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Hardships of Early Industrial Life A Changing World Unit 5 Section 2 TYWL: Analyze the effects of industrialism & urbanization on social and economic reform.

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1 Hardships of Early Industrial Life A Changing World Unit 5 Section 2 TYWL: Analyze the effects of industrialism & urbanization on social and economic reform and how economic crisis contributed to the growth of various political & economic movements. I can: understand how industrialization and urbanization both benefited and hindered economies, the environment, societies, politics, and people.

2 Question of the Day Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt that eventually resulted in independence for a.Mexico.c.Haiti. b.Brazil.d.Argentina.

3 Life in the New Industrial City urbanization, or the mvt of people to cities. poor people lived in slums; packed into tiny rooms in tenements, multistory buildings divided into crowded apartments. There was no sewage or sanitation system. Waste & garbage rotted in the streets. Cholera & other diseases spread rapidly.

4 The Factory System Heart of the new industrial city was the factory. Technology of the machine age imposed a harsh new way of life on workers.

5 Working hours:12 to 16 hours a day. Workers were exposed to other dangers, such as breathing coal dust in the mines or lint in the textile factories. If a worker was sick or injured, they would lose their job. Factory jobs took women out of their homes for 12 hours or more a day. Factories & mines employed children as young as five years old.

6 WORKING CLASS Farm families felt lost in the cities but in time, developed their own sense of community. John Wesley founded the Methodist Church stressed the need for a personal sense of faith. Set up Sunday schools. Workers protesting low pay & harsh working conditions were met with repression.

7 MIDDLE CLASS Entrepreneurs benefited most from the Industrial Revolution. Families lived in nice homes, ate & dressed well. Women were encouraged to become “ladies.” Encouraged to play the piano, draw or embroider. Ladies did not work outside the home. Valued hard work & the determination to “get ahead.” Many believed the poor were responsible for their own misery & could work their way up.

8 Was the Industrial Revolution a Blessing or a Curse? Low pay Unemployment Dismal living conditions All lead to the creation of labor unions, workers organizations that wanted to improve working conditions & pay.

9 The Industrial Revolution brought material benefits: The increasing demand for mass-produced goods led to the creation of more jobs. Wages rose. The cost of railroad travel fell. Horizons widened and opportunities increased.


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