Political Reform of Industrialization Unit 6, SSWH 15 a

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Political Reform of IndustrializationUnit 6,
SSWH 15 a
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• Reforms
• Unions created to fight for better working
  conditions shorter hours, safety, child labor
  laws
• Improved sanitary living conditions police/fire
  organizations, sewer systems, building codes
• Equality amongst the people abolish slavery,
  womens rights

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Adam Smith Wealth of Nations

• Laissez-faire economic policy of letting owners
  of industry business set conditions without
  interference by the govt
• Capitalism economic system in which factors of
  production are privately owned money is
  invested to make profit
• Opposed govt. efforts to help poor workers

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Karl Marx The Communist Manifesto

• Communism all factors of production owned by the
  people, no private ownership.
• Society divided into the Haves (Bourgeoisie
  Middle/Upper Class) Have Nots (Proletariat
  workers)
• Believed the proletariat should over throw the
  owners, seize the factories produce what
  society needs
• Workers share in the profits economic equality
  for all
• Created a classless society (workers control
  everything)

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Urbanization people moving to cities

• Middle class grew some were wealthier than
  nobles, nobles looked down on them