Social 30-2

Chapter 5“Impacts of Liberalism”

Words

• Cost of Living.• Industrial Revolution.• Standard of Living.

Up to this point

• It seems that we have been talking about the Benefits of Capitalism and Liberalism.

• How it made life better….• But, things are not always that cut

and dry. • Let’s talk about some of the negative

effects of Capitalism and Liberalism.

Review…

• How does Capitalism work?• What are some pros and cons?

Pros and Cons

• Pro • Con

Industrialization

• In simple words:

• The move from farming to manufacturing.

+ + Effects : Effects :• workers could be disciplined to start at

a specific time and do a specific task• there was a division of labour (work

tasks) to increase productivity.• hardworking entrepreneurs

created/invented new products to make money

- - Effects : Effects :• factories had harsh rules - exploited

workers• low wages and people lived in slums in

the cities• quality of life was worse than before

factories existed.

Workplaces

• From historical evidence we can determine that the work places were not focused on safety or health.

• Many Men, Women, and Children worked in Coal Mines, Cotton Mills, Etc…

“North and South”

Move to the cities

• As farms became mechanized, people moved to the cities.

• They though they would find good jobs.

• But, many found jobs in factories that were not that glamorous.

Continued

• As the IR progress, Laissez-faire capitalism took hold.

• Governments felt that the factory would take care of the people.

• The factory owners got richer and richer and took advantage of the workers.

During the IR

• During the IR factory workers made great profits.

• They were called robber barons.• Robber baron was a cold name given

to mean someone who was cold and ruthless in pursuit of money.

• They called them selves Captains of Industry by people who supported capitalism.

Income Gap and Cost of Living

• As rich people invested more money, they got richer and richer.

• With this, the gap between rich and poor got larger and larger.

• Peoples standard of living did not improve during the IR.

• Although people had more money, the cost of living also increased.

• I think we can understand that in this town!

Problems for the working class

• The ideas of “true” classical liberalism led to workers being mistreated.

• Cities became polluted and slums formed.

• Long hours, child labor, without government intervention.

Continued…

• Workers worked in unforgiving situations.

• Long hours, no ventilation, disease.• There were also a sharp rise in child

labor as families needed more income.• Children were small, agile, and cheep.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVwitVRTuTw&feature=related

• When my mother died I was very young,And my father sold me while yet my tongueCould scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!"So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep.

• There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head,That curl'd llke a lamb's back. was shav'd: so I said"Hush. Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bareYou know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair."

• And so he was quiet & that very night,As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight!That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned or Jack.Were all of them lock'd up in coffins of black.

• And by came an Angel who had a bright key,And he open'd the coffins & set them all free;Then down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run,And wash in a river. and shine in the Sun.

• Then naked & white, all their bags left behind,They rise upon clouds and sport in the wind;And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy,He'd have God for his father & never want joy.

• And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark.And got with our bags & our brushes to work.Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm;So if all do their duty they need not fear harm