Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution changed the lives of Europeans and the world forever. Perhaps more than any other period in the study of history, this movement shaped the world we live in today. Developments such as mechanized industry, the factory system, and lives driven by technology and clocks were all products of industrialization. The fact that you are able to read this description, and the fact that I was able to write and publish it, came from the Industrial Revolution.
In this unit, we will look at the following concepts:
In this unit, we will look at the following concepts:
- How and why industrialization began in Britain in the mid-18th century
- How industrialization spread to the continent (and the United States, but we'll downplay the USA in this course for now)
- The differences between British and continental industrialization
- The growth of population, especially in the cities, as a result of industrialization
- How industrialization changed the lives of the middle and working classes, both positively and negatively
- How workers and governments tried to reform society to meet the challenges and problems brought on by industrialization
FULL Industrial Revolution Lecture
Intro to Industrial Revolution
Why England?
Social Implications of IR
Industrial Revolution: Blessing or Disaster?
Communism vs. Socialism
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Poverty & Prosperity
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Smith, Malthus & Ricardo Readings
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Engels, Blanc, Fourier & Marx Readings
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Definitions of Capital & Labor
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Economic Systems Review
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Marx's Cycle of Collapse
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Marxist Historiography
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Additional Readings
How Railway Travel Changed Britain
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Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution
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History Doctor: Industrial Revolution
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History Doctor: Age of ISMS
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Assignment:
1. Log on to Edpuzzle and watch Crash Course on Capitalism & Socialism. Answer the handout given to you by the guest teacher.
2. Read History Doctor: Industrial Revolution, PART THREE: Capitalism and the Working Class ONLY. Answer the following questions upon completing the reading. One set of answers per group.
1. What is "class consciousness"?
2. Compare the life of Factory Owners to the life of Factory Workers. What were working conditions like for factory workers?
3. What did the Factory Act of 1833 prohibit?
4. What factors were responsible for women not being able to live independently or have opportunity for advancement in the workplace? Have these factors been corrected today?
5. What were the conditions like in British Mines? How did these conditions lead to the Mines Act of 1842?
The Children Who Built Victorian Britain
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