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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

CHANGING POINT IN WORLD HISTORY

The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries, was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban.

Other changing points you may be familiar with:

The Neolithic revolution, moving from the nomadic world to more agrarian settlements.

The Enlightenment, another scientific revolutionary turning point.

WHEN DID IT BEGIN?Unlike other “revolutions” there’s no exact date.Historians sometimes refer to it as two parts: The First Industrial Revolution (1750-1850)

• Fundamental changes in agriculture, the

development of factories and rural-to-urban migration. Took place primarily in Great Britain, Belgium, France, and the US

The Second Industrial Revolution (1850-1950s)• Electricity becomes the primary source of power for

factories, farms, and homes. Rise of mass production, particularly consumer goods. Spreads to places like Germany, Japan, and Russia.

BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Most people lived a rural lifestyle that had remained largely unchanged for centuries.

More innovations were created during the 250+ years of the Industrial Revolution than in the previous 2500+ years of known human history before.

BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

In 1750 most people are still living a somewhat isolated, agrarian lifestyle:

• They’re self-sufficient, living on farms, growing their own food, making their own clothes, engaging in simple bartering…etc

However, the life of someone living in Great Britain around 1750 is going to be much different than someone living in 1850.

FROM FARMS TO FACTORIES

The Industrial Revolution is essentially the urbanization of the world. People begin moving to cities for jobs as a result of factory production.

This has major effects on economies, consumer goods, types of jobs being created, and the overall lifestyle of people around the world.

People start living with complex machinery built largely on steam power rather than man or horse power as things were before.

BIRTHPLACE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain.

Historians sometimes break down the causes into three main categories:

Land, Labor, and Capitol

HOW THE BRITISH GOT A HEAD START

Beginning in the 1750s, Great Britain experienced an unprecedented increase in agricultural production due to new technological improvements in farming. This became known as the Agricultural Revolution.

During this time, the Enclosure Movement began in Great Britain. This was a push to take land that had formerly been owned in common by members of a family or village, and change it to privately owned land, usually with hedges around it.

This created a system where small farms were consolidated into larger farms and it turned out to be good for nationalism and trade.

THE ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT This marked the industrialization of the

farming complex itself and lead to large numbers of small family farmers become displaced.

In need of work, many of these farmers moved to

big cities like London. So now Great Britain has two things going on:• Availability of food• Availability of workers

GEOGRAPHY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Abundant natural resources and lots of land.

Plenty of coal and iron ore deposits, this helps the growth of factories, steam powered machines, and steel production.

Damp climate benefitted growth of textile industry (thread didn’t dry out).

Excellent harbors and ports. Navigable river systems eased

transportation of raw materials and natural resources across the country for efficient trade and commerce.

CAPITOL AND ITS ROLE IN INDUSTRIALIZATION

Great Britain had grown it’s empire and its wealth to a point far beyond what any other nation had been able to achieve.

With the world’s largest merchant fleet, Great Britain was able to bring raw materials and finished goods to and from England’s colonies and possessions, as well as to and from other countries.

Remember, capitol isn’t just money, it’s all human creations that help produce wealth.

OTHER REASONS WHY BRITAIN WAS FIRST

Politically stable society with a government that allowed business to flourish with laissez-faire policies while encouraging improvements in transportation, using the navy to protect trade.

A high demand for British goods made merchants come up with more cost-effective methods of production, which led to the rise of mechanization and the factory system.

Dozens of remarkable innovations were created first by British inventors.

INVENTIONS AND TEXTILES

INVENTIONS AND TEXTILES

INVENTIONS AND IRON

In the early 18th century, Englishman Abraham Darby discovered a cheaper, easier method to produce cast iron, using a coke-fueled (as opposed to charcoal-fired) furnace.

In the 1850s, British engineer Henry Bessemer developed the first inexpensive process for mass-producing steel. Both iron and steel became essential materials, used to make everything from appliances, tools and machines, to ships, buildings and infrastructure.

STEAM POWER

In 1712, Englishman Thomas Newcomen developed the first practical steam engine (which was used primarily to pump water out of mines).

By the 1770s, Scottish inventor James Watt had improved on Newcomen’s work, and the steam engine went on to power machinery, locomotives and ships during the Industrial Revolution.

TRANSFORMATION OF TRANSPORTATION

Before the advent of the steam engine, raw materials and finished goods were transported by horse-drawn wagons, or boats along canals and rivers.

TRANSFORMATION OF TRANSPORTATION

In the early 1800s, American Robert Fulton built the first commercially successful steamboat, and by the mid-19th century, steamships were carrying goods all the way across the Atlantic.

Around the same time, British engineer Richard Trevithick constructed the first railway steam locomotive.

RAILWAY SYSTEMS

In 1830, England’s Liverpool and Manchester Railway became the first to offer regular passenger services. By 1850, Great Britain had more than 6,000 miles of railroad track.

ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION

In 1820, Scottish engineer John McAdam developed a new process for road construction. His technique, known as macadam, resulted in roads that were smoother, more durable and less muddy.

INNOVATIONS IN COMMUNICATION

Communication became easier during the Industrial Revolution with the telegraph.

Originally invited by Samuel Morse in 1837, but later patented for commercial used by two Brits, William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.

In 1866, a telegraph cable was successfully laid all the way across the Atlantic.

For the first time in human history, people could now quickly send messages across extremely far distances.

THE WORLD CATCHES UP TO GREAT BRITAIN

For a while, the government of Great Britain tried their best to prohibit the export of all the cool ideas and technology that had been invented there. But that simply didn’t work. Soon enough, ideas were stolen, copied, and used in other nations.

By the mid-19th century, industrialization was well-established throughout western Europe and the United states.

By the early 20th century, the U.S. had become the world’s leading industrial nation.

BANKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

In the late 18th century, the world witnessed the rise of big banks and industrial financiers, as well as a factory system dependent on owners and managers.

In the 1770s, a stock exchange was established in London.

In the 1790s, the New York Stock Exchange was founded.

Stock broking allowed people to buy and sell shares of enterprises and commodities.

CAPITALISM TAKES OVER

In 1776, Scottish social philosopher Adam Smith published “The Wealth of Nations.” In it, Smith promoted an economic system based on free enterprise, the private ownership of means of production, and lack of government interference (laissez-faire).

Adam smith is widely regarded as the founder of Capitalism, and his ideas greatly influenced the movers and shakers of the Industrial Revolution.

INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM: POSITIVE EFFECTS

Industrial tycoons began to amass huge amounts of wealth. They built more factories that required more labor while also producing more goods for more people to purchase.

Many of these new entrepreneurs found themselves making more money than the old nobles and aristocratic families who had been on top for centuries.

For the first time in history, common people could have hopes of becoming wealthy without being born into it.

Mass production made manufactured goods less expensive, so more people could afford them.


Capitalism became the first system to benefit all levels of society rather than just the noble classes.

For the most part, wages increased and the standard of living also increased with help from the formation of unions, and the abundance of affordable products being mass-produced.

The emergence of capitalism led to the formation of a middle class. Over time, this began to lift more and more people from the lower classes out of poverty and even made room for more leisure time.

The financial investments required to run large industries during the Industrial Revolution brought about modern capitalism.


The emergence of capitalism led to the formation of a middle class. Over time, this began to lift more and more people from the lower classes out of poverty and even made room for more leisure time.

The financial investments required to run large industries during the Industrial Revolution brought about modern capitalism.

INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM: NEGATIVE EFFECTS

Although new technological achievements and an abundance of goods were enjoyed by almost everyone, the actual standard of living for the average worker wasn’t necessarily any better.

Factories paid low wages, and many immigrants and rural-to-urban migrants lived poorer lives than their parents and grandparents had lived.

INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE WORKING CLASS

Rural families who lived before the Industrial Revolution did not rely solely on wages to live.

People who moved to cities and got factory jobs, left their independence behind with them.

For most rural farmers, they had never even seen a clock before. Suddenly there was a set schedule of when to work.


People who labored in factories received very low wages and working conditions could be extremely dangerous and tedious.

Unskilled workers had virtually no job security and were easily replaceable.


Industrialization also meant that some craftspeople were replaced by machines.

Luddites and Ned Ludd


Children were a large part of the labor force and often worked insanely long hours and were used for some of the most dangerous jobs, like cleaning the machines.

In the early 1860s, over 20% of British textile workers were younger than 15.

WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE

Traditionally women had been limited to domestic jobs as housemaids or working on the farm.

The growth of Industrial towns offered young women an opportunity to be self-sufficient.

Usually female workers lived together in boardinghouses, away from their family homes, and were able to hopefully save money for their own personal use

LIVING AND WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE

Urban environments were polluted and housing was overcrowded.

Living conditions in Factory Towns were unsanitary and disease was rampant.

Conditions for Britain’s working-class improved by the later part of the 19th century, as various labor reforms were passed and workers gained the right to form trade unions.

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

All sorts of new technologies and material goods

Advanced communication and transportation Rise in global commerce New sources of power and electricity Rise in the standard of living, life expectancy Education becomes more commonplace Growth of suburbs and the middle class Worker’s rights/protections Modern capitalism

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

Pollution Rise of Imperialism Social class disparity Rise of socialist thought, communism,

Marxism Totalitarian regimes