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BELLWORK Describe the changes made in communication during the Industrial Revolution. Describe the changes made in transportation during the Industrial Revolution. Read “An Industrial City” – pg. 381….. How did Manchester become an industrial city? What happened to the Irwell River? THINKER: How do cities today compare/contrast with cities of the 1800’s?
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Transportation and Communication
The Industrial Revolution was also characterized by advances in transportation and communication. Transcontinental Railroad: U.S. railroad running from the east to west coast The increase in railroads allowed goods to be shipped faster and cheaper. Telegraph: Samuel Morse perfected it using a system called Morse Code Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell; by 1900 (30 years after its invention), 1.5 million telephones were in use.
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BELLWORK Describe the changes made in communication during the Industrial Revolution. Describe the changes made in transportation during the Industrial Revolution. Read “An Industrial City” – pg. 381….. How did Manchester become an industrial city? What happened to the Irwell River? THINKER: How do cities today compare/contrast with cities of the 1800’s?
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Citarum River (Indonesia)
Most polluted river today! 5 million people live in this basin Used to support agriculture, water supply, fishery, industry, sewerage and electricity More than 500 factories line the river and dump toxic waste into the water Also the source of water for the main profit…… rice!
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Environmental Effects of Industrialization
How an industrialized world impacted air, water, and land
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Environmental Problems - Air
With the race for industrialization, many countries began to exploit their natural resources (especially coal, oil, and gas) all with little regard to the environment. Coal was needed to power the steam engines that would run machines and trains, but coal also released huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The combination of smoke and fog produced smog, which was visible as a thick blanket over cities. This caused thousands of deaths due to respiratory diseases.
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Environmental Problems - Water
Water was another prime resource used for running machines in factories. Factories dumped toxic industrial waste into nearby rivers. Due to dense populations, the cities had no proper system of sewage disposal, so rivers were also contaminated for personal use. During the Industrial Revolution, there was no running water – everything came from rivers; therefore, the contaminated, toxic, filthy, sewage water was also used as drinking water. This caused water-borne diseases like cholera or typhoid fever to wipe out a huge portion of the population. (Especially the working class).
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Environmental Problems - Land
With large amounts of populations moving to the cities for work, land was being exploited to build homes or more factories. This meant cutting down forest areas and loss of natural habitats. Many factories used empty space as land fills for their trash and toxic waste. This lead to a spread of disease
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CLOSURE Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the Industrial Revolution.
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Study Guide Independent Work!
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Immigration during the Industrial Revolution
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Immigration The Industrial Revolution creates a wave of immigration to the United States. Why? How did advanced industry lead to mass migration? Like many Americans, immigrants felt cities were a new source of opportunity. Between 1880 and 1920 about 25 million immigrants entered the U.S. – about half of the total population!
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Immigration In the 1900’s where do you think people were immigrating from? Before 1890: Northern and Western Europe (England, Ireland, Germany) Between : Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia)
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Inspections included:
Medical Mental Physical
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Immigrants being processed at Ellis Island
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Waiting for deportation
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Study Guide Independent Work!
Reminders: Short Answer tomorrow! With regards to causes and effects, compare and contrast the American and French Revolutions Must include a thesis, 3 similarities/differences with explanations Multiple choice & matching after – 60 points Study guide due! Late/Missing work due!
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