6.8 19th-Century Social Reform

• What primary societal issue did 19th-century social reformers address?

  Industrialization
• 19th-century social reform refers to efforts to improve societal issues arising from industrialization
• 19th-century social reformers addressed problems such as poor working conditions and urban poverty.
• In pre-industrial society, what type of economy was dominant?

  Agrarian
• Urbanization in the 19th century led to a social reform focus on housing and sanitation
• What type of social mobility increased in industrial society compared to pre-industrial society?

  Education
• Robert Owen improved working conditions and provided education for workers in his textile mills.
• Match the social reformer with their key contribution:

  Robert Owen ↔️ Improved working conditions

  Edwin Chadwick ↔️ Advocated for sanitation

  Florence Nightingale ↔️ Improved hospital conditions

  Karl Marx ↔️ Developed theories on communism
• What were the key social reform movements of the 19th century in Europe?

  Labor rights, public health, education, suffrage
• Trade unions were part of the labor rights movement in the 19th century.
• 19th-century social reform addressed societal issues arising from industrialization
• Match the social reformer with their key contribution:

  Robert Owen ↔️ Improved working conditions

  Edwin Chadwick ↔️ Advocated for sanitation

  Florence Nightingale ↔️ Improved hospital conditions

  Karl Marx ↔️ Developed theories on communism
• What were the consequences of industrialization on working conditions?

  Long hours, low wages, hazardous environments
• The Factory Acts regulated working hours for children and women
• The Public Health Act of 1848 established local boards of health to oversee sanitation and clean water.
• Who were two key figures who championed social reforms in the19th century?

  Robert Peel and John Stuart Mill
• In pre-industrial society, the economy was primarily agrarian
• What did access to education promote during the 19th century?

  Social mobility
• The Public Health Act of 1848 established local boards of health to oversee sanitation
• Robert Peel and John Stuart Mill advocated for the rights of workers and the importance of education and health.
• What issues did 19th-century social reformers address?

  Poor working conditions
• Match the type of society with its social reform focus:

  Pre-Industrial Society ↔️ Labor rights

  Industrial Society ↔️ Housing and sanitation
• What did Robert Owen do to improve working conditions in his textile mills?

  Provided education
• Robert Owen improved working conditions and promoted communal living
• Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of modern nursing who improved hospital conditions.
• Match the reformer with their key contribution:

  Robert Owen ↔️ Improved working conditions

  Edwin Chadwick ↔️ Advocated for sanitation
• What was a major focus of 19th-century social reform movements in Europe?

  Industrialization
• Arrange the following social reform movements in order of their primary focus:

  1️⃣ Labor Rights

  2️⃣ Public Health

  3️⃣ Education Reform

  4️⃣ Suffrage
• The Labor Rights movement improved safety standards and reduced exploitation
• The Public Health movement in the 19th century led to lower disease rates and healthier urban populations.
• What was a key achievement of the Education Reform movement in the 19th century?

  Compulsory education laws
• Which movement expanded voting rights to women in the 19th century?

  Suffrage
• Match the social issue with its primary cause in the 19th century:

  Urban Poverty ↔️ Lack of sanitation

  Poor Working Conditions ↔️ Hazardous environments
• What did the Education Act of 1870 establish?

  Compulsory education
• Robert Peel and John Stuart Mill championed reforms to improve education and public health.
• Florence Nightingale enhanced nursing practices and improved hospital conditions
• Which social reformer led the suffrage movement in the 19th century?

  Emmeline Pankhurst
• Arrange the following reforms in order of their primary focus:

  1️⃣ Labor Reforms

  2️⃣ Public Health Reforms

  3️⃣ Education Reforms

  4️⃣ Suffrage
• The Factory Acts were highly effective in protecting worker rights in the 19th century.
• What was the overall impact of social reforms in the 19th century?

  More equitable society