Chapter 23 Key Terms: Mass Society PDF
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This document contains key terms and questions related to the Second Industrial Revolution and its impact on mass society. Topics covered include new products, important inventors, consumerism, medical advancements, urban reforms, and social class structures. The document appears to be related to a historical study lesson or exam preparation.
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Chapter 23 KEY TERMS: “Mass Society in an Age of Progress” Second Industrial Revolution 1. When did the 2nd Industrial Revolution start? 2. New products? (Examples: steel, chemicals, fertilizers, weapons, electricity, radio, telephone, internal combustion engine, auto...
Chapter 23 KEY TERMS: “Mass Society in an Age of Progress” Second Industrial Revolution 1. When did the 2nd Industrial Revolution start? 2. New products? (Examples: steel, chemicals, fertilizers, weapons, electricity, radio, telephone, internal combustion engine, automobile, Zeppelin, typewriters, sewing machines, bicycles) 3. What new ENERGY transformed the 2nd Industrial Revolution 4. Important inventors? (Examples: Bessemer, Edison, Marconi, Bell, Daimler, Ford, Wright brothers) Mass consumerism 5. Why can all social classes now afford to buy non-essential goods? 6. Department stores – types of goods sold? 7. Europe was divided into 2 economic zones (meaning those who industrialized and got rich and those who didn’t) - describe in general where these regions are 8. “sweatshops” & “sweating” a. Pieceworkers – where did they work? 9. White collar jobs – examples? 10.Britain: Contagious Diseases Acts 11.Anarchism “Medical Revolution” 12.When did it begin? 13.What new ideas brought about the improvement of medicine and people’s health? a. Examples: Vaccines, improving urban sanitation, clean water, pasteurization, germ theory, antiseptic principle b. Who proposed these ideas? c. Outcome of new medical ideas/practices? 14.Urban reformers: a. Urban planning, sewage systems, piping in clean water i. Edwin Chadwick (Britain) – Public Health Laws (1848, 1875) ii. Octavia Hill iii. Georges Haussmann - Paris of 1850 Modern transportation changed city life: subways, street cars, commuter trains- allowed for suburban neighborhoods to grow further away from city center 15.Social classes – general differences between them: a. Upper class b. Middle class c. Lower classes 16.The woman question a. Marriage expectations b. Who should work? c. Primary jobs for women? d. Pay for single women e. Birth control (condoms, diaphragms) – Dr. Aletta Jacob f. How did child rearing change? i. Boy Scouts ii. Ideas about masculinity 17. Mass education a. Universal, compulsory elementary education (meaning all kids must attend) b. Increase in literacy and mass circulation of newspapers 18. Mass leisure & consumerism a. What were people now doing for fun? b. Why did they have more time on their hands? c. What were they buying? d. How did the railroads contribute to leisure time?
