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What were the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Causes: New technologies, shift from manual to machine-based production. Effects: Rise of proletariat and bourgeoisie, urbanization, social reforms.
What were the causes and effects of Urbanization?
Causes: Rural poverty, promise of jobs in cities. Effects: Overcrowding, poor living conditions, social problems.
What were the causes and effects of the Cult of Domesticity?
Causes: Emphasis on women's roles in the home. Effects: Limited opportunities for women, but also sparked women's rights movement.
What were the causes and effects of Labor Reforms during the Industrial Revolution?
Causes: Child labor, inhumane working conditions. Effects: Factory Act of 1833, Ten Hours Act of 1847, strikes.
What happened during the Factory Act of 1833?
Improved working conditions and shortened hours for children in factories.
What happened during the Ten Hours Act of 1847?
Further limited working hours for women and children in factories.
Describe the impact of Urbanization during the Industrial Revolution.
Led to overcrowding, poor living conditions, increased crime and disease in cities.
What was the impact of the rise of the Proletariat?
Exploitation led to social unrest and labor movements.
What was the impact of the rise of the Bourgeoisie?
Drove capitalist economies and free-market ideologies.
What was the impact of the Cult of Domesticity?
Limited women's opportunities in the workforce and education, but also sparked the women's rights movement.
What is the definition of Proletariat?
The working class; factory workers who operated machines in harsh conditions.
What is the definition of Bourgeoisie?
The upper class; factory owners, bankers, and merchants who controlled the means of production.
What is the definition of Cult of Domesticity?
An ideology emphasizing women's roles in the home as wives and mothers.
What is the definition of Nuclear Family?
A family structure consisting of a married couple and their children living separately from other relatives.
Define Urbanization.
The process of mass migration from rural areas to cities, leading to overcrowding and social problems.