Transcript Different Views of the Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution
 “It
would be well if, in studying
the past, we could always bear in
mind the problems of the present,
and go to that past to seek large
views of what is of lasting
importance to the human race.”
- Arnold Toynbee, Famous Historian that first
described this time period as the Industrial
Revolution
Different Ideas Working
Together
Major Changes To
Lifestyles
 Decline
of farming lifestyle
 People working and living in horrible
conditions
 Population moves to the cities
 Spread of Disease
 Beginnings of Social Mobility
 Improvements to Technology
Industry Spreads
 Spread
of British ideas:
- Belgium, Germany, North
Eastern USA
 Ideas smuggled out of Britain
 Countries without the political
stability, proper resources, or
geography fall behind these
countries.
Industry spreads throughout
the World
Working and Living
Conditions
Different Views of the Industrial
Revolution
 Factory
Owner
Rise of the Middle Class
 More wealth, political
power, and status
 Proof of England’s
superiority
 Overall very positive
without many problems
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Different Perspectives on The Industrial
Revolution
 Reformer
Critical of the new
set of values
 Horrified by the
living and working
conditions
 Pushed for Unions
 Unions protect
needs of workers
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Nobility- Old Wealth
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Some Old Nobility
were anti Industrialist
Looked down upon
middle class factory
owners and lower
class factory workers
Were content with
“Old Order”(feudalism)
Some invested in
factories, increasing
wealth
The Workers’ Perspective
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Worked long hours for little pay
Unsafe working conditions
Unhealthy living conditions
No representation in government
Started to form unions
Horizontal Integration- One company owns
a variety of different forms of a similar product
News Corp.
(Rupert Murdoch)
Wall Street Journal
Fox, Fox News,
And variety of newspapers Fox Sports
Fox entertainment
websites
Vertical Integration- One company owns all
means of production from natural resource or raw material
to the finished product
McDonald’s Restaurants
Potato Distribution and Shipping Center
Potato Cleaning and Processing Plant
Potato Farms
Vertical and Horizontal
Fast Food Inc.
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
Italian Food Distributor
Tomato Farm
Dairy Farm
KFC
Chicken Processing
Plant
Chicken Farm
Open your textbooks to page 727 and
answer the following questions in your notes
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List 5 growing cities in England at this
time.
What do the graphs tell you about the
population shifts in England at this time?
What are some of the benefits of
urbanization during the Industrial
Revolution?
What are some of the problems with
urbanization during the Industrial
Revolution?