Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution

Industrialized SocietyIndustrialized Society

Quote of the DayQuote of the Day

The best way to predict the future is The best way to predict the future is to invent it.to invent it.- Alan Kay - Alan Kay

Change in SocietyChange in Society

Growth of Cities Growth of Cities

Urbanization – period of city building Urbanization – period of city building and the migration from farms to and the migration from farms to citiescities

Populations of cities began to exceed Populations of cities began to exceed the millions the millions

Living Conditions Living Conditions

City plansCity plansSanitary codesSanitary codesBuilding codesBuilding codesPoor housingPoor housingPoor Education Poor Education Poor Police protectionPoor Police protectionUnpaved streets with no drainsUnpaved streets with no drainsAverage life span – 17 yearsAverage life span – 17 years

Working conditions Working conditions

Working ConditionsWorking Conditions

14 hour days14 hour days6 days a week6 days a weekPoor lighting and unsafePoor lighting and unsafeNo government aid or regulationsNo government aid or regulations

Middle ClassMiddle Class

Social class of skilled workersSocial class of skilled workers ProfessionalsProfessionals Business peopleBusiness people Wealthy farmersWealthy farmers Upper Middle Class – neither rich nor Upper Middle Class – neither rich nor

poor poor Lower Middle Class – skilled workers, Lower Middle Class – skilled workers,

printers, and mechanical drafters printers, and mechanical drafters

Positive Effects Positive Effects

Created jobsCreated jobs Nations became wealthierNations became wealthier Technological progress = Increased Technological progress = Increased

production production Provided hope of improvement Provided hope of improvement

Global ImpactGlobal ImpactWiden the gap between Widen the gap between

industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations and non-industrialized nationsindustrialized nations

Poor countries were viewed as a Poor countries were viewed as a market for goodsmarket for goods

Led to ImperialismLed to Imperialism

Transformation of Society Transformation of Society

Changed the lives of people in Changed the lives of people in Western Europe and the U.S.Western Europe and the U.S.

Asia and Africa remained Asia and Africa remained agriculturalagricultural

Created opportunity for education Created opportunity for education and democratic participation and democratic participation

Philosophers of Philosophers of IndustrializationIndustrialization

Laissez Faire - owners of industry Laissez Faire - owners of industry set working conditions without set working conditions without interference from the govt.interference from the govt.

French philosophers – criticized the French philosophers – criticized the ideas that governments were ideas that governments were getting rich from heavy tariffs getting rich from heavy tariffs

Government regulations interfered Government regulations interfered with growthwith growth

HANDS OFF POLICYHANDS OFF POLICY

PhilosophersPhilosophersAdam Smith -Adam Smith -The Wealth The Wealth

of Nationof Nation Economic liberty Economic liberty

guaranteed economic progress guaranteed economic progress Malthus and Ricardo - Laissez-Malthus and Ricardo - Laissez-

Faire capitalism Faire capitalism Capitalism - Money is invested Capitalism - Money is invested

in business ventures with the in business ventures with the goal of making profitgoal of making profit

Rise of SocialismRise of Socialism

Karl Marx Karl Marx

Marxism Marxism Communist Manifesto Communist Manifesto Industrial revolution enriched Industrial revolution enriched

the wealthy and impoverished the wealthy and impoverished the poor the poor

Predicted the workers will Predicted the workers will take over take over

Predicted the capitalist system Predicted the capitalist system would destroy itself and society would would destroy itself and society would

take controltake control

CommunismCommunism

Complete socialismComplete socialismMeans of production would be Means of production would be

owned by the people owned by the people All goods and services will All goods and services will

be shared equally be shared equally

Union MovementUnion Movement

Workers became fed up with the Workers became fed up with the conditionsconditions

Spoke for all the workers in a particular Spoke for all the workers in a particular tradetrade

Collective Bargaining – negotiations Collective Bargaining – negotiations between workers and their employers between workers and their employers

Strike – refusal to workStrike – refusal to work Unions were looked at as a threat to social Unions were looked at as a threat to social

order and stabilityorder and stability

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

ChurchillChurchill