The Industrial Revolution is the integration of machines into the production of goods. This Industrial Revolution began in Britain because it had enough entrepreneurs who were looking to make money, a steady supply of markets overseas and in the country, a constant supply of raw materials from colonies such as India, and a small country which made goods easier to transport from one place to another. Industrialization in cities such as Manchester caused issues such as the fact that the city had improved, the city lacked beauty because of its dull buildings, and the fact that peasants had to deal with poor living conditions.
The improvement in the treatment of the proletariat (industrial working class of Europe during the 19th century) was
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In Document 4, Alexis de Tocqueville states that one doesn’t see people taking leisurely walks in the streets of the city nor going to seek enjoyment in the countryside. This usually meant that these peasants were working in the factories for long hours. Since Tocqueville is a tourist, he would not know what is going on in the city on a day to day basis. In Document 3, Flora Tristan states that most factory workers lack clothing, food, a bed, funiture, and wholesome food. This shows how poor the living conditions were for peasants when Manchester was industrializing. This lack of sanitation in houses is a key contributor in the death of 25% of children before age 5. This lack of quality housing is attributed to the rate of industrialization in Manchester. Since large numbers people were moving to cities such as Manchester at once, the amount of housing couldn’t keep up with this influx of peasants from the countryside. As a result, there is lack of quality housing because the city needs to provide dwellings for all of these industrial workers. Since Flora Tristan is a socialist, she would want a completely classless society. She would want the wealthy and the poor to have the same standard of living. In order to achieve this, she would want the poor to have better living
Many people lived in small, run-down apartments in cities called tenements. Like the cities, these tenements were also overcrowded, with some homes showing “six children on a single fire escape” (Document 6). With long work hours, many families were unable to come home and see their children; they were essentially separated. Some even described themselves as “a stranger am I to my child; and he one to me” (Document 2) due to the family separation. Another horrid living condition within the cities was pollution. With coal being the main source of power, especially in factories, it could create pollution (Document 3). The pollution could eventually cause breathing problems for the people within the cities, making the living conditions even worse. Even the “fast travel of railroad” (Document 5) could contribute to pollution, since it also ran on coal. Like the machines in the factories, it could create pollution as well since the coal could release potential toxins into the air, worsening living conditions even
In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution transformed the lives of people both so-cially and economically, thus changing the organization of the production system. With it, the Industrial Revolution brought new challenges. Factories started to become larger, often congested with machines and people. In these environments, accidents were fre-quent, causing permanent or temporary disabilities. Due to the proximity between work-ers, infectious diseases became more prominent and an increasing problem.
During the Civil War, factories were built by the Union to defeat the Confederacy. After the Civil War, those factories continued to thrive which consequently led to the Gilded Age. “Gilded” meaning that something is wrapped thinly in gold, but doesn’t look good underneath. Industrialization collectively ruined the crop market, created monopolies owned by corrupt individuals, and restricted upward movement of American society. In response, industrialization had a negative impact on US society in the years 1865 to 1900.
The century of the 1800s is a time period marked by progress. Major industrialization had began to spread around England like a wildfire of new inventions, increased production and a step away from the old-fashioned putting out system of yesteryears. Not just England but all of Western Europe and even the Americas would begin to experience a new age of industry that would ultimately change the world in so many ways. However, in any kind of revolution, there are parts of it that are not so glorious. Horrible working conditions, political movements, and conflicting radical theories would introduce another the people during the industrial age to push for reform to bring about social change.
According to document two Robert Southey, an English poet visiting Manchester in 1807, described the city by saying, “...the houses all of brick and blackened with smoke:”. The English poet tells one just how bad of the city was when it came to cleanliness. Although the poet describes the city in a visual manner, a voice missing amongst these documents is the citizens of Manchester during this time period. Their opinion would be valuable when describe what they thought of their city, because after all they are the ones living in it. In another aspect Edwin Chadwick, who was a public health reformer said in document six his “Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population of Great Britain in 1842”, “ Diseases caused or aggravated by atmospheric impurities produced by decomposing animal and vegetable substances, by damp and filth, and close and overcrowded dwellings, prevail among the laboring classes.”
Beginning in the 17th century, the Industrial Revolution began in England. Industrialization became a foundation for countries to grow their economy as well as to advance their economies. After industrialization spread to the United States, the process spread to Russia and Japan in the 19th century; however, both countries derived different industrial influences from the West. In the 1800s, the present czar of Russia, Nicholas I, sought to expand Russian territory into the West, where the Ottoman Empire resided. Russia declared war on the western part of Europe but did not succeed since the English and French aided the Ottomans with their advanced weapons and technology.
This is portraying horrendous living conditions because families of six or more had to live in a dirty, small apartment. Not all families could afford the luxurious houses outside of the town, so many children and their parents were stuck sharing the same bed. Another thing we can infer from the photograph is that the houses and city were dirty, and most likely tar filled (Document 6). CM (x2): From the photograph, you can that the children’s clothes are torn, dirty, and weary. This exhibits that not only do they have to live in the cramped tenements, they could not afford pricey habiliments.
Shrey Saretha 2/8/15 P.4 Industrialization Document Based Question From 1865 to 1900, the United States of America was going through a period of industrialization. This transformation of the U.S. society to a society primarily based on the manufacturing of various goods and services produced a wide range of effects and reactions from the American society at that time. Although some historians may argue that industrialization had a mainly negative effect on U.S. society due to the unfair and now illegal practices taking place at that time, the reforms that took place because of these practices helped create many positive changes for society that still exist today. The initial positive outcomes of industrialization, the negative outcomes, and
During the industrialization children would work over ten hours, most adults today don’t work for more than eight hours. Industrialization is the growth of the economy during the 1800’s, which started in the United States. Industrialization is when a country develops its industries and the effect are positive on the country’s economy. It brings more products to the consumers for a cheaper price and more jobs to the people. It has a negative effect on the worker, usually they work on bad working conditions, little wages, and long hours.
Industrialization was a turning point in history for countries across the globe in the 18th century and the 19th century. In the time period of 1850 and 1914, most of Western Europe and America had already experienced impressive economic and lifestyle adjustments thanks to industrialization. In this time of constant innovation and change, Japan and Russia were both trying to industrialize like Western Europe and America did. The goal for both: to keep their own identity and culture in the process and ultimately have great success. Although both Japan and Russia had a similar goal with industrialization, and both were driven by a state-sponsored industry, the experiences for industrial workers in Russia were significantly worse than those in
The Industrial Revolution European society has been transformed greatly by the Industrial Revolution. Some of the changes were positive there were also negative ones. The positive changes benefitted the wealthy and the working class, while the negative affected the poor. These changes definitely affected society whether they were negative or positive. Some positive changes were an increase of jobs and a steady economy, as well as growing businesses.
The Industrial Revolution started in the mid-1700s and rapidly spread industrialization to most of Europe. Because of the revolution, the iron production in Great Britain had increased by 518 times. Despite the positive outcomes of the factories, factory workers were exposed to dangerous conditions, including unprotected machines, which led to many unintended injuries and even death. Moreover, the factories took time away from school, leaving the workers without higher level knowledge and skills. The Industrial Revolution increased the overall standard of living of the lower class, however the poor working conditions and hindered education negated the gain of working in the factories.
The case study of Manchester demonstrates that the poor conditions of the hard work that the workers put in so that their families could survive, the suffering of the workers, the improvements of life conditions in the city, and the beautiful city itself all contributed to the extent of the progress from the Industrial Revolution. As the Industrial Revolution began, citizens worked hard to achieve an alluring city, but urbanization caused pushback. Maps drawn during this time exhibit the growth of Manchester from 1750-1850 due to urbanization (Doc 1). These two maps developed to reveal the difference of Manchester from the past to present.
The Industrial Revolution began in England during the 18th Century. This revolution started out in England, and spread throughout Europe and North America. Many technologic and agricultural advances were made during this time. Factories became the main source of production, rather than in home workers. This resulted in many people living in rural areas to move into industrialized cities, which was called rural to urban migration. The Industrial Revolution started in England due to its supply of natural resources, advanced technology and inventions, and political freedom.
The proletarians and the bourgeoisies had very different ways in which they lived during the industrial age. The proletarians lived inside the city where pollution was very bad and overcrowded by a large majority of population, where as the bourgeoisies lived outside the city limits and controlled much of the land. Once the Industrial Revolution came the life in the cities where the proletarians lived became very drastic. Disease in the city became very bad and could destroy a large percentage of the population by causing death. The working class suffered from various types of diseases such as lung disease and many poisonings. The working class would not nearly live as long as the bourgeoisies because they would not be able to receive the medical care that they needed.4 Also crime in the cities became very high because criminals could get away very easily. Eventually law enforcement would be created to slow down the high rates of crime. Another thing