Warm Up # 21 What was the most effective strategy that you used in the Factory Worker Simulation? Why was it so effective?

Simulation Response Questions pg. 20

Blue Collar Blues Workbook pg. 15 Industrialism Book 14-17

After Industrialism Notes Workbook pg. 19

Essential Question Explain how life was different for people after the Industrial Revolution?

Results and Changes: Opportunities Industrialization led to opportunity for advancement like never before. Born into social group, more opportunity to move up Size, power, wealth of middle class rapidly grew. New Jobs: Factory owners, railroad builders, mine owners, teachers, managers, clerks Gender roles more defined Men = Workplace; Women = Home Especially in upper class families, lower class= all work hard Markets were created exclusively for women

Results and Changes: Factory Life Long, monotonous days Performing same task repeatedly Don’t see the final product Division of labor Tolerable working conditions at first, became more demanding as competition grew Workers began to be exploited Noisy, crowded, dark, smelly

Results and Changes: Factory Life Dangerous Faulty machinery Hasty work Untrained workers (often kids) Time ruled lives Clocks and ringing bells Farmers: leisurely life dictated by sunlight Electricity extends work hours Textile Mill Work 10-14 hours in unventilated rooms Pneumonia and tuberculosis common

Kid Snippets

Results and Changes: Factory Life Children as young as 6 work 12 hour shifts No time for school = factory job forever Factory owners also often owned and rented out apartments dictated living conditions Crowded, cold apartments with waste and disease problems Plenty of willing workers = owners had unlimited power.

Results Labor Unions: groups dedicated to representing the interests of workers in an industry Strength in numbers Demanded higher wages, better working conditions, fewer hours. Initially ignored, even blacklisted, but eventually gained bargaining power Public Services to deal with growing population = Infrastructure garbage, sewer system, public transportation, parks, baseball, fire department Dense Populations (Urbanization) Growing need for workers, more opportunities, immigration

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Essential Question Explain how life was different for people after the Industrial Revolution?