The First Industrial Society AP World Mr. Owen and Sr. Colden Spring 2013

Introduction  How do you define “Industrial Revolution?”  Increased output  Fields of focus  Effects on Agriculture

British Aristocracy  Aristocrats didn’t suffer a material loss  BUT: Aristocracy was on the decline  Who moved up:  How?  Titled nobles retained wealth and prestige

Middle Class  Most obvious gain from industrialization  Upper Middle Class  Middle “Middle” Class  Lower Middle Class

Laboring Class  70% of population  Suffered / least benefited from Industrialization  Rapid Urbanization  Horrible Conditions  New work environments

Social Protest  Friendly Societies  Luddites  Trade Unions

Social Protest  Socialist ideas spread gradually  Karl Marx ( )  Who was attracted?

French Revolution Pyramid of Capitalism

Social Protest  British working-class movement remained moderate  Reasons:  but immense inequalities remained