Social 30-2

1. Social 30-2 Chapter 5 “Impacts of Liberalism”

2. Words • Cost of Living. • Industrial Revolution. • Standard of Living.

3. Up to this point • It seems that we have been talking about the Benefits of Capitalism and Liberalism. • How it made life better…. • But, things are not always that cut and dry. • Let’s talk about some of the negative effects of Capitalism and Liberalism.

4. Review… • How does Capitalism work? • What are some pros and cons?

5. Pros and Cons • Pro • Con

7. Industrialization • In simple words: • The move from farming to manufacturing.

8. +  Effects : • workers could be disciplined to start at a specific time and do a specific task • there was a division of labour(work tasks) to increase productivity. • hardworking entrepreneurs created/invented new products to make money -  Effects : • factories had harsh rules - exploited workers • low wages and people lived in slums in the cities • quality of life was worse than before factories existed.

9. Workplaces • From historical evidence we can determine that the work places were not focused on safety or health. • Many Men, Women, and Children worked in Coal Mines, Cotton Mills, Etc…

10. “North and South”

11. Move to the cities • As farms became mechanized, people moved to the cities. • They though they would find good jobs. • But, many found jobs in factories that were not that glamorous.

12. Continued • As the IR progress, Laissez-faire capitalism took hold. • Governments felt that the factory would take care of the people. • The factory owners got richer and richer and took advantage of the workers.

13. During the IR • During the IR factory workers made great profits. • They were called robber barons. • Robber baron was a cold name given to mean someone who was cold and ruthless in pursuit of money. • They called them selves Captains of Industry by people who supported capitalism.

14. Income Gap and Cost of Living • As rich people invested more money, they got richer and richer. • With this, the gap between rich and poor got larger and larger. • Peoples standard of living did not improve during the IR. • Although people had more money, the cost of living also increased. • I think we can understand that in this town!

15. Problems for the working class • The ideas of “true” classical liberalism led to workers being mistreated. • Cities became polluted and slums formed. • Long hours, child labor, without government intervention.

16. Continued… • Workers worked in unforgiving situations. • Long hours, no ventilation, disease. • There were also a sharp rise in child labor as families needed more income. • Children were small, agile, and cheep. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVwitVRTuTw&feature=related

17. When my mother died I was very young,And my father sold me while yet my tongueCould scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!"So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. • There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head,That curl'dllke a lamb's back. was shav'd: so I said"Hush. Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bareYou know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair." • And so he was quiet & that very night,As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight!That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned or Jack.Were all of them lock'd up in coffins of black. • And by came an Angel who had a bright key,And he open'd the coffins & set them all free;Then down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run,And wash in a river. and shine in the Sun. • Then naked & white, all their bags left behind,They rise upon clouds and sport in the wind;And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy,He'd have God for his father & never want joy. • And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark.And got with our bags & our brushes to work.Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm;So if all do their duty they need not fear harm