1. Changing Attitudes And Values
Mr. Meester
World History
6-2 & 6-3

2. Vocabulary Women’s Suffrage Germ Theory Joseph Lister John Dalton
Charles Darwin
Social Darwinism

3. Three Social Classes Industrialization created 3 social classes
Upper Class
Extremely rich business men
Would often marry into nobility.
Middle Class
Fastest growing class,
made comfortable incomes
Enjoyed a wide range of goods
Working Class
Workers & farmers, poorest class
Still the largest class

4. Middle-Class Values
The middle class had rules & expectations for every occasion.
Even a small middle class household was expected to have a cook & a maid.
The Middle class also divided labor between men and women.

5. The Ideal Home
Men went to work at an office or shop to support the family.
Women controlled the home.
They raised the children
Directed the various servants
This created a Cult of Domesticity
Home was a nest for kids
Refuge for the husband
Wives were self-sacrificing

6. Women’s Struggles
A number of women’s groups emerge in response to women’s issues.
Temperance Movement
Setup to ban alcoholic beverages.
Women’s Suffrage
Pushed for equal rights particularly the right to vote.
Both were long but successful fights.

7. Public Education
In the late 1800’s governments begin to setup public schools.
Generally only middle class children attended.
High Education expanded during this time as well.
More Colleges & Universities
Some women start attending

8. Medical Advancements
Improved medicine keeps the population growing rapidly.
Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory
Proves germs exist and cause disease.
Joseph Lister starts sterilizing surgical tools and washing his hands.
Improved hospital care saves people’s lives
Mainly due to better hygiene.

9. Science Expands John Dalton’s Atomic theory
Showed that atoms are basically alike
Geologists begin to question the Church about the age of the Earth.
Charles Darwin develops the Theory of Natural Selection
The idea that nature chooses the strongest and they survive.

10. Social Darwinism
Thinkers after Darwin applied his theory to society as well.
It was used to justify actions in business, war, and politics.
Encouraged racism and unethical practices in the name of survival.