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The Industrial Revolution. 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. Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?. Industrial England:
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The Industrial Revolution • Indust. Rev. = Mass production of goods by machine power • Begins in late 18th cent. & carries into 20-21st cents • Pop. Shift from rural to urban • Capitalism = dominant economic system
Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?
Industrial England: "Workshop of the World" That Nation of Shopkeepers! -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Early Canals Britain’s Earliest Transportation Infrastructure • - connected waterways • - transported resources coal and finished products
“Fossil Fuels” Revolution - Coal & oil greatly increased energy available to humans - Dev. of machines, steam engines, internal combustion engines
Child Labor in the Mines Child “hurriers”
Factory Production • Concentrates production in oneplace [materials, labor]. • Located near sources of power [rather than labor or markets]. • Requires a lot of capital investment[factory, machines, etc.] morethan skilled labor. • Only 10% of English industry in 1850.
The Factory System • Rigid schedule. • 12-14 hour day. • Dangerous conditions. • Mind-numbing monotony.
Spreading of New/Improved Methods of Production to Other Regions - U.S., Russia, Japan industrialize
New Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
- Telegraph - Invented by Samuel Morse • - greatly improved communications between/within: • - businesses, cities, countries
Interchangeable parts – speeds production; less skill required – developed by Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin - Rifle production also
“The Great Land Serpent” • Impact = access of goods to more people • lower prices = increased demand for production
The "Haves": Bourgeois Life Thrived on the Luxuries of the Industrial Revolution
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.
“2nd Industrial Revolution” • Improvements in: • Steel • Chemicals • Electricity • Precision machinery Bessemer Process
The "Have-Nots": The Poor, The Over-Worked, & the Destitute
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.
Problems of Polution The Silent Highwayman - 1858