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Industrial Revolution (Social impacts # (Poor living conditions #…
Industrial Revolution
Growth of middle class
The growth of the middle class allowed for more products to be bought and better living quality for many people. #
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Rise of labor unions # # # #
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The "Isms"
Capitalism, ran by corporations/companies with a sole intention of making profit, also privately owned. # # # #
Socialism, belief of equality for all people and replaced capitalist for co-operation. #
Communism, socialism practiced without a central government to control them.
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Industrialization
Standard of Living
Assembly Line
Mass production
Mass production allowed for lots of products to be produced in small amounts of time without sacrificing quality.
The assembly line was considered dangerous and caused many deaths, the machinery made everything more efficient but at the same time even more dangerous.
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Coal, Iron, Steel
Coal, Iron, and Steel allowed for more scientific advancements and machinery to be produced.
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Factory Act of 1883
The Factory Act of 1883 helped improve safety in the factories along with the life expectancy of everyone who worked there. # #
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Life expectancy
Deaths outnumbered births and the quality of life was horrible, many people would be packed into a single bed, up to 6, there was no irrigation system and the cities were polluted.
Thomas Malthus believed that at a certain point the population and available resources would cause a problem but he didn't account for the increase of technology. #
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Weekends and summers were put in place and allowed for leisure time that we take for granted today, amusement parks and park were put in place too.
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The middle class were people who went shopping at markets and they would be the ones building the factories not making them.
Telegraph, The first message was made by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1836
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Telephone, the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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Radio, Wirless transmission became available right before WW1
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Free Market
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Many people believed that markets should be untouched and unregulated by the government. #