Chapter 23 - Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

Better nutrition

________ and food hygiene were a big part of the decline in infant mortality by 1900.

Electricity

________ was a big thing since they found power.

pasteurization of milk

The ________ reduced intestinal disorders that had been a major cause of infant deaths.

growth of industrial production

The ________ depended on the development of markets.

Urbanization

The most important effect of industrialization in the 19th century is ________.

trade unions

Workers formed ________ to improve their working conditions.

marriage

Throughout most of the nineteenth century, ________ was viewed as the only honorable career available for most women and was a matter of economic necessity.

upper class

The ________ was in the top 5% of the population.

middle class

The ________ was the most diverse with various groups and had the most jobs available.

lower class

The ________ was about 80% of the population and many of them were peasants and did labor jobs.

Mass education

________ was a product of the mass society of the late nineteenth century. Being ‘‘educated’’ in the early nineteenth century meant attending a secondary school or possibly even a university.

secondary schools

________ emphasized a Classical education based on the study of Greek and Latin. Secondary and university education was primarily for the elite, the sons of government officials, nobles, or wealthier middle-class families.