Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution

““It would be well if, in studying It would be well if, in studying the past, we could always bear the past, we could always bear in mind the problems of the in mind the problems of the present, and go to that past to present, and go to that past to seek large views of what is of seek large views of what is of lasting importance to the human lasting importance to the human race.”race.”

- Arnold Toynbee, Famous Historian that first - Arnold Toynbee, Famous Historian that first described this time period as the described this time period as the IndustrialIndustrial RevolutionRevolution

Different Ideas Working Different Ideas Working Together Together

Major Changes To LifestylesMajor Changes To Lifestyles

Decline of farming lifestyleDecline of farming lifestyle People working and living in horrible People working and living in horrible

conditionsconditions Population moves to the citiesPopulation moves to the cities Spread of DiseaseSpread of Disease Beginnings of Social MobilityBeginnings of Social Mobility Improvements to TechnologyImprovements to Technology

Industry SpreadsIndustry Spreads

Spread of British ideas:Spread of British ideas:

- Belgium, Germany, North - Belgium, Germany, North Eastern USAEastern USA

Ideas smuggled out of BritainIdeas smuggled out of Britain Countries without the political Countries without the political

stability, proper resources, or stability, proper resources, or geography fall behind these geography fall behind these countries.countries.

Industry spreads throughout the Industry spreads throughout the WorldWorld

Working and Living ConditionsWorking and Living Conditions

Different Views of the Industrial Different Views of the Industrial RevolutionRevolution

Factory OwnerFactory Owner Rise of the Middle ClassRise of the Middle Class More wealth, political More wealth, political

power, and statuspower, and status Proof of England’s Proof of England’s

superioritysuperiority Overall very positive Overall very positive

without many problemswithout many problems

Different Perspectives on The Industrial Different Perspectives on The Industrial RevolutionRevolution

ReformerReformer Critical of the new Critical of the new

set of values set of values Horrified by the Horrified by the

living and working living and working conditions conditions

Pushed for UnionsPushed for Unions Unions protect Unions protect

needs of workersneeds of workers See primary source activitySee primary source activity

Nobility- Old WealthNobility- Old Wealth Some Old Nobility Some Old Nobility

were anti Industrialistwere anti Industrialist Looked down upon Looked down upon

middle class factory middle class factory owners and lower owners and lower class factory workersclass factory workers

Were content with Were content with “Old Order”- “Old Order”- (feudalism)(feudalism)

Some invested in Some invested in factories, increasing factories, increasing wealthwealth

The Workers’ PerspectiveThe Workers’ Perspective

Worked long hours for little payWorked long hours for little pay Unsafe working conditionsUnsafe working conditions Unhealthy living conditionsUnhealthy living conditions No representation in governmentNo representation in government Started to form unionsStarted to form unions

Horizontal Integration- Horizontal Integration- One company owns One company owns a variety of different forms of a similar producta variety of different forms of a similar product

News Corp.(Rupert Murdoch)

Wall Street JournalAnd variety of newspapers

Fox, Fox News,Fox Sports

Fox entertainment websites

Vertical Integration- Vertical Integration- One company owns all One company owns all means of production from natural resource or raw material means of production from natural resource or raw material

to the finished productto the finished product

McDonald’s Restaurants

Potato Distribution and Shipping Center

Potato Cleaning and Processing Plant

Potato Farms

Vertical and HorizontalVertical and Horizontal

Fast Food Inc.

Pizza Hut Taco Bell KFC

Chicken Processing Plant

Chicken Farm

Italian Food Distributor

Tomato Farm

Dairy Farm

Open your textbooks to page 727 and Open your textbooks to page 727 and answer the following questions in your notesanswer the following questions in your notes

1.1. List 5 growing cities in List 5 growing cities in EnglandEngland at this at this time.time.

2.2. What do the graphs tell you about the What do the graphs tell you about the population shifts in England at this time?population shifts in England at this time?

3.3. What are some of the benefits of What are some of the benefits of urbanization during the Industrial urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?Revolution?

4.4. What are some of the problems with What are some of the problems with urbanization during the Industrial urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?Revolution?