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INDUSTRIALISATION p.172-173 (TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIALISATION (new…
INDUSTRIALISATION
p.172-173
TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIALISATION
textile industries continued to flourish
iron and steel as leading industries
The Age of Machinery
technological improvements
new canals, new roads and railways
transports easier and cheaper
efficient communication networks for goods
great shipping ports: Liverpool, Bristol, London
URBANISATION
migration of people from the countryside to industrial areas
population of industrial cities doubled
SOCIAL UNREST
negative effects
liberalism
subordination of labourers' needs
harsh working conditions
terrible living conditions
high food prices
economic depression and discontent
working-class movements
1838 Chartists (group of radicals)
People's Charter
radical reform. Rejected twice
improvement of conditions with the Corn Law (1846)
ECONOMIC BOOM
industrial expansion
wealth for ruling classes
Britain as champion of free trade
Great Exibition (1851) at Crystal Palace, London
accomplishments of industrial Britain
pre-eminence among the other countries