PPT for my students on 4º bilingual History.

1. UNIT 7 -
Capitalism and
Imperialism

2. 1- The birth of the modern world
1870-1914
- EUROPE -> period of tense international relations.
- SPAIN -> bad period for Spain. It lost its remaining
colonies in 1898.
- Consumer society increased -> social inequalities
-> economic crisis.
- Colonizations period.
- ART -> Modernism
and Impressionism.

3. The Franco-Prussian War 1870-71
-War between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia,
aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a
member.
-Prussia won the war and it brought about changes in Europe. France
had to surrender the region of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.
-Napoleon III's Empire finished during the war, and the Third Republic
was established in France.
-German Confederation became a political union as well after the war,
as Bismarck wished.

4. 2- Political tension in Europe 1871-
1914
-Period of uneasy peace or tense calm in Europe.
-Many countries continued keeping their armies
well-prepared.
-Germany had a decisive foreign policy and it
could be divided into
two phases:
.Bismarckian system.
.Wilhelm II's policies.

6. The Bismarckian system
-Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) became
the First Chancellor of the German
Empire or Second Reich after 1871 Treaty
of Versailles.
-He previously was one of the main figures
on the German Unification.
-He was conservative, and he
dominated European affairs
between 1860 and 1890.
-He created a "balance of power"
that preserved peace in Europe
from 1871 to 1914.

7. The Bismarckian system
-The "Iron
Chancellor"
ruled a system
known as the
diplomacy of
Realpolitik.
-It was a system
of alliances to
keep control of
European
affairs.

8. The policies of Wilhelm II
-Wilhelm II (1859-1941) was the last German
Emperor (kaiser) and last king of Prussia from 1888 to
November 1918.
-He dismissed Bismarck in 1890 and abandoned his
Realpolitik system. He was ambitious.
-He began the Weltpolitik system in 1897, consisting in
a policy of expansionism which created a tense
period.
-That was a fundamental change in the conduct of
German foreign policy that led to World War I.

9. Activities
Page 141, exercises 2 and 3.

10. 3- The Bourbon restoration in
Spain.
Main Events:
-After the end of the First Spanish Republic in
December 1874, a military uprising established
Alfonso XII and a parliamentary monarchy.
-Period of stability.
-Constitution of 1876.
-Two official political parties:
.Liberals
.Conservatives
-Third Carlist War (1872-76)
-Regional movements.

11. The Restoration of the Bourbons
-December 1874: military uprising led
by Martínez Campos -> Alfonso
XII was crowned King of Spain.
-The government of Sagasta did not
oppose.
-The Restoration succeeded thanks to
the previous work of Cánovas del
Castillo.
-Alfonso XII reigned from 1874 to
1885.

12. Parliamentary monarchy
-Constitution of 1876:
.It was conceived by Cánovas del Castillo.
.Parliament elected first by censitary, then universal male
suffrage from 1890's.
.Theoretically democratic, but in practice, power was
shared by two alternating political parties -> "the turno
system".
.Sovereignty shared between King and Parliament (Cortes).
.Two-chamber system: elected Congress, and Senate.
.Strengthening of the Monarchy.

13. Two-party system
-The political system was known as
turno system or two-party system ->
two political parties alternated in power:
.The Liberals, led by Sagasta.
.The Conservatives, led by Cánovas.
-This system was fraudulent, elections were manipulated
(pucherazo or caciquismo were usual methods), but it
was considered necessary to maintain the stability.

14. Third Carlist War (1872-1876)

15. Third Carlist War (1872-1876)
-Carlists forces managed to occupy several towns in
the interior of Spain.
-They proclaimed the restoration of Catalonian,
Valencian and Aragonese fueros (charters).
-After four years of war, the carlist pretender, Carlos
VII, went to exile in France.
-The war caused between
7.000 and 50.000 casualties.

16. Other issues
-Unofficial political groups (such as
Republicans) opposed the Government because
they rejected the two-party system, considered
unfair.

17. Alfonso XII's death
-In November 1885 Alfonso
XII died, he was 28 years
old.
-His wife, Maria Christina of
Austria became regent for
their son, next Alfonso XIII.
-She ruled from 1886 to 1902,
during the minority of
Alfonso XIII.
-Alfonso XIII ruled from 1902

18. Regency period (1886-1902)
-Spanish-American War, 1898 -> Spain lost its last
remaining territories in America to the USA: Puerto
Rico and Cuba, and the Philippines in Asia as well.
-It was known as the Disaster of 1898.
-Consequences:
.Loss of colonial markets
.Working-class protests
.Popular revolts

19. Activities
Exercises 1, 4, 5 on page 141.

20. Listening
Exercise 6 on page 141.

21. 4- Finance capitalism
In late 19th century Europe a new system known
as finance capitalism was established.
4.1. Changes and innovations
There were changes in
energy, technology,
finance and investment,
and innovations in the
new industries and in new
business structures.

22. Energy
New sources of energy were discovered:
ELECTRICITY
1867 Bergès -> hydroelectrical generator
1879 Edison -> electric light bulb
OIL
Innovations to refine oil and to produce
new fuels such as kerosene and petrol.
Important invention of the petrol-powered
car in the late 19th century.

23. Technology
Improvement of the Bessemer converter made it
cheaper:
.produce steel for: railways, cars, machinery and
the new skyscrapers.
Technological advances:
.Stainless steel
.new types of fibres

24. New industries
-Electrical technology
.Production of equipment
.Companies like Siemens or AEG.
-New food industries
.Perishable food in metal tins
-Chemical industry
.Perfumes
.Medicines
.Dynamite

25. Finance and investment
-Business owners needed capital, and they
obtained it from a variety of sources:
.loans from banks (interests)
.direct investments of banks in industry
.form a company and sell shares to investors
.Stock exchange

26. New Business structures
New forms of organization were created:
-Cartels
-Trusts
-Holding companies
Some companies acquired monopolies over
certain products or services to avoid
competition.

29. Activities
Exercises 8, 9 on page 145

30. 4.2. The consequences of finance
capitalism
-Consumerism
-Economic instability
-International trade increased
-Trade imbalances
-Increased industrial productivity

31. Activities
Exercise 12 on page 145.

32. Listening
Exercise 14 on page 145.

33. 5- The turn-of-the-century world
economy
-Late 19th century and beginning of the 20th.
-The Second Industrial Revolution is developing.
-Three countries were more powerful in industry in
that moment:
.Germany -> leader in Europe.
.The USA -> immigration from Europe was used for
workforce; westward expansion.
.Japan -> Government leaded the industrialization.

34. Other countries
-Great Britain lost its past leading role in the
industrialization process because they did not
invest in new industries or in modernization.
-Spain continued in the same way, just a few regions
were industrialized.

35. 6- Imperialism
Imperialism or
Colonialism is the policy
or practice of extending a
state's rule over other
weaker territories.

36. 6.1. The colonial empires
-The colonizers were mainly the USA, Japan and
European powers (above all great Britain and
France).
-The regions that became colonies during this
period under the power of the colonizers were
large areas of Africa, Asia and Oceania.

37. The British and the French Empires

39. Activities
Exercises 15, 16 and 17 on page 149.

40. 6.2. The causes of imperial expansion
-Causes or factors of imperial expansion:
.Finance capitalism
.Industrial development
.Necessity to invest capital surpluses
-Colonies provided:
.Cheaper raw materials and new sources of energy
.New markets
.International prestige and power for the colonizers
-Emigration to colonies was usual (because of
unemployment problems).

41. 6.3. The consequences of imperialism
-Settlers imposed their culture over native people.
Racial segregation.
-Rivalry between imperial powers was the origin of
the WWI and create other smaller wars.
-Imbalanced world economy.
-Colonies suffered economic dependence.
-Exploitation of the workforce and raw materials.

42. Positive consequences
-Construction of new infrastructures in the
colonies.
-Growth of the population due to improvements in
wealth and hygiene (mortality rate decreased).
-Development of urban life (but it was controlled by
the bourgeoisie from the imperial powers).

43. Activities
Exercises 18, 19 and 22 on page 149.
Listening: exercise 20 on the book.

44. 7- An unequal society
-Consequences of Finance capitalism in society:
Greater inequalities between classes:
.Upper and middle classes became richer and
were part of the consumer society.
.Working class got worse in their poor situation.

45. 7.1. The consumer society
-Consumerism developed during the late 19th
century among upper and middle classes.
-They usually acquired manufactured goods and
also luxury products.
-The ways in which consumerism manifested were:
.Advertising
.New luxury items
.Tourism /leisure time
.Cinemas

46. 7.2. Social inequalities
Differences between classes
increased.
The working class suffered the most
difficult situations, with problems to
cover basic necessities.
That led to a period of protests and
strikes between 1880 and 1914.
New Socialist and Communist
parties were created to defend the
workers rights.

47. 7.3. Spanish society at the turn of the
century
-In Spain, the same problems and inequalities
between classes led to the same consequences:
the appearance of more trade unions and political
parties to defend workers.
-The most important were:
.PSOE, 1879
.FTRE, 1881
.UGT, 1888
.CNT, 1910

48. Pablo Iglesias (1850-1925)
-He was a Spanish socialist and labour leader.
-He is regarded as the father of Spanish socialism;
having founded the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
in 1879 and the Spanish General Workers' Union (UGT) in
1888.
-He produced many excellent intellectual works in Spain and
internationally.
-Iglesias was one of the best propagandists among Spanish
socialist idealists; few workers' leaders wrote so much of
interest. Characterised by vehement defense and furious
attack, his works make an ethically coherent call for
regeneration and hope.

49. Culture and economy
The Regeneracionismo was an
intellectual movement leaded by
Joaquín Costa. They wanted to
renew Spanish society and improve the lives of
working-class people.
Rural credit unions were created to help farmers.
The Anarchist movement continued its violent actions
and the government repressed them.

50. Homework
Exercise: 26 page 155, notebook, next day.
To hand in: Exercises 24, 25 and 29 on page 155.

51. 8- Modernism and Impressionism
8.1. Modernist Architecture or Art Nouveau
-Characteristics:
.Late 19th and early 20th centuries. Art Nouveau was
most popular in Europe, but its influence was global.
.Reaction to academic art of the 19th century, it was
inspired by natural forms and structures, not only in
flowers and plants but also in curved lines.
.Architects tried to harmonize with the natural
environment.
.Considered a philosophy of design of furniture, which
was designed according to the whole building.

52. Art Nouveau / Modernismo
In France, Hector Guimard's Paris metro entrances
were of art nouveau style.

53. Art Nouveau / Modernismo
Victor Horta had a decisive effect on architecture in
Belgium, where he created several Art Nouveau
buildings.
Hôtel Tassel, Brussels

54. Modernismo español. Gaudí
-In Spain, the style was based mainly in Barcelona and
was an essential element of the Catalan Modernisme.
Architect Antoni Gaudí, whose decorative architectural
style is so personal that he is sometimes considered as
practising an artistic style different from Art Nouveau,
nonetheless uses Art Nouveau's floral and organic
forms.
-His designs from about 1903, the Casa Batlló and Casa
Milà, are most closely related to the stylistic elements
of Art Nouveau. However, famous structures such as
the Sagrada Familia characteristically contrast the

55. Gaudí. Casa Batllò

56. Gaudí. Casa Milá

57. Sagrada Familia
Gaudí

58. Parc Guell,
Gaudí

59. Gaudí in León. Casa Botines

60. Gaudí in León. Palacio Episcopal, Astorga

61. Activities
Exercise 27 on page 155

62. 8.2. Impressionism and Post-
Impressionism
IMPRESSIONISM
19th-century art movement that originated with a group of
Paris-based artists.
Impressionist painting characteristics include relatively
small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition,
emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing
qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage
of time), common, ordinary subject matter, inclusion of
movement as a crucial element of human perception
and experience, and unusual visual angles.

63. Impressionist Painters
Claude MONET was a founder of French impressionist
painting.The term Impressionism is derived from the title
of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil
levant), depicting a Le Havre port landscape.

64. Monet
Other works

65. Édouard Manet
He was a French painter. One of the first 19th-century
artists to approach modern and postmodern-life subjects,
he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to
Impressionism.

66. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
He was a French artist who was a leading painter in the
development of the Impressionist style.

67. Camille Pissarro
He was a Danish-French Impressionist painter. His
importance resides in his contributions to both
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Pissarro was the
only artist to have shown his work at all eight Paris
Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886.

69. Spain. Joaquín Sorolla
Sorolla was a Valencian painter. He excelled in the painting of
portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and
historical themes. His most typical works are characterized
by a skillful representation of the people and landscape
under the sunlight of his native land.

70. Impressionist sculpture. Rodin
-Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor. Although he is
generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he
did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled
traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and
desired academic recognition, although he was never
accepted into Paris's school of art.
-Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a
complex, turbulent, deeply surface in clay. Many of his most
notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime.
-Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes
of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with
realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality.

71. Rodin works

72. Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionists extended Impressionism while rejecting
its limitations: they continued using vivid colours, thick
application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life
subject matter, but they were more inclined to emphasize
geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and
to use unnatural or arbitrary colour.
The term was coined in 1910 by Roger Fry in the title of an
exhibition of modern French painters: Manet and the Post-
Impressionists, organized by Fry for the Grafton Galleries
in London.
The most famous painters were: Van Gogh, Gauguin,
Cezánne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat and Signac.

73. Vincent Van Gogh
He was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work,
notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold
color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.

75. Paul Gauguin
He was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist who was
not well appreciated until after his death. He was later
recognized for his experimental use of colors and
synthetist style that were distinguishably different from
Impressionism.

76. Paul Cézanne
He was a French Post-Impressionist painter. Cézanne can
be said to form the bridge between late 19th
Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of
art, Cubism.

77. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
He was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator whose
immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late
1800s yielded a collection of exciting, elegant and provocative
images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those
times.

78. Pointillism
-Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small,
distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form
an image.
-Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the
technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism.
-The term Pointillism was first coined by art critics in the
late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists.
- Neo-impressionism and Divisionism are also terms used
to describe this technique of painting.

79. Georges Seurat
He was a French Post-Impressionist painter. He is noted
for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising
the technique of painting known as pointillism.

80. Paul Signac
He was a French neo-impressionist painter who, working
with Georges Seurat, helped develop the pointillist
style.

81. Activities - Homework
Exercise 30 on page 155.
Exercises 11 and 15 on page 157.
Exercises 1 and 2 on page 156.
Complete the diagram on page 158.