The document provides background information on the industrial revolution in Europe. It discusses how industrialization began in England due to enclosure laws, available natural resources like coal and iron, and a ready workforce from displaced farmers. It then describes the growth of the factory system and its effects on workers, including long hours, dangerous conditions, and the development of crowded urban slums. The document also examines early social and economic theories responding to these changes from thinkers like Malthus, Ricardo, the Utilitarians, Dickens, and Marx.

1. Unit 10: Industrial Revolution and its effects on Europe

3. Why Did Industrialization Begin in England First?

5. The Enclosure Movement

6. Coalfields & Industrial Areas

7. Young Coal Miners

9. Textile Factory Workers in England 1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers 1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers 1850 224, 000 looms >1 million workers

12. Textile Factory Workers in England

13. The "Haves": Bourgeoisie And the Riches of Capitalism

14. 19 c Bourgeoisie: The Industrial Nouveau Riche

16. Stereotype of the Factory Owner

17. “ Upstairs”/“Downstairs” Life

18. The "Have-Nots": The Proletatiat

20. Industrial Staffordshire

21. The New Industrial City

22. Early-19c London by Gustave Dore

23. Worker Housing in Manchester

24. Factory Workers at Home

25. The Life of the New Urban Poor: A Dickensian Nightmare!

26. Private Charities: Soup Kitchens

27. Protests / Reformers

35. The Revolutions of 1848 06/04/09

36. Revolutions of 1848-1849 06/04/09

40. The Results of Industrialization at the end of the 19c

42. Industrialization By 1850

43. Railroads on the Continent

44. Share in World Manufacturing Output: 1750-1900