Lecture 5 : First industrial revolu=on and romanticism Flashcards
Where was nationalism a force for change ?
– Central Europe.
– Eastern Europe.
– Southern Europe.
Polish military cadets in Warsaw against Russian rule
November 1830
Warsaw surrounded by the Russian
August 1832, falls during fall
What does the Tsar do after Warsaw’s fall
- Cancels the privileges granted to “Congress Poland”
– Abolishes the Polish constitution
German university students demand popular sovereignty
1831-1832
What happens to agriculture during the first industrial revolution ?
- More land and consolidation.
- Larger scale farming.
- Increase of farm yields.
- Root crops.
- Increase of productivity and production.
- Accumulation of capital.
What improved population way of life ?
- Cleanliness, sewage disposal and purity of water supply.
- Improvements in sanitation and beginning of vaccination.
- Growing awareness of basic rules of hygiene.
- a rather long period of rela?ve peace.
Improvement in transportation during the first industrial revolution ?
- paved roads
- steamships and steamboats
- railroads
Consequences of transportation improvements ?
– Employment. – Expansion of the markets. – Investment. – Transformation of the landscape. – Changes in living condirtions.
What were the members of the bourgeoisie ?
- bankers, rich merchants, high civil servants
lawyers, notaries and doctors (3 rising professions) - «petty bourgeoisie»
Percentage of the middle class
15 to 25 % depending on the country
Industrial worker percentage in 1850
2 to 5%
What were the consequences of women working in the textile industry ?
– Relationships to men.
– Communities’ structures.
– Family life.
What were the advantages of child labour ?
– Need of workforce.
– Specifically useful.
– Less protesting.
Abolition of the poor laws considered too onerous
1834
