THE MAKING OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

• Steam engine
• Cotton gin
• Interchangeable parts
• Assembly line
• Bessemer converter

WHY MOVE TO CITIES?

• Job opportunities

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Dangerous, complicated machinery
• Close quarters promoted spread of disease
• Strict and immediate supervision
• Long precise work hours

CORPORATE LEADERS

• Josiah Wedgwood
• John D. Rockefeller (petroleum)
• IG Farben (pharmaceuticals)

PEOPLE IN RURAL/URBAN COMMUNITIES IN 1800

• About 20% of british citizens lived in cities
• The rest lived in rural areas

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

• Child labor was very common
• Long hours, few breaks
• Abuse was common
• Women's place in the factory was arduous and dangerous

NEW SOCIAL CLASSES

• High class business and company owners
• Middle class managers, engineers, teachers etc.
• Working class factory laborers and artisans

TRADE UNION GOALS

• Represented needs of the workers
• Promoted better working conditions