Industrial Revolution New inventions and technology Create jobs in cities Population in cities grow as people come to get jobs Living conditions get crowded. There are no government laws on living conditions or working conditions. Poor living and working conditions, low pay, child labor Disease, starvation, injuries, illiteracy. Unhappiness of workers Workers unite into labor unions, start reform movements Eventual improvements better hours, pay, and working conditions Long-Term Effects: -modern cities -improved transportation -seperation between industrialized and non-industrialized countries (economic power) -rise of capitalism -developed middle class -more democratic participation= social reforms Need for new resources for industry Imperialism
Industrial Revolution Flow Chart
Industrial Revolution New inventions and technology Create jobs in cities Population in cities grow as people come to get jobs Living conditions get crowded. There are no government laws on living conditions or working conditions. Poor living and working conditions, low pay, child labor Disease, starvation, injuries, illiteracy. Unhappiness of workers Workers unite into labor unions, start reform movements Eventual improvements better hours, pay, and working conditions Long-Term Effects: -modern cities -improved transportation -seperation between industrialized and non-industrialized countries (economic power) -rise of capitalism -developed middle class -more democratic participation= social reforms Need for new resources for industry Imperialism
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