4.2 The Industrial Society

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The industrial society
paragraph 4.2

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Learning goals
  • You can explain what working and living conditions were like for the   workers.
  • You can explain what a class society is and how it differs from a society of estates.
  • You can name certain important inventions that appeared in the   nineteenth century.

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Work and living conditions
The factory workes had very bad work and living conditions. 
  1. Low wages
  2. Child labor
  3. Long working days (16h)
  4. Dangerous work
  5. No power in working conditions
  6. Small houses
  7. Bad hygiene / a lot of diseases

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A class society
Because of industrialisation, an economy where the government doesn't intervene, developed = capitalism.
Effect: a class society
  1. Capitalists
  2. Middle class
  3. Working class

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Help for the factory workers
  1. The church: because of christian ideals, the church offered to help people out. 
  2. Charity: some rich people also wanted to reduce poverty
  3. Social laws: laws that were designed to (financially) take care of people who cant do that themselves
    example: Children's Law of Van Houten

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The industrial society
paragraph 4.2

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What does not belong to the working class?
A
Low wages
B
Long working hours
C
No sewage system or drinking water
D
Protesting for better conditions

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What does not belong to the working class?
A
Factory workers got really old
B
Contagious diseases like cholera
C
Children were going to school
D
Air pollution because of the factories

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Which classes belong to an industrial society?
A
Bourgeoise, farmers, factory workers
B
Bourgeoise, middle class, factory workers
C
Bourgeoise, middle class, slaves
D
Middle class, farmers, factory workers

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Why did factory owners allow child labour?
A
Children are cheaper
B
Children can do some jobs better than adults
C
Children work harder
D
Children have more energy

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Help for the factory workers
Factory workes also united in trade unions: an organized association of workers formed to protect their rights and interests
Examples:
  1. Strikes
  2. Negotiate with the government
  3. Negotiate with factory owner

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Get to work!

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The industrial society
paragraph 4.2

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