The Industrial Revolution Progress or Collapse? How does European society deal with this major change? The Industrial Revolution

What did the Industrial Revolution look like?

The Industrial Revolution A major change occurring in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century Goods are manufactured by machines rather than by hand. Factories MASS PRODUCE goods in large quantities to satisfy increased needs and wants of European populations

How does the Industrial Revolution affect the geography of Europe?

Industrial Revolution & Geography Cities begin to grow in size, population, and importance as people move from the countryside to get jobs in factories. This is called URBANIZATION. NATURAL RESOURCES (coal, iron, etc.) become vital in running factories and finding fresh sources becomes important.

Positive Effects of the Indust. Rev. Created new jobs Increased nation’s wealth Technology, manufacturing, and transportation all improved Raised the standard of living in a general sense. This is not true for lower class people Middle class grows and becomes wealthier

Negative Effects of the Indust. Rev Look at the images that follow. What possible negative effects do you observe? Write your observations in your notebook.

The Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution HA HA MADE YA LOOK!!!! Did you really think I would just write the answers here? Shame, Shame….do your homework fairly.

Homework List at least 3 negative effects of the Industrial Revolution on European society. For each of the effects list one impact it could have on society Finally, evaluate the positive and negative effects and answer the following prompt: Does the Industrial Revolution help society progress or cause society to decline? Explain in at least 2 paragraphs