1. Industrialization p

2. Objectives
Describe the social and economic effects of industrialization
Examine growing tensions between the middle and working classes
Identify positive effects of the Industrial Revolution

3. Industrialization Changes Life
Industrial Cities Rise
Urbanization
City building and the movement of people to cities
population shift
22 cities >100,000
47 cites > 100,000
Post 1800
Agrarian
Industrial

4. Industrialization Changes Life
Industrial Cities Rise (cont.)
New major industrial centers
Factories built new power sources
Coal
Water

5. Industrialization Changes Life
Living Conditions
Working Conditions
Not planned for this size
Lacking in
Housing
Education
Safety
Sanitation
Factory owners wanted
Factories to work as long as possible
At the lowest costs at possible
Women and children laborers

6. Class Tensions Grow New …
Middle Class
The Working Class
New …
Skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers
Many saw job being replaced by machines
Luddites
Attacked factories and destroyed weaving machines in northern England beginning in 1811

7. Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Long-Term Effects
Created jobs
Contributed to the wealth of nations
Fostered technological growth
Raised the standard of living
Healthier diets
Better housing
Mass-produced clothing
Expanded educational opportunities
Consumer goods
Tax revenues