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1 Industrial Revolution

2 Opening Activity 2 1.What do you see in the picture? 2.Where do you think the picture was taken? 3.What do you think is causing all this to happen?

3 OA 3 1.Would you want to work in a factory? Why or why not? 2.What are some dangers or benefits of working in a factory?

4 Industrial Revolution Rural – Farming Urban – City Industry – production of a good (factories/manufacturing) Industrial Revolution – Society’s transformation due to advances in manufacturing, led to changes in living as well as working. – Rural to Urban

5 Great Britain Natural Resources – coal, metals, and minerals – Coal was the most important Transportation – ports and canals Population increase – workforce Stable and strong government – promotes growth Imperialism (Later chapters) Why re-invent the Wheel? – Britain becomes the model of industry – People start copying them

6 Industrial Revolution Great Britain was the first to industrialize (mid to late 1700s) Why? Three factors of production Land Farmland, timber, coal, iron ore, oil Labor Population Boom of Workers Enclosure Movement Crop rotation (more food) Capital ($) for investment from banks

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8 Causes: 1. Agricultural Revolution – improvements of farming methods and farming tools – Mixing Soil – Crop Rotation – Seed Drill – Enclosure Any benefits?

9 2. Population Increase 15503.0 Million 16505.2 Million 18008 Million 185116.7 Million Advances in Agriculture and medical advances lead to population increase

10 3. Advances in Technology/manufacturing – New Inventions! Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin – It made cotton production more efficient (faster) – It improved the textile Industry James Watt – Improved the Steam Engine – Utilize Coal – Engines for trains and powered factories – Benefits?

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12 OA 4 Video Notes Worst Jobs in History: Victorian Era – List the jobs mentioned in the video – Provide interesting facts about each job

13 OA 5 Page 297 1.Geography Skills Question 1 and 2 2.Which countries made up the advanced industrialized core?

14 Societal Changes Urbanization Poor Living / Working Conditions Population explosion The emergence of the new Middle Class Extended work day The child worker The epidemic pollution

15 Urbanization “Urban” – Cities “…zation” – process Urbanization : Movement of people to cities – Growth of industry (factories) – need workers – Needed laborers in the mines – coal and metal

16 New Social Classes Middle Class “Bourgeoisie” – Gained success and wealth through investing in industry. – Upper Middle Class Industrial working class – Poor – Tenements – multistory buildings divided into small apartments – Slums – disease, lack of sewage, and waste systems

17 Poor Working and Living Conditions Poor working conditions – Dangerous health hazardous working conditions – Industrial workers worked 12-16 hrs a day – No job security or minimum wage – Mining, crowded rooms, dangerous machinery Child labor – Children were paid less and they worked under dangerous working conditions Increase in poverty and crime within the cities Many lived in slums, unsanitary, and disease ridden homes

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20 New Ideas Capitalism – Little or no gov. regulation of economy – Allow businesses and market to decide on prices – Laissez-Faire Economics – Adam Smith Socialism – People as a whole (collectively) owns and operate means of production – No private property

21 New Ideas Communism – Type of socialism – Karl Marx – Capitalism creates inequality – Bourgeoisie – Middle class “Haves” vs – Proletariat – working class “have-nots” will win – Struggle  Classless Society – Power and wealth would be shared equally

22 People Organize 1. The Union Movement Collective bargaining – employees band together to negotiate with employers. Strikes – members of the union stopped working to pressure employers to make certain demands – Purpose was to improve working conditions and create reform laws

23 People Organize 2. Slaves fought for freedom 3. Women fight for equality -- 1840’s & 1850’s women fought for suffrage—rights to vote 4. Education for children – Public school systems were made to protect children from child labor

24 Historical Headlines of Second Industrial Revolution! Copy down each of the following headlines. Beneath each headline, write a brief news account of the event. (4-5 sentences) Be sure to include historical evidence in your news account. (names, events, movements) 1.The Revolution of the Proletariat! (299) 2.Demand for Suffrage! (307) 3.We are the Union! Join us! (300)

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28 OA 6 (321) 1.What is Social Darwinism? 2.What did Herbert Spencer argue? 3.Why did prominent businessmen like the idea of Social Darwinism?

29 Social Darwinism Social Darwinism was influenced by the theory of natural selection from Charles Darwin – Organisms evolved through natural selection – survival of the fittest – Applied Darwin’s idea into society In society people who were wealthy were the “fittest” People who were poor were the “weak” Justified inequality and exploitation (taking advantage of the poor) Justify Racism and Imperialism


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