The French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species are modern, and were important to shaping the modern world. The modern world can be classified as a time when there was the rise of the middle class, technological advances, an increase in economic power, and a deviation from religion into science. These modern movements can be seen in the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, rendering them modern as well. Self development and economic development are important for defining and shaping the modern world. These developments were seen in the French and Industrial Revolutions, as well as Darwin’s theories; however Darwin’s theory may have had a slightly larger impact in shaping the modern world. A combination of self development and economic development is important for shaping the modern world. In order to have modern developments, there had to be self development. Self development allows for reflection, and a push towards economic development. These developments include a want and press for social equality, educational equality, and a deviation from religion into science. Reflecting on one self’s state of being allows one to pick out what they would like to change to better their state. After self development happens, you start to see the need for social and educational equality. This causes a betterment of economic advances and allows for the growth and shaping of the modern world. Self development leads to economic development as it allows for you to see the need for an economical change.1
We can see how social and economical development shaped the modern world in the French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, and even Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. A major cause of the French revolution included social unease, as the citizens were becoming increasingly unhappy with the government and the feudal system. The Revolution was fueled by ideals