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The Industrial Revolution
Standard: Describe the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major characteristics of
worldwide imperialism.
Essential Question: What was the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major
characteristics of worldwide imperialism?
Analyze the process and impact of industrialization in England, Germany, and Japan, movements for
political reform, the writings of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and urbanization and its affect on
women.
Description:
Process:
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4.
Germany:
Japan:
Impact
Immediate:
Long term:
Essential Question: What was the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major
characteristics of worldwide imperialism?
Political Reforms
The Factory Act of 1833:
The Mines Act of 1842:
The Ten Hours Act of 1847:
Economic Impact
Capitalism
Communism
Author
Book
Belief of Ownership
Belief of Progress
Role of Government
Basic Beliefs
Urbanization
Description:
Women:
The Industrial Revolution
Standard: Describe the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major characteristics of
worldwide imperialism.
Essential Question: What was the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major
characteristics of worldwide imperialism?
Analyze the process and impact of industrialization in England, Germany, and Japan, movements for
political reform, the writings of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and urbanization and its affect on
women.
Description:
 1760-1840
 the process of developing machine produced
goods
 begins in England but eventually spreads to
Europe into Germany and Asia to
Japan(Commodore Perry)
 change of source of power from wood burning to
the use of water and coal
 1870-1914 Second Industrial Revolution
 introduction of steel to replace iron
 electricity replaced waterpower
 advanced system of transportation and
communication
Process:
5. Large population
6. Extensive natural resources (i.e. water power,
coal, and iron ore)
7. Expanding economy (people able to invest in
business for a profit)
8. Political stability (no major wars fought in
Britain)
Growth in Germany
Germany had obstacles in their Industrial growth. Early in the 1800’s Germany was not a unified nation, so
there was no political stability. Another problem that occurred would be the geographic issues of scattered
resources. With the development of the railroad system those isolated industrialized cities were able to
connect with one another. In west central Germany known as the Ruhr Valley, was rich in coal and iron ore.
With the railroad these raw materials were able to be connected to the industrialized cities. Germany began
in 1835 to import British equipment and workers. Germany also sent their youth to school in England to
learn about industrial management. By the end of the 1800’s the industrialization allowed for Germany to
gain in economic strength to develop a powerful military.
Industrialization in Japan
With the beginning of the Meiji era in Japan in 1868, the central government began an ambitious program to
transform the country into an industrialized state. It financed textile mills, coal mines, shipyards, and cement
and other factories. It also asked private companies to invest in industry. Some companies had been in
business since the 1600’s. But new companies sprang up too. Among them was the Mitsubishi Company,
founded in 1870 and still is in business today. The industrializing of Japan produced sustained economic
growth for the country. But it also led to strengthening of the military and to Japanese imperialism in Asia.
Impact
 New inventions (steam engine, steam boat, more modern roads, rail roads)
 Period of producing goods with machines in factories from hand-crafted at home
 Growth of factories
 Highly developed banking and investment system
 Increased production of goods
 Growth of middle class (industrial leaders, industrial workers)
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Worldwide trade
Increased demand for raw materials
Expand imperialism
Increased competition between industrialized nations
militarism
Essential Question: What was the impact of industrialization, the rise of nationalism, and the major
characteristics of worldwide imperialism?
Political Reforms
The Factory Act of 1833:
 Illegal to hire children under 9 years old
 9 to 12 could not work more than 8 hours a day
 13 to 17 could not work more than 12 hours
The Mines Act of 1842:
 Prevented women and children from working underground
The Ten Hours Act of 1847:
 Limited the work day to ten hours for women and children who worked in factories
Adam Smith and Karl Marx
Capitalism v. Socialism
Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations
 Individuals and business own
property and the means of
production
 Progress results when individuals
follow their own self-interest
Author
Book
Belief on Ownership
Belief of Progress
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Government should not interfere in
the economy because competition
creates efficiency in business
Role of Government
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Businesses follow their own selfinterest by competing for the
consumer’s money. Each business
tries to produce goods or services
that are better less expensive than
those of competitors
Consumers compete to buy the best
goods at the lowest prices. This
competition shapes the market by
affecting what business are able to
sell
Basic Beleifs
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Urbanization
Description:
The use of machines to manufacture goods changed
where people worked: in factories rather than at
home. It also changed where they lived: in cities
Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto
 The community or the state should
own property and the means of
production
 Progress results when a community of
producers cooperate for the food of
all
 An unequal distribution of wealth
and material goods is unfair. A
better system is to distribute goods
according to each person’s need
 Socialists believe that capitalist
employers take advantage of
workers. The community or state
must act to protect workers
 Capitalism creates unequal
distribution of wealth and material
goods. A better system is to
distribute goods according to each
person’s need.
Women:
Women were legally inferior to and economically
dependent on men.
Women took more and more of the textile industry jobs.
They were unskilled and were
rather than on farms. The demand for city life led to
city building, along with the movement of people
migrating from the farm or rural area to the cities or
urban areas
paid half or less than the men. Excessive working hours
for women were outlawed in
1844.
I. The employment of women and children was a
holdover from the cottage industry
system. The laws restricting industrial work for women
and children led to a new
pattern of work, therefore.
Married men were now expected to support the family,
and married women were to
take care of the home and perform low-paying jobs in the
home, such as taking in
laundry, to help the family survive.
Rise of women’s suffrage