10. Social Developments Flashcards
What were the disadvantages of industrialisation?
Social turmoil, and rise of unemployment due to new machines
What did towns develop into?
Developed into urban cities with rushed housing and poor living conditions
By 1831 what was the population of most major cities?
100,000+
What did Hobsbawn argue cities did to society?
“Cities destroyed society”
Which hsitory an argued “cities destroyed society”
Hobsbawn
List some social problems between 1812-1832
- overcrowded houses
- middle classes segregated from cities and threatened upper classes
- no system of local government present within cities
- poor work place conditions
- lack of education for working class
- poor relief could not cope with urbanisation
What does historian P. Hill argue about the population rise?
“Rise of population stimulated the migration of British”
What were some of the positive impacts of industrialisation?
- wealth was created
- larger population was sustained
- middle class prospered
- growth of trade unions
Which historian argued that “an increase of wealth meant an increase in pauperism”
Toynbee
One way working class discontent arose was through _____
The agriculture revolution
What did the agricultural revolution mean for small farmers?
- enclosure destroyed many small farmers
Why did the Poor relief struggle?
- an increase in unemployment, the old Speenhamland system could not cope
Which group of people rioted against new machinery?
Luddists
Give an example of Luddism riots
- 1816, political demonstration at Spa Fields
- Peterloo Massacre
