Title: Social and Political Impact of the First Phase of the Industrial Revolution | Encyclopedia.com
Headings: Social and Political Impact of the First Phase of the Industrial Revolution
Social and Political Impact of the First Phase of the Industrial Revolution
Social and Political Impact of the First Phase of the Industrial Revolution
Social and Political Impact of the First Phase of the Industrial Revolution: Words to Know
Anarchism:
Capitalism:
Communism:
Socialism:
The Reform Bill of 1832
The Sadler Report
The Factory Act of 1833
Change from within: Robert Owen
Worker challenges to the Industrial Revolution: The Luddites
Significance of the Luddites
Socialism: Workers as a political force
The Chartists
Revolution: A violent alternative
Trade unions
Capitalist, Bourgeoisie, and Proletariat: New Ways of Describing Society
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Content: A system of organizing a society's economy in which ownership of machines and factories is private, rather than public. Communism: A form of government in which all the people own property, including both land and capital, in common. Socialism: A political and economic system in which the people control both the government and also major elements of the economy, such as owning (or tightly regulating) factories. England's system of providing for the basic needs of the poor, based on an ancient system of rural parishes (subdivisions of counties corresponding to a local church), could not cope with the sudden rise in both the overall population and the concentration of poor people in cities. The nature of work in factories—long hours (sixteen-hour work-days were not uncommon), monotonous labor, widespread employment of children—worsened issues of health. Low wages resulted in crowded housing, inadequate sanitation, and inadequate diets. Serious environmental changes took place. Coal was the universal fuel to power factories and heat homes.