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Effects of Industrialization . Chapter 9 Section 2. Effects. Pro . Con. Eventually led to a better quality of life Plentiful jobs. Initially caused human suffering Unhealthy working conditions Air and water pollution Ills of child labor
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Effects of Industrialization Chapter 9 Section 2
Effects Pro Con • Eventually led to a better quality of life • Plentiful jobs • Initially caused human suffering • Unhealthy working conditions • Air and water pollution • Ills of child labor • Rise in class tensions between workers and the middle class
Urbanization • City building, and movement of people to cities • Cities were crowded • People had to live in small apartments
Living Conditions • No development plans, sanitary codes, or building codes existed • Lacked adequate housing, education and police protection • No drainage in streets • No garbage collection • Workers lived in dark, dirty places with entire families crowded into one bedroom • Sickness, disease outbreaks, and epidemics • Average lifespan: (urban) 17, (rural) 38
Working Conditions • 14 hours a day/6 days a week • Unclean • Dark • Dangerous machines • No government aid for the disabled • Coal mining was the most dangerous • Women and children were the cheapest labor
Child Labor • Look at schedule on page 290
Middle Class • Social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers • Factory owners, shippers, merchants
Working Class • Laborers • With the increase of new inventions and technology, many laborers began to see machines take over their jobs • Angry, some broke the machines they felt were replacing them • Example: Luddites attacked whole factories in Northern England in the early 1800s.
Long Term Effects • Jobs • Contributed to the wealth of a nation • Inventions and technology • Increased production of goods • Raised the standard of living • Hope to improve • Healthier diets • Better housing • Cheaper, mass-produced clothing
Long Term Effects • Educational opportunities • Labor Unions • Higher wages • Shorter hours • Better working conditions • Tax revenues