1. Industrial Revolution
REVOLUTION means what?
In what European country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?

2. Industrial Revolution
Effects on Britain
Population increases
New sources of power are used
Cities grow
Goods are mass produced & made available to all people
New problems in cities emerge
A new middle class is created

3. New Sources of Energy
Wind & water power replace human & animal energy.
Most factories get built near water.
The introduction of the assembly line & interchangeable parts makes production faster.

4. How Did Life Change for People?
Social Changes
How Did Life Change for People?
Women & children went to work.
Issues regarding safety in the workplace: long hours, unsafe machinery, no job security.
Labor unions were not allowed.
Pollution

5. Changes in Government
An increase in production led to an increase in the demand for raw materials & new markets (people to sell goods to).
Countries looked to expand (imperialism).
Countries competed with one another over colonies.

6. Life in European Cities
Problems
Overcrowding & job availability
Unsanitary conditions & disease
Dangers – fire & crime

7. Capitalism vs. Communism
New Ways of Thinking
Capitalism vs. Communism
Laissez-faire – Adam Smith
Communist Manifesto – Karl Marx
Factory owners are taking advantage of the factory workers.
Emergence of socialism – distributing of wealth

9. Life in the Industrial City
Using the reading, write a letter, from first-person perspective, as though you just moved to a British city in the 1700s – the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
You have just moved to the city. You are writing a letter home telling your family what this new experience is like – both positive & negative.
Be descriptive. Be thorough. Use the material from the text to support your writing.