How the Industrial Revolution affected the world

1. Industrialization
• What is the impact of industrialization on society?

2. • Industrialization led to a better quality of life for most
people
• Rapid industrialization brought plentiful jobs,
people move from rural to urban areas
Urbanization and the population increase in the
cities.
• At Industrial cities Factories pollute air & water
Widespread disease, no health codes or building
codes Lack housing, schools, police Wealthy
merchants live in nice suburban homes
Urbanization: city- building and movement of
people to cities Rural: country side Urban: city
Suburb: outside of city Section 2 Industrialization
• but it also caused unhealthy working conditions,
air & water pollution, & the ills of child labor
• It also led to class tensions, especially between the
working class & the middle class

3. Industrialization Changes Life
• By the 1800s, people
could earn higher wages
in factories than on
farms
• People wore better
clothing, woven on power
looms in England’s
industrial cities
• Cities swelled with waves
of job seekers

4. Industrial Cities Rise
• The number of European cities
boasting more than 100,000
inhabitants rose from 22 to 47
• Urbanization: growth of cities &
the migration of people into them
• Factories developed in clusters
because they were built near
sources of energy
• London had a population of about
one million & was Europe’s largest
city

5. Living Conditions
• England had no development plans,
sanitary codes, or building codes
• England lacked adequate housing,
education, & police protection for
the people who poured in from the
countryside to seek jobs
• Workers lived in dark, dirty shelters,
with whole families crowding in one
bedroom
• Average life span was 17 for
working-class citizens living in the
city

6. Working Conditions
• Factory owners wanted to keep their
machines running as many hours as
possible
• The average worker spent 14 hours
a day at the job, 6 days a week
• Factories were seldom lit or clean
• There was no government program
to provide aid in case of injury
• Women & children were employed in
the mining industry because they
were the cheapest source of labor

7. Class Tensions Grow
• The Industrial Revolution
created enormous amounts
of wealth in the nation
• Most of this wealth belonged
to factory owners, shippers,
& merchants
• Middle Class: social class
made up of skilled workers,
professionals,
businesspeople, & wealthy
farmers

8. The Middle Class
• The new middle class
transformed the social
structure of Great Britain
• The upper middle class
consisted of government
employees, doctors,
lawyers, & managers
• The lower middle class
included factory
overseers & skilled
workers

9. The Working Class
• The working class, saw little
improvement in their living &
working conditions
• Some people tried to destroy the
machines they felt were putting
them out of work
• The Luddites attacked whole
factories by destroying laborsaving
machinery
• Mobs of workers rioted, mainly
because of poor living & working
conditions

10. Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution
• The Industrial
Revolution created jobs
& contributed to the
wealth of the nation
• It also produced
healthier diets, better
housing, & cheaper
clothing
• For the working class, it
took longer, but their
lives gradually improve

11. Long-Term Effects
• Living & working conditions
improved over those
workers in the 19th century
• Profits derived from
industrialization produced
tax revenues
• Profits have allowed local,
state, & federal
governments to invest in
urban improvements &
raised the standard of
living

12. The Mills of Manchester
• Manchester’s rapid, unplanned
growth made it an unhealthy place
for the poor people who lived &
worked there
• However, wealth flowed from its
factories
• Eventually the working class saw
their standard of living improve
• Children were beaten to stay awake
& used on the most dangerous
machine due to their tiny hands
• Factory Act of 1819, finally put
restrictions on working age & hours