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Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution. How to Help the Common Man. humanitarians. “people who work to improve the conditions of others” Charles Dickens : He wrote books that demonstrated how poor living conditions were---tried to gain sympathy and encourage change and government involvement

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Industrial Revolution

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  1. Industrial Revolution How to Help the Common Man

  2. humanitarians • “people who work to improve the conditions of others” • Charles Dickens: He wrote books that demonstrated how poor living conditions were---tried to gain sympathy and encourage change and government involvement • Utilitarianism: Laws used to make the greatest happiness for the greatest number

  3. Humanitarians cont. • John Stuart Mill: Government’s job is to work towards the greater good of its people • Mill said that the government needed to listen to the voice of its people • All people should have a vote • Poor needed protection since they could not fend for selves • Factory Act (limited conditions on children) • Ten Hours Act (limited the hours people could work) • Mixed results for this

  4. Collective Action • Strikes: groups of workers band together and don’t work until their needs are met • Unions: Groups of workers pay into a group that will help support their needs • Union representatives would use collective bargaining • Film clip (newsies)

  5. How to deal with unions • Blacklisting • Signed a contract not to join • Violence • Fire them all • Starve them out

  6. Socialism • Pg 564-567 Using the words below you need to summarize the section on socialism in 2 or more paragraphs • Utopian Socialism • Means of Production • Socialism • Robert Owen • Karl Marx • Communist Manifesto • Proletariat • Communism • Democratic Socialism

  7. Prep for Debate • On a separate piece of paper list at least 3 pros and 3 cons for having an economic system that is a free enterprise (Capitalist) and for Socialism

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