The Industrial RevolutionEarly 19th century

Backgroundbegan in Great Britain spread to Belgium, France, Germany,

the United States and Japan In 1750, most people in Europe lived on

small farms and produced most of their needs by hand; by 1850, most goods were made in factories by machine

CausesAgrarian Revolution GeographyPopulation Explosion Capital Technology & Energy

Agrarian Revolution- 1600’s fertilizer, seed drill, enclosure, crop rotation more food population growth not enough jobs on the farm factories open in cities Urbanization/ Rise of Big Business

Effects Mass Production Big Business Laissez-Faire

Economics New Social Class

Structure Urbanization Poor Working

Conditions/ Child Labor Reform Movements,

Legislation, and The Rise of Unions

Communism Malthusian Theory Imperialism Migrations Potato Famine Potato

Famine

Mass Production The use of the

Factory System allowed for mass production of  textiles and other goods. Mass production allowed for lower prices on the good produced.

Big BusinessAs the Industrial Revolution grew, so

did business.  To meet the needs of this growth, business owners sold shares of their companies to stockholders who would share the profits and losses.  The influx of capital allowed business to grow into corporations that had dealing in many different areas.

Laissez-faire EconomicsEconomic philosophy begun by Adam

Smith in his book, Wealth of Nations, that stated that business and the economy would run best with no interference from the government.  (Competition is good).This economic system dominated most of the Industrial Revolution.

New Social Structure Upper Class: Very rich industrial & business families.  Old Noble class. Upper Middle Class: Business people & professionals such as, lawyers &

doctors. Lower Middle Class: Other professionals such as, teachers, shop owners, and

office workers. Working Class: Factory workers and small farmers.

Urbanization People moved to towns

and cities to be closer to the factories.  Conditions were very poor during the early part of the Industrial Revolution, as factory workers lived in over crowded buildings, with no sewage or sanitation services.  This resulted in widespread disease.

Poor Working Conditions/ Child Labor

Factory workers worked very long hours, for little pay, under harsh conditions.  Workers included children as young as 8, both male and female.  Many people were injured or killed due to unsafe working conditions.

Economic Philosophies Pro-Business

Laissez-faire capitalism-Adam Smith

Survival of the Fittest- Herbert Spencer

Malthusian Theory-Thomas Malthus

Law of Wages- David Ricardo

Pro-Worker Utopian Socialism-

Robert Owen Communism- Karl

Marx

Communism1. all of human history is

based on the conflict between the bourgeoisie (those who own the means of production) and the proletariat (working class).

2. predicted that the proletariat would rise up in a violent revolution to overthrow the bourgeoisie and create a society with an equal distribution of goods and services.

Malthusian TheoryPopulation would outpace food supply

famine, disease war would keep population in check

Reform Movements, Legislation, and the Rise of Unions

Factory Acts would limit the use of child labor, improve factory work conditions, and set minimum wage rates

Imperialism Africa, China, India,

South East Asia, and others were controlled by Europe to provide raw materials and new markets for industrialized goods.  Imperialism had a negative effect on most of these cultures, and did not completely end until after World War II.  Imperialism usually only benefited the European nations.

Potato Famine Ireland experienced a

famine in 1845 when their main crop, the potato, was destroyed by disease.  Irish farmers grew other food items, such as wheat and oats, but Great Britain required them to export those items to them, leaving nothing for the Irish to live on.  As a result, over 1 million Irish died of starvation or disease, while millions of others migrated to the United States.

Migrations Between 1845 and

1900, a wave of global migrations occurred as a result of improvements in transportation, population growth, and the various social, political, and economic conditions present throughout the world.

Connections to Today World Population has hit 7 billion Industrial Pollution Global Warming

increasing number of superstorms (Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, Taiphoon Haiyan)

2 billion people live on less than $2 a day Famine and war plague developing nations Child Labor continues in the developing world