THE MAKING OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

• Steam engine
• Assembly Line
• Interchangeable parts
• Cotton gin

REASONS FOR MIGRATION

• Economic Opportunities

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Close quarters
• Dangerous machines
• Disease
• Tight schedules and rules

CORPORATE LEADERS

• John D Rockefeller, Petroleum
• IG Farben, chemical and pharmaceuticals

PERCENTAGE OF URBAN INHABITANTS

• In 1800s
• In Britain 20%
• Eventually grew to 50%

WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S ROLES

• Women worked in factories and mines
• Could not bring children to workplaces
• Children had to work in industry to support family too
• Middle class women were expected to care for home and kids

NEW SOCIAL CLASSES

• Captains of industry became higher classes
• Middle classes were managers or accountants or other professionals
• Lower classes were working class, no skill and lower pay

TRADE UNIONS

• Represented interests of workers
• Faced opposition from employers and government
• Better conditions for industrial workers