The Industrial Revolution transformed the economies and societies of Western Europe and North America between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Key developments included the increased use of steam power and mechanization in textile manufacturing. In England, the Enclosure Movement consolidated land under private ownership, disrupting traditional farming systems but increasing agricultural productivity. However, enclosure also resulted in increased poverty, depopulation of rural areas, and homelessness as many lost access to common lands. The factory system became dominant, concentrating labor and production. While innovation drove economic growth, industrialization also brought harsh working conditions, the use of child labor, and little power for workers.
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Before 1750, manyEnglish villages used the open field system of farming. Each village was surrounded by a number of large fields
which were divided into strips. Each farmer had a number of strips. There were also areas of 'common land'. Some of the poorest
people lived entirely on the common land. However, as England's population rose, more food was needed. The open field system
was not productive enough. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, some farmers, supported by the government, began the
process of enclosure. Enclosure meant fencing off the land so that only one farmer had the right to raise crops there. This made the
land more productive, and allowed for greater experimentation and advancements, yet enclosure often had disastrous consequences
for the poor. Enclosure, despite increasing productivity, resulted in increased poverty, rural depopulation and homelessness.
The Enclosure Movement in England
Explain, in what ways you think the Enclosure Movement in England contributed to the Industrial Revolution?
I. Industrial Revolution
-Indust.Rev. = Mass production of goods by
machine power
-Begins in late 18th cent. & carries into 20-21st
cents
-Pop. Shift from rural to urban
-Capitalism = dominant economic system
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II. New EconomicIdeas
1. Adam Smith
a. wrote the book Wealth of Nations
b. supported the ideas of capitalism ā free market
c. explained the laissez-faire concept ā government should not get
involved; owners of industry should set working conditions
without interference
d. encouraged competition of businesses
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III. Problem withIndustrial Revolution
-Not a global experience
-Only 20% exposed to industrialization
National Wealth Today
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IV. Major Developmentsin Transportation &
Communication
-Railroads, Steamships, Telegraphs, Canals
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- Railroads &Steamships (see text quests)
- Mass transportation of goods by
land and sea.
- Impact = access of goods to more
people @ lower prices = increased
demand for production
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- Telegraph -Invented by Samuel (see text quests)
Morse - 1837
- greatly improved communications
between/within:
- businesses, cities, countries
V. āFossil FuelsāRevolution
- Coal & oil greatly increased energy
available to humans
- Dev. of machines, steam engines,
internal combustion engines
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VI. Factory system= systematized,
mechanized scale of production
- Concentrated labor in single location
- Increased degree of specialization
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VII. Impacts ofFactory System
A. Family-based cottage industries displaced.
B. Harsh conditions; men competing with
women & children for wages
C. Child labor =costs low; profits high
D. Owners = much control over workers.
From thisā¦
to this
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Factory life &corporations
⢠Discuss texts quests 15-20
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IX. Interchangeable parts
āspeeds production; less skill required ā
developed by Eli Whitney ā Cotton Gin
- Increased demand for slaves
- Rifle production also
Cotton Gin
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Eli Whitney andhis
Cotton Gin - 1794
(December 8, 1765 ā January 8, 1825)
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Advancements of
Industrial
Revolution
Discovery ofBacteria &
Pasteurization:
Louis Pasteur
-Advanced concepts of
immunization and vaccines
- Pasteurization = safer
foods/drinks
- Advanced the Germ
Theory of Disease
Smallpox Vaccination:
Edward Jenner
Helped eradicate a disease
that has afflicted human kind
like no other disease in
history
Bessemer Steel Process:
Henry Bessemer
Faster, more efficient,
cheaper way to refine iron
into stronger steel.
Demand and production of
steel skyrockets; Building
material of industrial age.
Cotton Gin:
Eli Whitney
* Increased cotton
processing, therefore
increased supply =
increased textile production
in England. U.S becomes
main source of British
cotton.
Steam Engine:
James Watt
* Provides the energy for
industrial machines, trains &
steamships. Allows
factories to locate away
from moving water.
Spinning Jenny:
James Hargreaves
* Greatly increased textile
production; helps make
Textile industry Britainās
biggest industry
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XI. Social Impactsof Industrial Revolution
A. Most benefits = Middle class (bourgeoisie) ā
bankers, merchants, factory owners
B. Most growth = Working class (Proletariat) ā
poor treatment & pay
C. Expansion of education
D. Reforms to end/limit child & womenās labor
XII. Women inIndustrial Revolution
-Early 1800ās = Equal # of women in factories.
-Late 1800ās = Increased wages (more
desirable to men) and labor laws restricting
womenās work = more women staying home.
-Domestic sphere for women develops.
- Good news = increased progress towards
suffrage & education.
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XIII. The Riseof Labor Unions
A. John Stuart Mill: Champion for reform
1. Mill stressed āUtilitarianismā = āthe
greatest good for the greatest number
of peopleā
2. Strikes to demand better pay &
working conditions
John Stuart Mill
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3. Pushed forlabor laws addressing:
⢠Hours
⢠Women
⢠Children
4. Workersā rights & collective bargaining
between labor & management
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XIV. Global CapitalismLed to Variety of
Responses
A. Resistance to Economic Change
1. Qing (initially) and Ottoman efforts to
maintain preindustrial forms of
production.
2. Result = reduced presence and benefit
from new global economy
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B. State-Sponsored Visionsof
Industrialization
1. Economic Reforms of Meiji Japan
a. Ag. tax increases to pay for govāt
sponsored industries; then turn over
to private sector. Zaibatsu system
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2. Chinaās āSelf-StrengtheningMovementā
a. Strong industrialization reforms
b. End of 19th century, following many
defeats to Western powers
c. Maintain Confucian ideals while ā¦
d. modernizing industry & military
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3. Factory andRailroad dev. in Tsarist Russia
a. Abolition of serfdom
b. Govāt-funded RR & factories
c. Tariffs to protect Russian industry
d. Gave rise to coal, iron & steel
industries.
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4. Muhammad Aliindustrializes Egypt
a. Ali gained autonomy (not independ.)
from Ottoman Empire
b. Built textile factories to compete w/
Brit. & Fr.
c. Armament & ship factories also
d. Westernized military & schools
Muhammad
Ali Controlled
Egypt 1805-
1849
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C. Alternative Visionsof Society
1. Utopian socialism= class struggles will
lead from oppressive bourgeois to
classless society.
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D. Karl Marx:Marxism/Communism
1. was horrified by the injustices of capitalism
2. the proletariat (workers) should violently
revolt and redistribute the wealth, creating equality.
"Working men of all countries uniteā
3. State control of industry & property
4. Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels wrote:
Communist Manifesto
Crash
Course
XIV. Industrial Economies,Imperialism &
Nationalism
A. Nationalism caused European nations to
compete for colonial possessions.
B. European econ., milt, & pol. power forced
colonized countries to trade on European terms.
C. Industrially-produced goods flooded colonial
markets & displaced traditional industries.
D. Colonized peoples resisted European
domination & Western influences.
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Type of
Imperialism
Examples FeaturesOutcomes
Colonial
Imperialism
(Non-settler)
- British West Africa
- Belgian Congo
- British India
- French SE Asia
- Dutch Indonesia
- European military & administrators
- Western ed. & pol. structure gradually
replace the local culture
- Often defended by claims of helping the
indigenous pop.
- āWhite Manās Burdenā
- Exploitation of indigenous labor
- Monoculture/cash crops hurts natives
- Creation of non-native elite
- Introduction to Western tech., and education
- Imperialist countries ruled by corporations or states modeled by
western policy
Colonial
Imperialism
(Settler colonies)
- British South Africa,
Australia, & New
Zealand
- French Algeria
- North America (U.S. &
Canada)
- Focus on control & use of land
- Settlers remove or dominate the
indigenous pop.
- Often follows contact with sparsely pop.
lands
- Loss/impoverishment of indigenous culture
- Forced conversion to Western business, pol. & rel. ideas
- Creation of non-native elite & mixed native & non-native middle
class
- Often, formation of new āWesternā nations
- āWhite Dominionsā (Maj. Euro.) i.e. Brit. NA, Australia
Economic
Imperialism
(Spheres of
Influence)
- British in China
- French in China
- Europeans in Africa
āScramble for Africaā
- People, & raw & refined materials are
main resources exploited
- Cash crops and mineral resources are
taken out on a large scale
- Exclusive trade rights over other
countries.
- Social/political destabilization based on econ. exploitation
- Opium Wars in China
- Monoculture/cash crops hurts natives
Protectorate - U.S. & Cuba
- U.S. & Panama
- U.S. & Philippines
- Country has own govāt butā¦
- āProtectingā country guarantees and
protects safety of the other.
- Protecting country controls foreign
affairs
- favored trade status of protecting country
- āProtectionā usually expands to greater level of involvement into
internal affairs i.e. pol. & econ.
Comparing Types of Imperialism
Analysis:
1. Which type of imperialism seems the most complete? Briefly explain.
2. Identify a similar outcome between the non-settler colonies & the spheres of influence. Also, why do you think there isnāt the same outcome in settler
colonies?
3. What do you think is the motivation/s (generally) for the U.S. having protectorate status over the above-listed countries? Panama more specifically?
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Transnational Businesses
United FruitCompany in
Central Amer.
Monopoly-like control over
economics, production,
labor & politics.
āBanana Republicsā=
politically unstable, export
countries
New Consumer Markets
Brit. And Fr. Attempt to
āopen upā Chinese Markets
Export
Economies
Rubber exports
from the Congo
Export
Economies
Cotton from U.S.
South
Export
Economies
Palm Oil from W.
Africa
Extensive
Mining Centers
Gold & diamonds
in South Africa
Extensive
Mining
Centers
Copper mines
in Mexico
Decline of
Agric.-based
Economies
Decrease of
Indian textile
industry
Global Impact of Industrialization
Further Integration of the Global Economy
State-
Sponsored
Industrialization
Economic
Reforms of Meiji
Japan
State-Sponsored
Industrialization
Factory & RR development
in Tsarist Russia
1. How did the āExport Economiesā of North America and West Africa reflect an expansion of industrialization?
2. Describe how you think transnational businesses like United Fruit would be able to gain āmonopoly-like controlā.
3. What do you think are the downfalls of being a narrowly-focused export economy like those in Latin America, Africa & Asia?
4. Why does industrialization intensify the efforts of western nations to āOpen Upā the East?
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I. New Patternsand Impacts of Global Trade
A. Further integration of global economy
1. Industrialists sought new materials and
new markets; led to:
2. Growth of Export Economies
a. raw materials for factories
b. food supplies for growing urban
pops.
Concept = production & export of single
natural resources; profits used to
buy finished goods
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B. Industrial ProductionLed to Decline of Ag-
Based Economies
Example: Textile production in India
1. India was main source of British textiles
2. Eng.ās textile industry became
dependent on U.S. cotton
3. Indiaās economy declined
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C. Industrial StatesSeek Out New Consumer
Markets
1. Brit. & French attempts to āopen upā
Chinese markets
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D. Extensive MiningCenters Emerge
1. Meet the demand for industrial metals
2. Gold, silver, diamonds as forms of
wealth
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E. Creation ofLarge-Scale Transnational
Businesses
1. United Fruit Company
2. Monopoly-like control over regional
economics, production, labor & politics.
3. Creation of āBanana Republicsā ā
export nations dominated by
companies.
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F. Development ofFinancial Institutions
1. Need = Facilitate investments of capital
2. Stock Markets
3. Insurance companies
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Major Developments inTransportation and
Communication
CanalsTelegraphsSteamshipsRailroads
Effects Effects Effects Effects
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Factors Effects
Europeās locationon the
Atlantic Ocean
The geographic
distribution of coal, iron
and timber
European demographic
changes
Urbanization
Improved agricultural
production
Legal protection of
private property
(enclosure)
An abundance of rivers
& canals
Access to foreign
resources
The accumulation of
capital (money)
Factors Leading to the Rise of Industrial Production