Industrial Revolution - Social Impact

Labor union

________: An organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions.

Industrial Revolution

Before the ________ there was no social mobility because people were born into their rank in society and could not change it.

Urbanization

________: The movement of people from rural areas to cities due to farming changes, population growth and demand for workers.

Tenement

________: A multi- story building divided into crowded apartments.

Social mobility

________: The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale.

Standard of living

________: The level of material goods and services available to people in a society.

Industrial Revolution

The ________ created more social mobility because people could have a better status by having a successful enterprise and working hard for wealth.

industrial revolution

The ________ made the lives of men, women and children more harsh and risky, especially women and children.

Industrial Revolution

The ________ was seen as both a blessing and a curse because it had both beneficial elements for the people and major dangers, mainly to people in the working class.

Women

_______ had especially difficult working lives because they had to go home and do chores after their 12 hour shift.