Results of Industrialization Europe,
Intro Activity 1.Imagine all your teachers announced to you today that for this 9 weeks 1) no student could make less than a B and 2) school would now get out at 2pm every day. Write how this would affect your free time, and what you would do with that free time. 2.If your house burned down, what would you and your family do? (name 2-3 things)
Family Life In several countries, 50% or more of the pop lived in cities Modern amenities like parks, museums, and police force took shape in cities LOW BIRTH AND DEATH RATES in industrial countries Pre-1800, 1/3 of all children died before age 10; after industrialization that rate was under 10% Advancements in medical science caused dramatic rise in lifespans
Louis Pasteur discovered germs in the 1880s leading to better sanitation and medical procedures
Cultural Transformations During this time, wages went UP and work hours went DOWN; this influenced a new leisure culture, mainly for the middle class This mass leisure culture involved popular theatre, newspapers, vacation trips, team sports, etc. Religion continued to decline as people focused on more worldly pursuits
Science Charles Darwin’s theories on evolution in 1859 made huge impact on biology Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity influenced physics Sigmund Freud developed theories that would influence psychology and psychiatry Social sciences develop: economists attempted to explain business cycles & cause of poverty Key theme: rationality & science > emotion & religion
Political Developments By 1870, nearly all European governments had elements of democracy/parliaments All western governments introduced a civil service exam (1000 years after China!) Bureaucracies expanded in order to regulate the effects of industrialization: inspections of factory safety, hospital conditions, personal travel, etc. To create an educated & patriotic population, school became compulsory; by % of adults in the west were literate
Government welfare appears, replacing traditional groups like church & family Karl Marx’s socialism developed & became popular among working-class, causing friction & tension between the middle-class & proletariat Social question – what actions to take concerning society (the poor, education, etc) – is a major theme in the late 19 th century Modern feminist movement began Ardent nationalism continued to grow among ALL groups in ALL countries By 1871, new nations of Italy & Germany form. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?!?!?!