THE MAKING OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

Technological Innovations

• Steam Engine
• Spinning Jenny
• Water Frame
• Crompton's mule
• Trains

Urbanization

• People moved to the cities because:
• There were lots of job opportunities
• Jobs in cities were more economically stable than agriculture
• These reasons caused for the massive growth of cities
• During the 1800's society shifted from agricultural jobs to industry.

Working Conditions

• Workers in factories faced:
• Unsanitary work environments
• Long hours(usually 12-14 hour days)
• Low pay
• health problems and disease due to the unsanitary conditions

Monopolies

• During the industrial revolution, monopolies were created.
• Monopolies occur when one person or business has control over an entire industry.
• One example was with Andrew Carnegie
• Carnegie was a corporate leader who controlled the steel industry

THE YEAR 1800

• In 1800, 20% of the british population lived in cities
• about 80% of british population in 1800 lived agricultural towns.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

• Women and Children played an increasingly larger role in industry
• Many women and children worked in the lower ranks of businesses as laborers
• They had a significant impact on industrial society because many of them worked in the factories.
• They began to work in the factories because the family needed extra money in order to
• be able to survive

SOCIAL CLASSES

• Middle Class and upper class benefitted the most from industrial revolution
• The working class was created. This class consisted of the low wage workers who labored in factories.
• Middle Class: PRofessionals such as teachers, doctors, small business owners, and accountants.
• Upper Class: Large Corporate leaders and captains of industry. They became extremely wealthy.
• Working class: Laborers who worked in factories for long hours under harsh conditions for low pay.

TRADE UNIONS

• Goals:
• To protect laborers from thier powerful bosses
• Corporate leaders saw them as threats to their businesses
• Corporate leaders found it difficult to control their workers due to the unions.