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Results of the Industrial Revolution…
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL
ECONOMIC results:
Factory system
Mass production
Higher standards of living
Modern Capitalism: (Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations)
◦Basic Principles:
◦“Laissez-Faire” Government/Economic Principles
◦Private Ownership / Private Property
◦Free Enterprise/Entrepreneurship
◦Profit Motive
◦Competition
◦A ‘Free Market’ Economy based on Supply/Demand
Economic Results (continued)
Rise of the Corporation, Big Business, and the Stock Market
Government Regulation of Industries
Economic Interdependence of Nations: (Global Economy / World Trade)
Economic Competition among Nations: (Markets/Raw Materials = Imperialism)
Labor Problems/bad working conditions…
◦Unions / Collective Bargaining / Picket / Strike
POLITICAL Results:
Growth of Democracy / Suffrage rights (vocab)◦ Rise of Middle and “Working” Class
Informed Citizenry:◦ Mass Media / Improved Communications
Growth of Nationalism
Launched the Age of Imperialism…◦Raw Materials / Markets/Competition
The Industrialized Nations became the world leaders by 1900:◦Great Britain◦U.S.A.◦Germany◦Japan
SOCIAL Results:
A “Dynamic” Society…
Increase in World Population
Growth of Cities
Improved status of women
Higher living standards
Stimulus for Education
Humanitarianism / Philanthropy:◦Abolition of Slavery (1807- Britain,
1808- USA)◦Missionary Services◦International Red Cross◦Public Education◦Philanthropists: Nobel, Rhodes,
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford
19th Century developments in Science…(see charts/overheads)
MEDICAL- cures/eradication of smallpox, yellow fever/malaria, germ theory, antiseptics, x-rays, psychology/psychiatry…
GEOLOGY
BIOLOGY/Botany/Cell Theory
GENETICS/Heredity
Theory of Evolution- Charles Darwin
Natural Selection/”Survival of the Fittest”
“Social Darwinism”-know/understand! (vocab)
Also: Chemistry/Physics/Atomic Theory, Electricity…
Problems of Labor/Industrialization
Labor discontent- low wages/long hours
Child Labor- (ages 5+)
Dangerous/unsafe working conditions
Workers lose jobs to machines- (technological unemployment)
People began to relocate in search of work: Emigration/Immigration (vocab)
These conditions will lead to REFORM movements…
Reform movements…
Labor UNIONS…
Collective bargaining
Picket/Strike/Boycott
“Industrial Warfare”…
(Workers vs. Employers)
Proletariat vs. Bourgeoisie)
All of this is according to Karl MARX…
Governments began to abandon ‘Laissez-Faire’ in Labor- related matters…
This will be called SOCIAL Legislation
Begins in England with the…
Factory Act of 1833
Mines Act of 1842
Then things like Social Security laws…
Eventually Spreads to Germany, France, and eventually the US…
Movements to Displace Capitalism:
SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM (Marxism):
Socialists sought to reform society through government/economic changes…
Robert Owen/Utopian Socialism (impractical-too idealistic/didn’t work)
Then: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write the Communist Manifesto in 1848…
Called for a ‘working class’ Revolution…
“Workers of the World Unite!”See charts/handouts/overheads…(time
permitting)
Marxism/Socialism/Communism
Marx envisioned a ‘classless’ society based upon his principles of Communism…
Marxist ideas/principles: (see chart/overhead)
Remember:
Socialism can be achieved democratically, or peacefully- at the ballot box…This is called ‘Democratic Socialism’
However, Communism can ONLY be achieved through Revolution/VIOLENCE!
Thus: the “Radical Left” = Communism, or Totalitarianism…
Ex: Russian Revolution/USSR
Marx believed Socialism/Communism was inevitable and that Capitalism would eventually self-destruct…
However, he was WRONG!
Capitalism would change/improve over time and incorporate many changes brought about by the Labor movement and governments who passed Social Legislation
So…Capitalism would become even better and stronger!