or “Inferior” should be exterminated. Without being bolstered by the Ism’s, Europe would have been stuck farming rather than improving their militaries and solidifying the Industrial way of life.