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Indust. Rev. = Mass production of goods by machine power Begins in late 18 th cent. & carries into 20-21 st cents Pop. Shift from rural to urban Capitalism = dominant economic system
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That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Enclosure Movement
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“ Enclosed ” Lands Today
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Early Canals Britain ’ s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure - connected waterways - transported resources coal and finished products
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Metals, Woolens, & Canals
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“ Fossil Fuels ” Revolution - Coal & oil greatly increased energy available to humans - Dev. of machines, steam engines, internal combustion engines
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Coalfields & Industrial Areas
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18001 ton of coal50, 000 miners 185030 tons200, 000 miners 1880300 million tons500, 000 miners 1914250 million tons1, 200, 000 miners Coal Mining in Britain: 1800-1914
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Young Coal Miners
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Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”
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Factory Production ) Concentrates production in one place [materials, labor]. ) Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. ) Requires a lot of capital investment [factory, machines, etc.] more than skilled labor. ) Only 10% of English industry in 1850.
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Textile Factory Workers in England 1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers 1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers 1850224, 000 looms>1 million workers
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The Factory System × Rigid schedule. × 12-14 hour day. × Dangerous conditions. × Mind-numbing monotony.
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Textile Factory Workers in England
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Young “ Bobbin-Doffers ”
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Spreading of New/Improved Methods of Production to Other Regions - U.S., Russia, Japan industrialize
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James Hargreave ’ s “ Spinny Jenny ”
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The Power Loom
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- Telegraph - Invented by Samuel Morse - greatly improved communications between/within: - businesses, cities, countries
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Interchangeable parts – speeds production; less skill required – developed by Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin - Rifle production also
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James Watt ’ s Steam Engine
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Steam Tractor
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Steam Ship
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An Early Steam Locomotive
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Later Locomotives
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The Impact of the Railroad
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“ The Great Land Serpent ” - Impact = access of goods to more people - lower prices = increased demand for production
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Social Impacts of Industrial Revolution Most benefits = Middle class (bourgeoisie) – bankers, merchants, factory owners Most growth = Working class Proletariat – poor treatment & pay Urbanization = pollution, overcrowding, disease Early exploitation of woman & child labor.
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Stereotype of the Factory Owner
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“ Upstairs ” / “ Downstairs ” Life
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“ 2 nd Industrial Revolution ” Improvements in: Steel Chemicals Electricity Precision machinery Bessemer Process
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Women in Industrial Revolution Early 1800 ’ s = Equal # of women in factories. Late 1800 ’ s = Increased wages (more desirable to men) and labor laws restricting women ’ s work = more women staying home. Domestic sphere for women develops.
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Factory Wages in Lancashire, 1830 Age of Worker Male Wages Female Wages under 11 2s 3d. 2s. 4d. 11 - 16 4s. 1d. 4s. 3d. 17 - 21 10s. 2d. 7s. 3d. 22 - 26 17s. 2d. 8s. 5d. 27 - 31 20s. 4d. 8s. 7d. 32 - 36 22s. 8d. 8s. 9d. 37 - 41 21s. 7d. 9s. 8d. 42 - 46 20s. 3d. 9s. 3d. 47 - 51 16s. 7d. 8s. 10d. 52 - 56 16s. 4d. 8s. 4d. 57 - 61 13s. 6d. 6s. 4d.
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Industrial Staffordshire
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Problems of Polution The Silent Highwayman - 1858
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The New Industrial City
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Early-19c London by Gustave Dore
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Worker Housing in Manchester
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Factory Workers at Home
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Workers Housing in Newcastle Today
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The Life of the New Urban Poor: A Dickensian Nightmare!
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Private Charities: Soup Kitchens
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Private Charities: The “ Lady Bountifuls ”
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The Luddites: 1811-1816 Ned Ludd [a mythical figure supposed to live in Sherwood Forest] Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].
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The Luddite Triangle
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The Luddites
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The Neo-Luddites Today
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British Soldiers Fire on British Workers: Let us die like men, and not be sold like slaves! Peterloo Massacre, 1819
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The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists × People as a society would operate and own the means of production, not individuals. × Their goal was a society that benefited everyone, not just a rich, well-connected few. × Tried to build perfect communities [utopias].
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Government Response k Abolition of slavery in the colonies in 1832 [to raise wages in Britain]. k Sadler Commission to look into working conditions Factory Act [1833] – child labor. k New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief. Poor houses. k Reform Bill [1832] – broadens the vote for the cities.
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British Reform Bill of 1832
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British Reform Bills
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By 1850 : Zones of Industrialization on the European Continent ùNortheast France. ùBelgium. ùThe Netherlands. ùWestern German states. ùNorthern Italy ùEast Germany Saxony
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Industrialization By 1850
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Railroads on the Continent
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Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900
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The Politics of Industrialization ù State ownership of some industries. ) RRs Belgium & most of Germany. ù Tariffs British Corn Laws. ù National Banks granted a monopoly on issuing bank notes. ) Bank of England. ) Bank of France. ù Companies required to register with the government & publish annual budgets. ù New legislation to: ) Establish limited liability. ) Create rules for the formation of corporations. ù Postal system. ù Free trade zones Ger. Zollverein
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