1. Economic Expansion & the Working Class

2. Economic Expansion Spread of IR Railroads & industrialization
More corporations
World Economy
Growing Population
Emigration
Immigration
Huge move to cities

3. Problems of Workers Problems of Industrialization
Reforms (up to 1850s)
Fixing some issues
Middle/Upper Class Reformers
Greed of Entrepreneurs
Working Class Radicals

5. Socialism Robert Owen-factory owner Selfish & unfair
Improving cotton mill
Treating Workers well
Homes near factories
No Child Labor
Creation of Socialism
Govt for reform
State ownership
Greater economic equality
“Utopian socialists”

7. Karl Marx Misguided utopian socialists Karl Marx-scientific socialist
Marx-radical activist
Frederick Engels-radical
Communist Manifesto
Economic Issues of History
Haves v. Have Nots
Continued Class struggle
Continuation throughout history

9. Continued Communist Thought
Class Struggle of IR
Bourgeoisie v. Proletariat
Rich richer
Poor poorer
“Lose your chains”
Classless Society of Communism
All production to people
Actually…government
Everything shared equally!

13. Impact of Marxism Publish in 1848 Little short-term change
Impact in 20th century
Importance of economic factors
Inaccuracy of predictions
Improvement of workers’ lives
Democratic Process/Reforms
Communism in 20th century

16. Working Class Reform Change in Society Trade Unions
Rights of Trade Unions
Male Suffrage
No woman 
1871-French universal manhood suffrage
Suffrage elsewhere

17. Realism Romanticism Focus on working Class Realism Paintings
Realism Literature
Working Conditions