Industrial Revelution Project

Where

The Industrial Revolution began in England.

What

The Industrial Revolution was a technological and social boom.

Why

The Industrial Revolution began after the Agricultural Revolution. There was a market for processed goods and England realized the monetary value of mass production.

When

The Industrial Revolution began in 1760.

Who

The Industrial Revolution affected the middle classes, women and children primarily.

Educational Improvements

-Industrialized countries wanted children to receive better education

-Better education was thought to make better citizens

-Punctuality, obedience to authority, disciplined work habits, patriotism and the 3 R's were all taught

-Middle class children and all children ages 5-10 attended school

-ancient history and languages, philosophy, religion and law were all taught in early universities

Women's Rights Movements

-Women were fighting for fairness in marriage, divorce and property laws

-The Temperance movement aimed to limit or ban alcohol as it was believed to damage families and productive workforces

-L.Mott, EC Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought against slaver

-Women's suffrage was about equal voting laws

Creation of Societal Classes

There were three general classes created during the Industrial Revolution. They are the Upper class, the Middle class and the Lower class. The Middle class can be further broken down into the Upper and Lower Middle classes.

Creation of Labor Unions

-Created to help workers

-Wanted to raise wages

-attempted to give jobs back by destroying machines

-Made sure working conditions were safe

-Provided medical and dental

Child Labour

-children worked jobs like changing spools in textile mills

-child labor was accepted by families because it brought in much needed extra money

-The factory Acts reduced child work days and removed children from cotton mills

Creation of Slums

-small cramped row houses

-sometimes whole families lived in a single room

-loss of wages due to unemployment or illness could ruin a family

-high rates of crime and alcoholism

-filthy, overcrowded, disease spread easily, polluted and overridden

Communism

-created by Karl Marx

-government owns everything

-for the benefit of "the people"

Socialism

-no private ownership

-ex: free healthcare

-America isn't socialist

Utilitarianism

The greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

Social Darwinism

-survival of the fittest

-promoted racism

-many Europeans credited development of the west to white supremacy

Atomic Theory

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Theory of Evolution

-theory of mankind's evolution

-monkey to man

Agriculture

-Flying shuttle

-Spinning Jenny

-Enclosure

-Putting out system

-Agricultural Revolution

Communication

-electrical telegraph

-telephone

Transport

-trains

-cars

-boats

-trolleys

Romanticism

-not about traditional romance

-artistic style

-expressed freedom, imagination and emotion

Writers

-Charles Dickens, various novels

-Zola, Germanil

Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

Musicians

Beethoven, deaf composer

Artists

-Monet, painter, water lilies

-Edgar Degas, impressionist painter, ballerinas

-Vincent Van Goh, post-impressionist painter, starry night

Work (Novels)

-The Pickwick Papers

-Oliver Twist

-Nicholas Nickleby

-The Old Curiosity Shop

-Barnaby Rudge

-Martin Chuzzlewit

-Dombey and Son

-David Copperfield

-Bleak House

-Hard Times

-Little Dorit

-A Tale of Two Cities

-Great Expectations

-Our Mutual Friend

-The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Life

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Impact on the World

-The "White Christmas" idea

-Dickensian Poverty

-Character comedy

-Cinema influence

-Meaningful names

-Our view of the Law

If Charles Dickens had never written his books, the modern world would likely have been quite different. He is credited with creating the "white Christmas" idea. When Dickens wrote a Christmas Carol, he created a blue print for what Christmas should be. He is also credited with "Dickensian Poverty", which is defined as an unacceptable level of poverty. He is also credited with helping to develop cinematography by influencing camera angles. There were also over 100 movie adaptations of his novels in the silent film era alone. Dickens also started a trend of giving characters meaningful names, such as he did with "Mr M'Choakmchild" or "CJ Stryver". Finally, Dickens is credited with influencing our view of the law, even today. His novel, "Bleak House", was a thinly veiled attack on England's judicial system. Today, less than 1/4 of the English population trust lawyers and many credit Dickens with that.