The Age of Reform
Agenda
1. Bell Ringer: What makes Communism different from
Socialism?
2. Quick Review Philosophers of Industry
3. Lecture: Age of Reform
4. Philosophers and Beliefs
5. Age of Reform video clip
6. Impacts of the Age of Reform
7. Objective Review Questions
HW: Outline of paper is due soon. Please be working on
it.
Quick Review Philosophers of Industry
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What is Laissez-Faire Economics?
Which philosophy has little government interference?
Who comes up with this philosophy?
What are the negative effects of Capitalism?
Why do wages decrease when population increases?
What is a definition of Socialism?
What is Jeremy Bentham known for during the Industrial Revolution?
What philosophy is Karl Marx known for in the Industrial Revolution?
What does he blame for the hardships of the factory workers?
What is the difference between the Proletariat and Bourgeoisie?
How will Communism take hold in the Industrial Revolution?
The Union Movement
• These groups bargained
with employers for better
working conditions and
higher pay.
• Skilled workers started
the Union process, since
the factory would have
trouble replacing them.
• Britain outlawed them
until 1825.
• AFL formed in 1866.
New Reform Laws
• Factory Act- You cannot
hire someone under 9
years old.
• Mines act prevented
women and children
from working
underground.
• Ten hour workday
passed in 1847.
Abolition of Slavery
• New class of industrialists
wanted cheap labor, not
slave labor.
• William Wilberforce saw
it as a moral issue.
• 1833 slavery is outlawed
in Britain.
• The US would eliminate
slave trade in 1807, but
the institution would not
end until the Civil War.
Women’s Rights
• Women received higher
wages in the factories
than at home.
• However, they only
made 1/3 the money as
a man.
• Jane Addams founded
Hull House for working
women.
– It aided in the fight for
Women’s Suffrage.
Reform and Daily Life
• Free public education for
all children proposed in
the 1850s.
• Prison reform attempted
to fix the living conditions
within jails.
– They also created
programs to reform
inmates.
• Eventually Democracy
would grow with
industrialization.
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Quick Review Questions Age of Reform
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What is the Union Movement?
What are the Unions trying to gain through their actions?
What is the Factory Act?
What is the Mines Act?
How do both of these change working conditions for employees in both
industries?
When does Slavery become an issue in Britain? Who leads the movement?
How much did women make (salary) compared to men of the period?
Who leads the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
Why was public education made a priority in the 1800s?
What is the purpose of prison reform? How are conditions within prisons before
the reform movements?
How does Andrew Carnegie respond to the Unionization of workers?
What is the major impact of these reform movements on the Industrial
Revolution and beyond?