Chapter 17: Revolutions Of Industrialization (Week 8)

February 27, 2018

(1750-1914)

Industrialization:

During this time, the Industrial Revolution took place and help mold the modern world. After seeing the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment era, and the Atlantic Revolutions, it was now time to see further change to help improve the economy. This revolution applied to making things that were required for life, mass production and the assembly line were introduced. The concept was to make manufacturing more efficient and cost effective. Profit was the main motive for the industrialization, and people wanted to see improvement in their economy. With Industrialization, dehumanization and combustion came along with it. Workers were working long hours and put in bad conditions that could be harmful to their health. There was a demand for products and mass production made it much faster to produce and for much cheaper, which one in turn would improve the economy. Industrialization did not just happen in one country, it started in Europe and then rippled across the globe. I personally believe that the Industrial Revolution was one of the most important events in our history because it shaped our lives today and was a great accomplishment despite the negatives that came along with it.

Here is a map of time from our textbook (page 739) that relates to this time period:

Karl Marx And The Development Of Social Classes:

Karl Marx is a well known sociologist that had a passion for economics and how our society should function. Marx was a British man who first hand witnessed the Industrial Revolution that happened in Britain, he did not agree with the way it happened and the bad working conditions. He believed that “industrial capitalism was an inherently unable system, doomed to collapse in a revolutionary upheaval that would give birth to classless socialist society.” He focused on studying the impact that the revolutions had on economies. The revolutions formed social classes and more issues to be solved. Marx believed in socialism and that social inequalities and economic instability would be caused from the revolutions that had just happened. Marx had a great impact on the way people thought and ended up influencing many movements that promoted a socialist society.

Here is a picture from our textbook (page 754) that shows the socialist outlook: