Industrialization

Industrialization

What did industrialization bring to people?

PositivesMore MoneyCould lead to a better quality of lifeBetter products

NegativesUnhealthy working conditionsChild laborTension between the social classes

Rise of the Cities 1800-1850

People begin to move into the cities

Factory jobs are in the city

Most European Cities doubled in size

Urbanization Cities begin to

grow near water ways and coal areas

London 1800-1850

London’s population grows rapidly

Large labor pool

Markets for new industry

Became Europe’s largest city

Other Cities

Birmingham & Sheffield began to compete with London in population size with its iron-smelting centers

Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool top area for textile manufacturing

Question 1

What is seen as a negative reason that Industrialization brought to people?

A. More money for peopleB. Could lead to a better lifeC. Child LaborD. Better products

Question 2

This term means the movement of people to cities?

A. EntrepreneurB. UrbanizationC. GlobalizationD. City Movement

Question 3

Because of Industrialization, London became what?

A. An Olympic CityB. London’s population began to

decreaseC. Part of globalization projectD. The largest city in Europe

Question 4

What area began to compete with London in its population size through its iron smelters?

A. Birmingham & SheffieldB. Prague & BratislavaC. Frankfurt & BerlinD. Paris & Warsaw

Living Conditions

Poor Conditions Great Conditions

Living Conditions

As cities grew in population, no real plans for development

No sanitary codesNo building codesNo form of educationPoor housingUnpaved StreetsGarbage in the streetsDisease & sickness

Living Conditions

Working Class Average life

expectancy 17 years in the city

Average life expectancy 38 years in rural areas

Upper Class Better quality of life Better homes in the

suburbs

Working Conditions

Factories and Coal Mines

Children and Women used for labor

14 hour days, 6 days per week

Factories

Poor Lighting

Boiler could explode

Poor Air quality

Machines could break

Nothing for people injured on the job.

Coal Mines

Damp Conditions

Breathing Coal Dust

Life expectancy is 10 years less than others

Nothing for people injured on the job

Question 5

What was the life expectancy of the working class living in the city during this time period?

A. 47 yearsB. 38 yearsC. 28 yearsD. 17 years

Question 6

The average amount of days and hours for a child to work in a coal mine was?

A. 8 hours day, 6 days a weekB. 10 hours day, 5 days a weekC. 14 hours day, 6 days a weekD. 14 hours day, 5 days a week

Question 7

The conditions in a factory for children were seen as ….

A. Poor Air QualityB. Poor LightingC. Machines could breakD. All of the above

Question 8

The life expectancy for people working in a coal mine was seen more than people working in a factory.

TrueFalse

Tension Between the Classes

Middle Class Past landowners &

aristocrats Now factory

owners and merchants

Landowners looked down on the new wealth

Late 1800’s were seen as equal

Tension Between the Classes Working Class Little

Improvements Some watch their

livelihoods disappear

Workers destroyed machines

Luddites attack factories in northern England 1811

Riots began over poor living conditions

Positive Effects for Middle Class

Created JobsCreated wealth to the nation Increase in Technology & Standard of

Living Healthier life styles Better types of food and housing

Cheaper production of clothingHigher demand for engineers and

higher educated people

Long Term Effects

This is still seen by people todayPeople can afford goods that once

was seemed at a luxury itemsWork and living conditions continue

to improve from even 50-60 years ago

Produced tax revenue to invest in urban improvements Public Education Social Welfare

Question 9