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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
CHAPTER 9
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Industrialism Begins Industrialism
New economic system Rely on machinery rather than animal and human power Before industrialism most people lived in small farming villages Began urbanization Began in the “textile” industry Woven cloth
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Section I: The Beginnings of Industrialization
Industrial Revolution Begins in Britain Begins in the mid 1700s New Ways of Working The IR greatly increases out-put of machine made goods The Agricultural Revolution Paves the Way Enclosures – large farm fields enclosed by fences Wealthy landowners buy & enclose land once owned by village farmers Enclosures allow experimentation with new agricultural methods
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The Beginnings of Industrialization
Rotating Crops Crop rotation – switching crops each year to avoid soil depletion Selective Breeding – Livestock breeders allow only the best to breed, improve the food supply
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Selective Breeding
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Why did the IR begin in Britain?
Britain had all of the factors of production Land, labor, and capital Britain had the necessary natural resources Coal, iron, rivers, harbors Expanding economy encouraged development
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Inventions Spur Industrialization
Changes in the Textile Industry Flying Shuttle (1733) John Kay Doubled the work a weaver could do in a day
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Inventions Spur Industrialization (cont)
Spinning Jenny (1764) James Hargreaves One spinner could work eight thread at a time
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Inventions Spur Industrialization (cont)
Water Frame (1769) Richard Arkwright Machines could now be powered by water, not just hand
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Inventions Spur Industrialization (cont)
Power Loom (1787) Edmund Cartwright Sped up the weaving process
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Inventions Spur Industrialization
Changes in the Textile Industry (cont) Cotton Gin (1793) Eli Whitney Multiplied the amount of cotton produced Development of Factories Buildings that contain machinery for manufacturing First factories needed to be near rivers for water power
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The Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney
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The First Factories
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Improvements in Transportation
Steam Engine Need for cheap, convenient power Steam becomes important source of energy James Watt improves the steam engine Water Transportation First steamboat “Clermont” Robert Fulton in 1807 Road Transportation British roads are improved Companies operate toll roads Beginning of the railroad
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James Watt and the Steam Engine
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Robert Fulton and the Clermont
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The Railway Age Begins Railroad Revolutionize Life The Railroad System
Spurs industrial growth Creates jobs Provides cheaper transportation Boosts many industries Causes people move to cities
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The Railway Age Begins First Railroad Line
George Stephenson (1825) Liverpool-Manchester Line (1829) Used Stephenson’s “Rocket” World’s best locomotive
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II. Industrialization Industrialization Changes Life
Factory Work Pays more than farms Spurs the demand for more expensive goods Rise of Industrial Cities Urbanization – movement of people to city Population growth provides work force, markets for goods Major cities: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham
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The Working Class Living Conditions Rapid Urbanization caused:
Cities without adequate housing, education, and police protection Urban slums Disease and sickness spread quickly Life span is only 17 years Lack of sanitary & building codes
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The Working Class Working Conditions Average workday – 14-16 hours
6 days a week, year round Dirty, poorly lit factories Numerous injuries and death No health insurance No labor laws Eventually replaced by machines Huge population means large unemployment
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The Rise of the Middle Class
Factories helped to create a new group of people – the middle class Skilled workers, merchants, rich farmers, managers, and professionals Had a comfortable standard of living Looked down upon by aristocrats and landowners
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Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Immediate Benefits Creates jobs Enriches nation Encourages technological progress Education expands Cheaper goods, including clothing Long Term Effects Improved standard of living Improved working conditions Increase in taxes lead to urban improvements
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III. Industrialization Spreads
The Rise of Corporations Stock Limited ownership rights for company Sold to raise money Corporation Company owned by stockholders Share profits not debts Large corporations attempt to control as much business as they can
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The Impact of Industrialization
Rise of Global Inequality Wealth gap between nations widens Europe & US gain economic power Non-industrialized nations fall further behind African and Asian countries lag Still based on agriculture Imperialism spreads Need for raw materials and new markets European nations & US exploit colonies for resources Transformation of Society The Middle Class gains influence and power Begins calls for reform
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IV. Philosophers of Industrialization
Laissez-faire Economics Policy of not interfering with business “The Wealth of Nations” Published by Adam Smith Defended free markets & laissez-faire Economic liberty guarantees economic progress Economic natural laws Self-interest Competition Supply and Demand
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The Economists of Capitalism
System of privately owned businesses seeking profits Malthus and Ricardo Thomas Malthus Believed populations grew faster than the food supply Wars, epidemics kill off extra people or misery and poverty result David Ricardo Saw a permanent poor underclass that provided cheap labor
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Malthus Ricardo
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Utilitarianism and Utopia
Judge things by their usefulness (Bentham) Regulation to help workers and spread wealth (JS Mill) Utopian Society Established by Robert Owen Community that improved worker conditions and provided cheap housing Located in New Harmony, Indiana
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The Rise of Socialism Socialism Power of the Government
Factors of production owned by, operated for the people Power of the Government Government control can end Poverty Bring equality
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Radical Socialism – Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Fundamental Beliefs Society divided into warring classes The “haves” vs. the “have-nots” The “haves” Employers or bourgeoisie The “have-nots” The workers or proletariat Prediction The workers will overthrow the owners
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The Future According to Marx
Capitalism will destroy itself Inequality would cause workers to revolt This would lead to communism Society where people own and share the means of production What are the “means of production”? Land, mines, factories, railroads and businesses
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Labor Unions and Reform Laws
What is a union? Association formed by laborers to work for change What do they do? Negotiate for better wages and conditions Who were the first to do this? Skilled workers are the first to unionize How were they able to do this? Movement in US and UK to fight to right to unionize
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Labor Unions and Reform Laws
Laws were passed to stop abuses of industrialization Examples of reform laws Maximum workday Ending or limiting of child labor
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The Reform Movement Spreads
Abolition of Slavery Reformers help to end slavery In British Empire (1833) The Americas (1888) Fight for Women’s Rights Pursuit of economic and social rights as early as 1848 Founding of the International Council for Women (1888)
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Other Reforms Free public education Prison reform also sought
Established in Europe by late 1800s Established in US by 1850s Prison reform also sought Focus on rehabilitation
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Inventions and Inventors Make Life Easier Thomas Edison Granted over 1,000 patents from his research Including the light bulb
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Inventions and Inventors Make Life Easier (cont) Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone (1876)
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Inventions and Inventors Make Life Easier Guglielmo Marconi Invented the radio (1895)
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Inventions and Inventors Make Life Easier Karl Benz Invented the automobile in 1885 Henry Ford Lowers the cost of the automobile using the assembly line
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Inventions and Inventors Make Life Easier The Wright Brothers Develop the first working airplane
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Nineteenth Century Progress
New Ideas in Medicine Medical research leads to Development of vaccines Improvement in sanitation Louis Pasteur Discovered the bacteria cause disease Joseph Lister Links bacteria to surgical problems Begins the sterilization process of tools
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Nineteenth Century Progress
New Ideas in Science Beginning of numerous branches: Archeology study of society through material remains Sociology study of people and societies Anthropology study of the origin, the behavior, and development of humans Psychology study of human or animal mental functions and behaviors
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Nineteenth Century Progress
New Ideas in Science Charles Darwin Theory of Evolution Gradually over time species evolve Gregor Mendel Discovers patterns to inherited traits Begins the science of genetics
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Nineteenth Century Progress
New Ideas in Science (cont) John Dalton Theorizes that all matter is made of atoms Dmitri Mendeleev Creates Periodic Table of the Elements Marie and Pierre Curie Discover radioactivity Marie becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (Science)
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Nineteenth Century Progress
New Ideas in Science (cont) Ivan Pavlov Human actions are unconscious reactions Sigmund Freud Studied the unconscious mind
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Ivan Pavlov
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Nineteenth Century Progress
Development of Mass Culture 1800s saw the creation of Movie Theaters Professional Sports Boxing Baseball
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THE END
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