Social 30-2 Chapter 5 “Impacts of Liberalism”

Words Cost of Living. Industrial Revolution. Standard of Living.

Up to this point It seems that we have been talking about the Benefits of Capitalism and Liberalism. How it made life better…. But, things are not always that cut and dry. Let’s talk about some of the negative effects of Capitalism and Liberalism.

Review… How does Capitalism work? What are some pros and cons?

Pros and Cons Pro Con

Industrialization In simple words: The move from farming to manufacturing.

+ Effects : workers could be disciplined to start at a specific time and do a specific task there was a division of labour (work tasks) to increase productivity. hardworking entrepreneurs created/invented new products to make money -  Effects : factories had harsh rules - exploited workers low wages and people lived in slums in the cities quality of life was worse than before factories existed.

Workplaces From historical evidence we can determine that the work places were not focused on safety or health. Many Men, Women, and Children worked in Coal Mines, Cotton Mills, Etc…

“North and South”

Move to the cities As farms became mechanized, people moved to the cities. They though they would find good jobs. But, many found jobs in factories that were not that glamorous.

Continued As the IR progress, Laissez-faire capitalism took hold. Governments felt that the factory would take care of the people. The factory owners got richer and richer and took advantage of the workers.

During the IR During the IR factory workers made great profits. They were called robber barons. Robber baron was a cold name given to mean someone who was cold and ruthless in pursuit of money. They called them selves Captains of Industry by people who supported capitalism.

Income Gap and Cost of Living As rich people invested more money, they got richer and richer. With this, the gap between rich and poor got larger and larger. Peoples standard of living did not improve during the IR. Although people had more money, the cost of living also increased. I think we can understand that in this town!

Problems for the working class The ideas of “true” classical liberalism led to workers being mistreated. Cities became polluted and slums formed. Long hours, child labor, without government intervention.

Continued… Workers worked in unforgiving situations. Long hours, no ventilation, disease. There were also a sharp rise in child labor as families needed more income. Children were small, agile, and cheep. Tw&feature=related

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