late nineteenth century european thought and society 1870-1900
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Late Nineteenth CenturyEuropean Thought and Society
1870-1900
The Second Industrial RevolutionBegan in the 1850s
First Industrial Revolution
Steel, chemicals, electricity, and oil
Internal combustion engine
Consumer society
Marshall Field’s Department Store, 1890
European Railroads 1870-1914
Iron and Steel Production 1875-1915
European GNP 1830-1913
Early Automobile, 1899
The Second Industrial RevolutionDepression of 1873
European economies expanded 1850-73
Technological advances lower food costs
Competition slows down economy
Bad investments cause banks to fail
Impact of industrialisation – on public health & prevention & cure of disease
Living & working conditions
overcrowding - spreads disease; Houses built close to factories - pollution houses
built back-to-back: diseases spread more easily Dirty streets = garbage in streets = disease Polluted water = cholera Factories/machinery very dangerous – many
accidents (incl. for children) Long hours; severe punishments – very young
children worked about 12 hours Factories = badly lit & ventilated; windows
closed; breathing in dust & cotton fibres
Common diseases
SmallpoxCholeraTBDiptheria Influenza etc
Recognition by government of problems (Actions taken by government):
1848 Public Health Act Set up a system to encourage – but not force – local
authorities to improve conditions in their area Allowed local authorities to make improvements if they
wanted to & if ratepayers gave them their support Enabled local authorities to borrow money to pay for the
improvements 1875 Public Health Act became law for all local councils to provide clean water,
proper drainage & sewage Had to appoint a Medical Officer of Health Other public health actions: 1852 – government makes vaccinations compulsory =
direct action to improve health of people 1876 – govt passes laws against pollution of rivers &
introduces food regulations
Edwin Chadwick
Significance: He made suggestions to the Poor Law Commission Wrote his findings in a report called Sanitary Conditions of the
Labouring Population in 1842 Concluded that poverty was due to poor health conditions Recommended: Improve drainage Remove refuse from streets Improve water supplies Appoint Medical Officer to help improve health of poor people Government finally responds to Chadwick’s report – leads to
passing of 1848 Public Health Act
Louis Pasteur
The fight against disease:GERM THEORY
Definition:Theory that micro-organism called
germs cause disease
middle class property owners vs. working class
old alliances that produced revolutions dissolvedrevolutions in West become obsolete
industrial consolidation 1850-1914
rise of socialism
adjustments to industrial life
stable populationschildren valuedmaterial conditions improvepeasants improve liveslabor movements
Political Trends
cautious change
Britain – vote to working-class males 1867Prussia – vote to all adult males
conservatives use nationalism to win support
united: Italy Germany (1871)
most Western nations have parliamentary systems- basic liberties protected- political parties peacefully contest for office
key political issues reduced
New Government Functions
expand
civil service examsschool systems
welfare systems set up
government & citizen contact with each other
rise of socialism- Karl Marx
revisionists support parliamentary democracy to achieve goals
feminist movements late 1800s
Cultural Change
higher wages
increased leisure time- pleasure part of life
consumption encouraged (factory capacity)
mass leisure culture- rise of team sports- growing secularism
advances in scientific knowledge- continues tradition of rationalism- Darwin, Einstein, Freud
What changes in social organization did industrialization cause?
movement of people to cities young adults moving from families cities crowded, dirty, crime new social divisions – middle class move away from
cities work separate from family work unpleasant, fast, monotonous factory work stressful popular leisure changes middleclass family – wife stay home with children,
husband goes to work women’s sphere separate women & children sheltered from work world education now important for children
How did government functions increase in response to the “social question”?
civil service exams regulations – safety, health, personal
travel,schooling expands (compulsory to age 12)expand public secondary schoolswider welfare measuresmeasures to aid unemployment
How did science & the arts diverge in the period after 1850?
SCIENCE rationalist tradition apply science to practical
affairs link science & technology combine science & medicine Darwin’s theory physics Einstein – theory of relativity Freud – human subconscious
ART Dickens – realistic portrayals of
human problems some painters build on
discoveries of science romanticism – emotion &
impression (not reason & generalization) were keys to human experience
portray passions empathy with nature try to violate traditional Western
standards abstract, atonal
The Second Industrial RevolutionMiddle Class (bourgeoisie) continues to
expand
Rise of “white collar workers” (petite bourgeoisie)
Upper Middle Class Society
The Second Industrial RevolutionUrbanization continues late 19th century
Governments introduce urban planning
Women in Late Nineteenth Century EuropeStill considered property of husbands
and fathers
Educational opportunities finally available by late 1800s
Women in Late Nineteenth Century EuropeMiddle Class women
Cult of Domesticity
Middle class women begin to have fewer children
English Middle Class Women
Women in Late Nineteenth Century EuropeRise of Women’s movement
Women demand reforms in public health and working conditions
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Jews in Late Nineteenth Century EuropeDiscrimination against Jews for most of
European history “Emancipation”
Rise of Anti-Semitism
Zionist Movement
Zionist Movement Theodore Herzl,
founder of the Zionist movement
Discuss how the Industrial Revolution changed the social structure and political alignment of the West.
pre-industrialization, social order based on peasantry, aristocracy & the church
post – industrialization, aristocracy & church lose power
social status based on wealth liberals sought political power that went with
economic power of middle class (limited, constitutional government)
radicals & socialists want power extended to working class, extension of voting rights
all manipulated by conservative politicians often through nationalism.
Workers in Late Nineteenth Century EuropeWorkers demand better working
conditions
Workers gain voting rights throughout most of Europe
Reaction to MarxismMarxism spreads throughout Europe
International Working Men’s Association
Calls for government ownership of industries
Reaction to MarxismBritain
Unions become legal in 1880s
Fabian Society
Reaction to MarxismFrance
Marxism a great influence on French labor movements
French workers resorted to strikes
Reaction to MarxismGermany
Social Democratic Party
Bismarck considered Social Democrats a threat
Social legislation passed in 1883
German Socialists
Reaction to MarxismRussia
Industrialized much later than Western Europe
Absolute monarchy prevented necessary reforms
Rise of revolutionary movements
Russian Society
Reaction to MarxismLenin (1870-1924)
Original name Vladimir Ulyanov
Became leader of the Bolsheviks, a Marxist revolutionary group
Lenin
Reaction to MarxismRussia
Revolution of 1905
Government reforms
Revolution of 1905
Late 19th CenturyEuropean ThoughtScience becomes dominant in
European society
State becomes in charge of education
Chemistry Class, 1899
Late 19th Century European Thought Culture
Art
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Arearea, Paul Gauguin
Conclusion Industrialization continues to affect
European societyWomen begin to demand equal rightsGovernments react to Marxism in
different ways Industrialization affects European
culture