Class 9 Social Science — Chapter 2: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

What you'll learn

• ▸Political Ideologies in 19th-Century Europe
• ▸Industrial Society and Social Change
• ▸The Advent of Socialism
• ▸Marxism and Communist Theory
• ▸The Spread of Socialist Movements
• ▸The Russian Empire and Prelude to Revolution

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution Chapter II 0966CH02 1 The Age of Social Change In the previous chapter you read about the powerful ideas of freedom and equality that circulated in Europe after the French Revolution. The French Revolution opened up the possibility of creating a dramatic change in the way in which society was structured. As you have read, before the eighteenth century society was broadly divided into estates and orders and it was the aristocracy and church which controlled economic and social power. Suddenly, after the revolution, it seemed possible to change this. In many parts of the world including Europe and Asia, new ideas about individual rights and who controlled social power began to be discussed. In India, Raja Rammohan Roy and Derozio talked of the significance of t…

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Did you know?

• 💡 The French Revolution once tried to create a brand new calendar with 10-day weeks.
• 💡 Some early factory machines were powered by massive steam engines burning coal.
• 💡 It took many countries over a century after revolutions to give women the vote.
• 💡 London's Great Stink of 1858 made Parliament nearly move due to river sewage.
• 💡 Before banks, some ancient societies used livestock or valuable stones as their money.

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