1. Unit 5: Industrialism and a New Global Age (1800 – 1914)
Unit Focus: The Industrial Revolution opens the door for major political and social changes in the world, leading to an even more Global Society.

2. Chapter 21: Life in the Industrial Age (1800 – 1914)
Chapter Focus: What were the technological, social, and economic effects of the Industrial Revolution?

3. Section 1: The Industrial Revolution Spreads
By the mid-1800s other nations such as Germany, France and the United States began using their abundant supplies of resources (coal, iron, etc.) to catch up with the industrialization of England.

4. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth
Steel Production
American inventor Henry Bessemer develops a new and better way to make steel from iron
Innovations in Chemistry
New products such as aspirin, perfumes and soaps
Electric Power Replaces Steam
Electricity becomes the main source of industrial power
New Methods of Production
Manufacturers design products with interchangeable parts, which simplified the assembly line and repairs
Assembly lines make production faster and cheaper

5. Business Takes a New Direction
New technologies required the investment of large amounts of money (capital).
To get needed money, business owners sold stock (shares) in their companies to investors.
These businesses became giant corporations, which are businesses owned by many investors.
Possible positives and negatives of large corporations?

6. Section 2: The Rise of the Cities
Medical advances, improvements in public sanitation, and improved farming and food distribution led to a huge growth in population between the year 1800 – 1900.
*In other words, less people were dying!*

7. The Rise of Cities
Thanks to the population boom, many moved to cities looking for industrial jobs.
Changes in City Life
Good
Paved Streets, Electric Lights and Sewage Systems
Steel Used to Construct Massive Buildings (Skyscrapers)
Workers began to gain better work conditions and increased their standard of living
Not So Good
Many poor still lived in the crowded slums
High Rates of Crime and Alcohol Abuse
Do you like living in a rural area? Would you rather live in a big city? Why?

8. Section 3: Changing Attitudes and Values
Industrial Revolution a New Social Order
Very Rich: Noble Landowners and Wealthy Businessmen
Middle Class: Businessmen, Doctors and Scientists
Lower Middle Class: Teachers and Office Workers
Lower Class: Factory and Farm Workers

9. Changing Attitudes and Values
Women (some who work in factories) begin to fight for rights (like the right to vote)
Public Education Improves and Expands
Science Takes New Directions
Atomic Theory leads to the periodic table
Debate over the earth’s age and the origins of life
Creationism vs. Evolution
Religion in the Urban Age
The Social Gospel: the difficulties of life in the city inspired many churches to serve the needy.
Housing, schools and hospitals for the poor.
Has this debate been settled?

10. Section 4: Arts in the Industrial Age
The Romantic Revolt Against Reason (Circa 1750 to 1850)
Many artists support Romanticism: an artistic style that focuses on imagination, freedom, and emotion.
Romantic Painting by J.M.W. Turner

11. The Call to Realism
By the mid-1800s, a new artistic movement known as realism took hold in the West.
Realism: attempt to represent the world as it really is (sometimes the world can be cruel).
‘The Gross Clinic’ by American painter Thomas Eakins.
Dicken’s Classic Novel about an Orphan Boy

12. The Visual Arts Take New Directions During the Mid to Late 1800’s
Photography
The newly invented camera leads to a new art form
The Impressionists
Painters tried to ‘capture’ the first impression they got from a scene or object.
The Post-impressionists
Experimenting led to a variety of art styles
Impressionism by Claude Monet
Post-Impressionism by Vincent Van Gogh

13. Quick Review of Ch. 21 Life in the Industrial Age
What are some ways that new technologies fueled industrial growth?
Do you think you would have wanted to live in the city during this time? Why?
Why do you think attitudes and values continue to change throughout World History?
What do you think about the forms of art that developed following the Industrial Revolution?