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WORLD HISTORY II04 SEPTEMBER 2013MR. HOOD

25.2 INDUSTRIALIZATIONCASE STUDY: MANCHESTER

WORLD HISTORY IIMR. HOOD`S NOTES04 SEPTEMBER 2013

MAIN IDEATHE FACTORY SYSTEM CHANGED THE

WAY PEOPLE LIVED AND WORKED, INTRODUCING A

VARIETY OF PROBLEMS

WHY IT MATTERS NOWMANY LESS-DEVELOPED

COUNTRIES ARE UNDERGOING THE DIFFICULT PROCEESS OF

INDUSTRIALIZATION TODAY

INTRODUCTION

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLITION AFFECTED

EVERY PART OF LIFE

INITIALLY CAUSED HUMAN SUFFERING

BUT LED TO A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE (FOR

MOST PEOPLE)

OBJECTIVE 1DESCRIBE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION.

INDUSTRIALIZATION ACCELERATED

RAPIDLY

HIGHER WAGES COULD BE EARNED IN

FACTORIES

SO PEOPLE LEFT THE COUNTRYSIDE…

… AND MOVED TO THE CITIES

CITIES HOUSED MANY NEW FACTORIES

CITIES SWELLED WITH

WAVES OF JOB SEEKERS

SO CITIES GREW + POPULATIONS EXPLODED

SOON 1 MILLION PEOPLE LIVED IN LONDON, ENGLAND

URBANIZATION IS THE BUILDING + MOVEMENT OF

PEOPLE TO CITIES

BUT THERE WERE PROBLEMS…

LIVING CONDITIONS WERE EXTREMELY

POOR

LACKED ADEQUATE HOUSING, EDUCATION + POLICE

PROTECTION

AIR + WATER POLLUTION

SICKNESS WAS WIDESPREAD

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN WAS 17 YEARS OLD IN ONE

CITY

COMPARED TO 38 YEARS OLD IN THE

COUNTRYSIDE

WORKING CONDITIONS WERE ALSO EXTREMELY

POOR

PEOPLE WORKED 14 HOURS A DAY, 6 DAYS A

WEEK

BROUGHT THE ILLS OF CHILD LABOR

MACHINES OFTEN INJURED WORKERS

BUT WORKERS WERE NOT INSURED OR

PROTECTED

OBJECTIVE 2EXAMINE THE GROWING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES.

POVERTY GRIPPED BRITAIN`S WORKING CLASSES

WORKING CLASS

BUT MANY PEOPLE GOT RICH FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION

LIKE FACTORY OWNERS, MERCHANTS,

SHIPPERS

THEY BECAME THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS

MIDDLE CLASS

LATER DOCTORS, LAWYERS + MANAGERS JOINED

MIDDLE CLASS ENJOYED A COMFORTABLE WAY OF

LIVING

MEANWHILE, WORKING CLASS SAW LITTLE

IMPROVEMENT

THIS CAUSED ANGER + RESENTMENT

OBJECTIVE 3IDENTIFY POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CREATED JOBS

FOR WORKERS

CONTRIBUTED TO WEALTH

OF THE NATION

FOSTERED TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS + INNOVATION

GREATLY INCREASED THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS

RAISED STANDARD OF LIVING

HEALTHIER DIETS, BETTER HOUSING, CHEAPER

CLOTHING

AND EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES

FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS IMPROVEMENTS

WERE FAST

FOR THE WORKING CLASS IT WAS MUCH SLOWER

TODAY, WE CAN ALL AFFORD CONSUMER GOODS

LIVING + WORKING CONDITIONS ARE MUCH

IMPROVED

OBJECTIVE 4DESCRIBE MANCHESTER AS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY.

MANCHESTER WAS A LEADING INDUSTRIAL

CITY

BUILT NEXT TO A RIVER

HAD WATERPOWER

CLOSE TO THE SEA

RAPID GROWTH, DIRTY CITY

LIFE WAS REALLY POOR FOR WORKERS

AND CHILDREN

EVENTUALLY, STANDARD OF LIVING

INCREASED

PRODUCED CONSUMER GOODS + GREAT WEALTH

TODAY`S ACTIVITY

25.2 INDUSTRIALIZATION

29 AUGUST 2012ANSWERING THE

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

WRITING IN SENTENCES AND USING YOUR OWN WORDS ANSWER THE 4

OBJECTIVEQUESTIONS FROM THE

SECTION.

COMPLETE OBJECTIVE 1 + 2SEE MR. HOOD

COMPLETE OBJECTIVE 3 + 4SEE MR. HOOD

OBJECTIVE 1DESCRIBE THE SOCIAL

AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF

INDUSTRIALIZATION.

OBJECTIVE 2EXAMINE THE GROWING

TENSIONS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND

WORKING CLASSES.

OBJECTIVE 3IDENTIFY POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

OBJECTIVE 4DESCRIBE MANCHESTER AS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY.

TO THE BELLREAD QUIETLY

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CASE STUDY: MANCHESTER

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