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Brief Response
• “. . . the power of population is [far] greater than the power in the Earth to produce subsistence for man.”
• –Thomas Malthus
• What conclusion is the writer expressing in the quotation? Was his conclusion correct? Explain.
Brief Response
• Britain’s population explosion contributed to hunger, unemployment, and general misery.
• Malthus idea was that population growth would continue to outpace the food supply.
• He concluded that continued suffering and poverty was unavoidable.
• The conclusion was mostly incorrect. Today, the population is over
7 billion, but the food supply has increased even faster due to advances in agricultural methods.
• In the Western world, people in the last 60 years have been having fewer children, which slowed the population growth rate somewhat.
Urbanization—
p. 203
Urbanization
• For most of human history, there were only a dozen cities.
• Most people lived in towns and villages.• As Britons and Europeans were pushed off farmlands by
technology, they migrated to– Towns– Colonies abroad
• Swollen towns became new cities.• New health and social issues developed.• Slowly, an improved standard of living developed.
Germ theory:
• The invention and use of the microscope allowed science to realize the existence of microbes.
• The idea developed that many diseases and infection were caused by these microscopic life forms.
Louis Pasteur:
• French chemist who studied microbes and disease.
• He connected them to each other.
• He made discoveries about rabies and anthrax.
• He also developed “pasteurization” (a heating process that kills microbes) for milk.
Robert Koch:
• German doctor who identified the tuberculosis bacterium.
• A cure for TB would take a few generations, but it was found.
Florence Nightingale:
• A British nurse, who developed ways to make hospitals cleaner and safer. – Using techniques she developed in the
Crimean War, 1854, she made sure that all objects in the hospital were clean (sterile).
• utensils, • sheets, • clothes, • beds, • Doctors, nurses• Patients
• She opened Britain’s first nursing school.
Joseph Lister:
• British (English) surgeon, researched how antiseptics prevented infection.
• Developed rules for surgeons to sterilize their instruments and hands before operating.
Urban renewal:
• Leaders in Western cities promoted demolition of slums and old sections
• replaced them with • wide boulevards, • squares, • office buildings, • department stores, • government offices, • theaters. • Restaurants
Urban renewal:
• Many people were moved from their homes to make room– many were hired to do the work,
• They had money to find new homes in the city.
• The wealthy moved to quiet, bucolic suburbs – Mass transit took the rich into town to work…..
Mutual-aid society:
• an early form of labor union. – Workers created them when labor unions
were illegal. • Sick and injured workers were given
assistance from the fellow members.
Standard of living:
• the measurement of the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society.
Biography, p. 204
• Question:
• By insisting military and medical staff clean barracks, dig latrines, do laundry, get wounded into clean beds.
Standards Check, p. 204
• Question:
• Better diets, hygiene, medicine and sanitation.
Cause and Effect, p. 206
• Social effects:– Expansion of the middle class– Public education– Reform movements– Pollution– Medical care– urbanization
• Economic effects: – Growth of labor unions– Rise of big business – Factories– New methods of production– New products– World trade
Standards Check, p. 206
• More jobs
• Urban renewal
• Sanitation
• Entertainment
• Slum conditions
• Higher crime rates
Image, p. 207
• Question:
• They were middle class people who could afford nice clothes and leisure activities.
Standards Check, p. 207
• Question:
• Through protest and pressure on the government.
p. 209: Thinking Critically—Electricity's impact:
• Questions• 1
– Russia– The United States– Russia was far behind, US was steadily expanding.
• 2– Home lighting and heating– Eased housework, women had more free time.– Increased transportation and communication– Increased business productivity
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