Unit 3 from Review Flashcards
When did the birth of modern industrial society happeN
1815-1870
HOW COULD THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BE CONSIDERED A PERIOD OF DUAL REVOLUTION
political revolution and the ideals of the french revolutions became a reality
What was the Industrial Revolution
a transformation economy and society
a period of transformation, reform, change and often conflict
What was the major invention during the industrial revolution
“make by machine” steam, this was the major power source
Who was Adam Smith
during the industrial revolution he wrote “Wealth of Nations” which was about production and labour, systems of trade and increasing productivity
how was the class system changed by the industrial revolution
created the middle class, working class, urbanization changed money and banks
What does the term industrial revolution mean
England 1830s to express how much society changed in one generation
What was Britain considered during the industrial revolution
“Great Britain”
“Workshop of the world”
after the Napoleonic wars, most of Europe followed Great Britain
what was a major issue during the industrial revolution
child labour
women and children often used more in factory work
females paid less than men, many women left the workforce after birth of children
How was marriage and sex changed during the industrial revolution
married younger, less infant mortality, increases sexual activity = illegitiment children
estimated that nearly 50% of paris was born out of wedlock in early 19th century
what was family violence like during the industrial revolution
among working class- wife beating was a male prerogative, women were prime victims of male violence
how did the Code Napoleon change the role of men and women
father had absolute authority, code napoleon established this in most of Continental Europe
How was John Stuart Mill involved with women rights
campaigned for their absolute equivalency to men (especially suffrage)
how did the role of government change during the industrial revolution
economy had booms and lumps, this required adaptation by individuals and government. After good times, people were less tolerant of hard times the working class developed a common identity
what type of government ruled during the industrial revoltion
Laissez faire
what is a Laissez faire government
no government intervention– felt free market optimized economic growth
What was Malthus’ idea during the industrial revolution
1766-1834
idea that population growth was after than food supply and this increased poverty
the government did nothing about this even though social realities called for political action
what were the main ideas of utilitarianism
government intervention and regulation
who was Bentham and was were his ideas
“principle of utility” – laws should be designed to create “increased happiness of most amount of people”
did the role of the state increase during the industrial revolution
yes in areas post 1840
how was social legislation changed during the industrial revolution
increased poverty = increased social legislation
what was the New Poor Law
(1834) said that in order to remove poor relief, had to enter a work house. But the conditions were absolutely terrible
when did the first industrial revolution happen and where
england
1750-1851
what happened in the first industrial revolution
with privatization in agriculture in 1780s– market system developed. Canals built to facilitate transportation, placed by trains in 1830-40s. British trace and commercialism was extensive… exotic and other trade items imported from places such as china, Japan, India, Canada and USA
how was consumer demand impacted but he industrial revolution
demand was outstripping supply, made the cottage system (working from home) obsolete
Increased demand, lower price = increased profit