1 / 12

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution. Advantages of the Industrial Revolution. Goods were able to be produced much more cheaply. Greater job opportunities Increase in wealth and in general the quality of life Technology- new inventions make life easier and more efficient Improved farming methods.

jabari
Download Presentation

The Industrial Revolution

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Industrial Revolution

  2. Advantages of the Industrial Revolution • Goods were able to be produced much more cheaply. • Greater job opportunities • Increase in wealth and in general the quality of life • Technology- new inventions make life easier and more efficient • Improved farming methods

  3. What were the COSTS of the Industrial Revolution? • Terrible living conditions for the Industrial working class • Tenements- dirty & crowded • Spread of diseases • Harsh working conditions in factories and mines • Hours were long (12-16 hours, 6-7 days per week) • Rare breaks • Injuries caused by machines with no safety devices • If sick or injured on the job- you lose your job • Unhealthy workplace • Mines- darkness, dust, explosions, back-breaking work • Worker protests (sometimes violent) • Child Labor • Children started working at age 7 or 8 (some even as young as 5) • Children needed to work to help family

  4. What are the effects of the Industrial Revolution? • Urbanization- rise of large cities & exchange of new ideas • Increase in human population- Why? More food, better hygiene, improved medical care = people are healthier • New social class- industrial middle class

  5. Cripples in the Yard of the Children's Home in London

  6. Video Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Efq-aNBkvc&feature=related (stop at 3:08 of the video)

  7. Your Opinion • Was the Industrial Revolution a blessing or a curse? Explain.

More Related