6. How did the Industrial Revolution change life in the cities?

 Crime rates increased  Cramped tenements in overcrowded neighborhoods (slums)  Alcoholism increased  Disease spread quickly  Pollution

 City planners created parks, boulevards, public buildings  Safety improved with street lights, police forces and expanded fire protection  Sewage systems cut death rates  Trolley lines allowed people to move further from their work

7. How did the Industrial Revolution change the old social order and long-held traditions in the Western World?

• Three distinct social classes emerged – upper, middle & working • Middle class tastes and values became a measuring stick for the working class • “Cult of domesticity”

• Women sought a political voice, the right to vote, the chance to attend universities – Temperance movement – Women’s suffrage

• • Late 1800s – improvements to public education – more children attended school, teacher training schools were set up Colleges & universities expanded as well

• Scientists shook long-held religious beliefs

Social Darwinism Social Gospel

8. What artistic movements emerged in reaction to the Industrial Revolution?

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Romanticism

Reaction to the Enlightenment Writers = combined history, legend, folklore Music & art – emphasized feelings

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Realism

Represent the world as it was, not idealistic Often portrayed the poor and their struggles

Impressionism • The first “impression” of a scene from the viewer’s perspective