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Industrial revolution by Alex Roberts

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The most revalutionary TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

  • The steam engine
  • Interchangeable parts
  • steal

Citys

  • People moved to the cities because...
  • There were many more work opportunities
  • Better pay
  • Better living conditions
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Working conditions

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MONOPOLIES led by

  • Andrew Carnagy
  • Samuel Dodd
  • Henry Frick
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75% of people moved to the city by 1800

Women and Children

  • Women were mostly stay at home moms but many had jobs
  • Children were not required to get schooling and many had job at a young age

Social structures

  • Social classes were not as ridged allowing for your class to Chang.
  • Many new social classes
  • working class had factory and low level jobs
  • Middle class had higher level jobs such as managers
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Trade unions

  • workers came together to form unions
  • aimed to keep trades stable
  • improve working conditions
  • Allowed for better pay and job security