The industrial revolution - Les 3

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Repetition 3.2

3.2 The social issue

Goal of this lesson

At the end of this lesson you can answer the following questions:

• How did labourers fight for a better life?
• What is the meaning of capitalism and socialism?
• What are social laws?

What do you remember?

The start of socialism

Inequality between rich and poor was God's plan. 

Robert Owen did not agree with this:

- He pays his workers a higher wage

- Limit of 8 hours work a day

- Builds good houses

- Children could go to school                  

The start of socialism

Robert Owen is one of the founders of socialism.

Socialists believe the government must make sure that people are more equal and protect the weak and poor. 

There should be laws that protect labourers and give them rights. 

The start of socialism

Socialism is: a economic and political system that is focussed on equality and on protection of the weak in society by the government. 

The start of socialism

Labourers could unite to protest against factory owners. 

They started trade unions (vakbonden). 

They could strike and demand more rights. 

Factory owners would fire workers who went to strikes and protests, they also used violence. 

The start of socialism

Some politicians began to notice the situation of the workers. 

They went to check the conditions in the factories. 

There was a need for social laws that protected workers. 

The first was 'Van Houtens's Children's Law'

Goal of this lesson

At the end of this lesson you can answer the following questions:

• How did labourers fight for a better life?
• What is the meaning of capitalism and socialism?
• What are social laws?

What to do now?

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