Industrial Britain impact on sport

Question 1

Definition of urbanisation:

Answer 1

Large numbers of people migrating/ moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in factories

Question 2

What was the impact of on urbanisation in sport?

Answer 2

-LACK of work space- led to development of purpose built facilities (football grounds).
-Large working class population: urbanisation mean a large working class population that needed entertaining, mass numbers of spectators for the first time.
- Loss of traditional sports: many working class traditional working class games (mob games) were banned from society so new sports needed to emergy.
-Changning in working conditions: Initially working classes worked long hours with limited free time.

Question 3

How did the railway develop the sport?

Answer 3

-Movement of teams/ spectators- nationwide fixtures developing on a regular basis
-Improved access to different parts of the country- leagues were able to be formed, involving clubs from across the country.
-Cheaper train travel- led to the working classes following their team’s home and away.
-Improved access to countryside- activities in rural areas were reachable and affordable.

Question 4

How did the church influence sport?

Answer 4

-played a major role in everyone’s life pre 1800s
-church provided facilities such as halls
-encouraged civilised behaviour (good christian values), shift in behaviour from popular recreations to rational recreations (not drinking or gambling)

Question 5

What is muscular christianity?

Answer 5

This used sport (association football) to get more people to church:
-church provided facilities
-created teams
-sunday school got more people wanting to take part

Question 6

What is the