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1 The Industrial Revolution
1800 – 1870 & Nationalism

2 Painting by Loutherbourg

3 What was the Industrial Revolution?
During the 18th and 19th centuries - the period from 1700 to lots of things were invented that made it easier to make things and get work done. So…Why is that a Revolution?? Mostly, it's because one invention led to another, so that there were lots of important changes in a short period of time. These inventions didn't make things a little different, they made them a lot different.

4 The Dawn of the First Industrial Revolution

5 Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First? For several reasons
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain For several reasons Improved farming methods increased the food supply, which drove food prices down and gave families more money for manufactured goods. Britain had a ready supply of capital–money to invest–for industrial machines and factories. Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First? Britain had abundant natural resources and a supply of markets, in part because of its colonial empire.

6 The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain (cont.)
In the eighteenth century Great Britain had surged ahead in the production of cotton goods. The two-step process of spinning and weaving had been done by individuals in their homes, a production method called cottage industry.

7 A series of inventions made weaving and spinning faster.
Why Change?? The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain (cont.) A series of inventions made weaving and spinning faster. The flying shuttle, the spinning jenny, and the water-powered loom all helped cotton production faster. It was now efficient to bring workers to the new machines in factories. Cottage industry no longer was efficient.

8 Revolution in the Textile Industry

9 The First factories were located near water because the machines needed the power of the water to operate their machines. The cotton industry became even more productive after the Scottish engineer James Watt improved the steam engine in 1782 so it could drive machinery.

10 The steam engine drove Britain’s Industrial Revolution, and it ran on coal.
This led to the coal industry expanding. The coal supply seemed unlimited. Coal also transformed the iron industry. Iron had been made in England since the Middle Ages. Using the process developed by Henry Cort called puddling, industry produced a better quality of iron.

11 Since they were an efficient way to move resources and goods, railroads were crucial to the Industrial Revolution. The first railroads were slow, but they developed rapidly. The Rocket was used on the first public railway line, which opened in 1830.

12 The 32-miles of track went from Liverpool to Manchester, England.
The Rocket pulled a 40-ton train at 16 miles per hour. Within 20 years, trains were going 50 miles per hour, an incredible speed for its time. By 1850, Great Britain had more than 6,000 miles of track. Building railroads was a new job for farm laborers and peasants.

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14 The factory was another important aspect of the Industrial Rev
The factory was another important aspect of the Industrial Rev. because it created a new kind of labor system. To keep the machines going constantly, workers had to work in shifts.

15 Factory owners trained the rural laborers to work the same hours each day and to do repetitive work.
One early industrialist said his goal was “to make the men into machines that cannot err.”

16 Factory Work

17 The Spread of Industrialization
Britain became the world’s greatest industrial nation. It produced one-half of the world’s cotton goods and coal. The Industrial Revolution spread to other parts of the world at different speeds. Belgium, France, and Germany were the first to industrialize, principally because their governments built infrastructure such as canals and railroads.

18 The Industrial Revolution hit the United States
Over this period, the population grew from about 5 to 30 million people, and a number of large cities developed. The large United States needed a transportation system, and miles of roads and canals were built.

19 Robert Fulton built the first paddle-wheel steamboat, the Clermont, in 1807.
By 1860, thousands of these boats were on rivers, lakes, and even the ocean.

20 Impact of Industrialization
Child Labor

21 A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on March 25, 1911
Working Conditions A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on March 25, 1911

22 Tenements/Living Conditions

23 Tenements (cont.)

24 Technology

25 Urbanization

26 Living During the Industrial Revolution

27 Social Impact in Europe
The pitiful conditions for workers in the Industrial Revolution led to a movement called socialism. Under socialism, society, usually government, owns and controls some means of production–such as factories and utilities. Early socialism was largely the idea of intellectuals who believed in the equality of all people and who wanted to replace competition with cooperation. Later socialists like Karl Marx thought these ideas were not practical and called those who believed them utopian socialists.

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29 Why would this cause nationalism to grow?
Napolan’s Legacy Tried to unify all of Europe Like: TNT FAILED Napoleonic Code of Laws -spread laws all over his empire made all equal The growth of nationalism in countries he conquered Why would this cause nationalism to grow?

30 Nationalism An idea based on similar traditions, language, and customs paying loyalty to the nation rather than to a dynasty or political unit. Hungarians Poles Czechs Germans Slovaks Croats

31 The Congress of Vienna When the great powers of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain met at the Congress of Vienna in 1814, they wanted to restore the old order after Napoleon’s defeat. The participants in the Congress of Vienna also rearranged European territories to form a new balance of military and political power to keep one country from dominating Europe.

32 Prince Clemons von Metternich
Congress of Vienna Objectives Balance of Power Avoid Future Wars Methods Restoration of Monarchy Distribution of Land Congress System Prince Clemons von Metternich (Austrian Foreign Minister) - Leader Prince Clemons von Metternich

33 Significance of Congress of Vienna
Conservative Response to Revolutions No Major Wars until 1914 Established Foundation for Strong Central State

34 Important Decisions France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoleon The Dutch Republic was united with the Austrian Netherlands to form a single kingdom of the Netherlands under the House of Orange. Norway and Sweden were joined under a single ruler Switzerland was declared neutral Russia got Finland and effective control over the new kingdom of Poland Prussia was given much of Saxony and important parts of Westphalia and the Rhine Province.

35 Important Decisions Austria was given back most of the territory it had lost and was also given land in Germany and Italy (Lombardia and Venice) Britain got several strategic colonial territories, and they also gained control of the seas. France was restored under the rule of Louis XVIII. Spain was restored under Ferdinand VII

36 “modern” nations develop

37 Three major movements took place in Europe in 1815 – 1914
Changes in Europe Liberalism – stressed constitutional government & civil liberties Democracy- Advocated giving the average citizen a voice in government Nationalism- gave people of similar culture and traditions their own government.

38 Liberalism Economic Liberalism: Laissez Faire Twin Concepts
Equality & Liberty Economic Liberalism: Laissez Faire Two Thinkers Mill – Limits of Personal Liberty Bentham – Greatest Good for Greatest Number

39 Socialism French Utopian Socialism - Economic Planning by State (National Government) Rights of Workers Restrict Ownership of Private Property Social Justice – Housing & Needs of Poor Marxism Socialism Revolution, Not Planning Pierre-Joseph Proudhon “What is Property?”

40 Nationalism Nationalism was an even more powerful force for change in the nineteenth century. It arose out of people’s awareness of belonging to a community with common institutions, traditions, language, and customs. This community is called a nation. In the view of nationalists, citizens owe their loyalty to the nation, not a king or other entity.

41 Nationalism Nationalists came to believe that each nationality should have its own government. Countries that were divided into principalities, as Germany was, should have unity with a centralized government; subject people, such as the Hungarians, should have their own nation.

42 Romanticism Revolt Against Enlightenment
Advocated Feeling, emotion, and imaginatin Expressed in Art, Music, Literature

43 Romanticism stressed the awe of "nature" in art and language
Romantic also valued individualism They grew long hair Dresses in outrageous clothes to express themselves


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