Impacts of the Industrial Revolution on Society and Economy
Explore the far-reaching effects of the Industrial Revolution on society, economy, and everyday life through the lens of railway development, family dynamics, women's rights, and technological innovations. Witness the transformation of industries, the rise of mass production, and the challenges faced such as fuel scarcity. Discover how inventions like the Watt steam engine powered the revolution and led to increased production of goods like cotton and wool. Delve into the social repercussions, including the improvement of working conditions and the creation of densely populated industrial cities. Experience the rise of Britain as a dominant industrial player and the grandeur of events like the Great Exhibition of Industries in 1851.
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION RAILWAY FAMILY LIFE WOMEN S RIGHTS
The Industrial Revolution Main influences (money, labour, demand, power, transport, food, machines) - mass production - beginning - fuel problem (less wood- coal- iron) - Image: iron & coal production http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/William_Bell_Scott_-_Iron_and_Coal.jpg/200px-William_Bell_Scott_-_Iron_and_Coal.jpg
A Watt steam engine. The steam engine, fueled primarily by coal, propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Maquina_vapor_Watt_ETSIIM.jpg/240px-Maquina_vapor_Watt_ETSIIM.jpg
inventions and increased production (cotton/wool/ china goods) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Wool.www.usda.gov.jpg/220px-Wool.www.usda.gov.jpg
Social Effects of the Industrial Revolution - workers joining (fair wages- better conditions) A young "drawer" pulling a coal tub along a mine gallery.[80]In Britain laws passed in 1842 and 1844 improved working conditions in mines http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Coaltub.png
Over London by Rail Gustave Dor c. 1870. Shows the densely populated and polluted environments created in the new industrial cities http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Dore_London.jpg/220px-Dore_London.jpg
(19thc.) Britain - Most powerful workshop of the world- factories producing more than any country in the world - The Great Exhibition of Industries (1851) inside the Crystal Palace - Queen Victoria - Aim (show world greatness of Britain s industry)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Crystal_Palace_interior.jpg/220px-Crystal_Palace_interior.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Crystal_Palace_interior.jpg/220px-Crystal_Palace_interior.jpg
Why was Britain industrially strong 1- Enough natural resources: coal/iron/steel for production & exporting (production of new heavy industrial goods-machinery) -exporting (e.g. cloth) 2-strong banking system Images: The Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ironbridge_6.jpg/220px-Ironbridge_6.jpg
The Railway Best example of Britain s Industrial power (19thc.) Six million could visit the Great Exhibition in London At first to transport goods (cost/speed) Then passenger trains (government/fare/quickly) Poor conditions improved (prices fell/wages doubled/better food/gas) Two education acts Children schooling (13) Redbrick universities (distinguish/industrial cities/science and technology) Railway use for travel and pleasure Bicycle invention The right to personal freedom (Capitalism)
Red brick Universities Universities of Liverpool & Sheiffield http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Engineeringbuildingwikiliverpoolvictoria.jpg/150px-Engineeringbuildingwikiliverpoolvictoria.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sheffield_Uni.jpg/150px-Sheffield_Uni.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/BirminghamUniversityChancellorsCourt.jpg/250px-BirminghamUniversityChancellorsCourt.jpg
Painting depicting the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830, the first inter-city railway in the world and which spawned Railway Mania due to its success http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Opening_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway.jpg/200px-Opening_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway.jpg
Development of Railways http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/York_station_20041113.jpg/220px-York_station_20041113.jpg
Family Life in 19thc. Britain - Growth of affection - Idea of the close family - Privacy and individualism - Marriage for personal happiness - Family under the master /no equality - Women feeling useless when children grew up - Happy family life reduced in 19thc. (strict parenting/beating/boarding schools/wife as man s property)
The Rights of Women (19thc.) Women as legal property impossible to get a divorce- had to give up property upon marriage Wife beating Women s colleges - no degrees Suffragettes - the right to vote (20thc.) The War changed everything (factories-voting age) Liberation of women took many forms (clothes- cosmetics- smoke and drink- hair) Protests against violence, pay and work Growth of number of working women
Suffragette Images Suffragette Symbol Suffragists marching in New York, 1915 A British suffragette, c. 1910 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Suffragette%2C-Emily-Wi.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/British_suffragette_clipped.jpg/200px-British_suffragette_clipped.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pre-election_suffrage_parade_NYC.jpg/250px-Pre-election_suffrage_parade_NYC.jpg
