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Short Term Impacts of the Industrial Revolution - Coggle Diagram
Short Term Impacts of the Industrial Revolution
Pop. growth & urban planning
new access to running water, central heating & improved sewerage
sport & entertainment open spaces created
gas & electric street lighting
emergence of suburbs & pub. transport
Improvements in living standards
Agricultural improvements
encouragement of sport
mass entertainment came to the poor
transport became cheaper and faster
mass produce consumer good became affordable
communication speed increased due to the introduction of the telegraph and telephone
overall standards of living increased
urbanisation brought new social classes and social divisions
Workers found it hard to adapt so demanded new conditions and political rights
emergence of capitalism
socialism and foundations laid for the welfare state and communism
Luddites
first violent reaction to industrial revolution
occurred in Britain - 1811
factory owners and manufactures in Nottingham received threatening letters from general Ned Ludd and the army of redressers.
letters due to wage reduction, job loss
former weavers attacked factories, smashed machines also killed one owner of a cotton mill
British parliament in response made it a capitol offense to destroy machines
1812 - 23 luddites were executed and many more were transported to Australia as punishment.
luddites were stamped out but led to show that political action that would benefit workers and improve conditions were forced to be accepted.
Poor laws and the rise of Chartism
1834 - British parliament attempted to deal with changing social and economic conditions by reforming a 233 year old law.
The poor law amendment act 1834 decreed that any poor or homeless person requiring assistance from the state had to enter a government workhouse these institutions kept people off the street but often workers were treated poorly
wide spread discontent over the poor law amendment act reminded many people that they had little say in the government
reformed bills in 1832, had extended the right to vote to about 600,000 of the 3,000,000 men over 21.
at this time all members of parliament were required to own property which limited the number of men that could run for office.
In 1838 a group of reformists published a peoples charter written as a bill that could be presented to parliament demanding the better life of people through the use of parliamentary change.
the movement in support of the peoples charter became known as Chartism.
it spread through great Brittan and in June 1837 chartists held a general meeting at the Brittish coffee house in cockspur
two factions emerged in the chartists one being peaceful and the other quite violent
the house of commons rejected the chartists petition even though it had over 1.2 million signatures.
chartists began clashing with the police and military and by 1840 over 500 chartists had been put into prison,
second petition was drawn up in 1842 this time with over 3 million people signing. it was also rejected
1848 a third petition, this time with over 2 million signatures was again rejected. after this chartists gave up on Britain and left for other countries.
emergence of trade unions
pover time workers found ways of banding together to protect their interests.
skilled workers realised that they eeded to protect their jobs and incomes so that they would not become victim sof the poor laws
workers each paid a weekly subscription to their friendly society which provided them with a small income during illness an old age pension and money for a funeral.
some industries developed trade clubs which quickly developed into unions that fought for common aims such as higher wages
a unions main weapon against employers and industrialists was the treat5 of work stoppages known as strikes.