11/2 Focus: Important Terms: Do Now: Rapid industrialization brought plentiful jobs, but it also caused unhealthy working conditions, air and water pollution, and the ills of child labor. It also led to rising class tensions, especially between the working class and the middle class. Important Terms: Urbanization Do Now: Identify the industry that first became industrialized.
The Industrial Revolution Impact of the Industrial Revolution
Urbanization Urban Suburban Rural Urbanization refers to the movement of people into cities Results in the growth of the city
Urbanization Factories were built near energy sources Water Coal Cities grew rapidly near these factories
People move to cities looking for work Better pay than farming Enclosure Movement People move to cities looking for work Agrarian Revolution Population Growth Rapid urbanization Need for workers Factory System Better pay than farming
Urbanization Rapid growth of cities created problems working class lived in crowded buildings High crime rates Lack of sanitation or sewage systems Garbage piled in streets Open sewers Spread of disease
Working Conditions Workers had to work long hours 12-16 hours a day Boring work; repetitive Unsafe/dangerous working conditions Mine work most dangerous No government assistance to workers injured on the job
Working Conditions Child Labor was very common
Commercial Revolution Industrial Revolution New Class Structure Developed with expansion of trade and growth of cities during high middle ages Commercial Revolution Industrial Revolution Middle Ages Nobles Nobles Upper Class Upper Middle Middle Class Peasants Lower Middle Peasants Poor
New Class Structure Upper class Rich industrial and business families Wealthy landowners
New Class Structure Upper Middle Class Lower Middle Class Business owners and managers of factories Professionals (Ex: doctors/lawyers) High standard of living Lower Middle Class Comfortable standard of living Shop owners, office workers, skilled workers
New Class Structure Poor Working Class Factory workers and peasants Harsh living and working conditions
Points for Discussion How did Industrialization lead to urbanization?
10/20 Focus: Important Terms: Do Now: The Industrial Revolution contributed to rising class tensions, especially between the working class and the middle class. Important Terms: Complexity Do Now: Explain how industrialization led to urbanization.