2.6 social, political, economic effects of the industrial revolution

1st Industrial Revolution; when

1700s-1800s

2nd Industrial Revolution; when

1800s-1900s

Best describes the first and second industrial revolutions?

A shift form small scale economies to large scale industrial production in the 1700s and 1800s

2nd Industrial Revolution; metal

steel

Some problems for Industrial workers

- Child Labor -Long working hours -Low pay -Unsafe working conditions -Unsanitary working conditions

2 factors led to the beginning of the industrial revolution in england

1.James Watt invented an efficient steam engine 2.Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations"- Free MArket capitalism Laissez-Faire, the government should stay out of business affaires/the economy

Explain how the economic concept of Laissez-faire led to harsh working conditions for industrial factory workers

Because of the government's hands off policies the government did little to nothing to control owners who were more concerned about own profits than health and safety.

1st Industrial Revolution;where

England

Define Industrial Revolution

First and Second Industrial Revolutions; A shift form sma;; scale economies to large scale factory and industrial production in the late 1700s-1800s.

1st Industrial Revolution; metal

Iron

The industrial revolution began shortly after Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations" in his book, Smith proposed...

Limited government intervention in a free market economy

In an attempt to solve the working problems created by the industrial revolution, the united states and many countries in europe considered and/or adopted

Transition to socialist and communist government systems, and creation of labor unions

1st Industrial Revolution; power

coal, steam

2nd Industrial Revolution; where

everywhere

1st Industrial Revolution; what

goods made by machine

2nd Industrial Revolution; what

mass production by machine

Upton Sinclair

muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago. The book was fiction but based on the things Sinclair had seen.

2nd Industrial Revolution; power

petroleum, electricity