INDUSTRIAL Revolution
Published on Nov 24, 2015
Industrial Revolution
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Technological Innovations
- Steam Engine
- Phonograph
- Factory System
- Railroads
- Steam ships
Photo by Dávid Sterbik Photography
People Moved To Cities Because...
- Better paying jobs
- More opportunities for work
Photo by Photos By Clark
Working COnditions in Factories
- Workers were not skilled
- Fast pace of work
- Many acciedents
- Disease
- Poor sanitary conditions
Photo by Kheel Center, Cornell University
Women in INDUSTRIAL revolution
- Working women could not bring children
- Middle-class women are expected to care for children
- Increased oppurtunities in domestic survice
Children in industrial revolution
- Worked in factories
- Had to contribute to support
- Education for all children
- Regulated hours and restricted work
new social classes
- Captains of Industry- aristocracy of wealth
- Middle class- managers, accountants, professionals
- Working class- unskilled, poorly paid, and vulnerable
Trade unions
- Represent interests of Industrial Revolution
- Wanted employers to be more responsive
- Faced oppositions from governments
