3.1.2 Industrialised and Post Industrialised Britain (1780-1900) Flashcards
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HITFOR
Poor Health, lack of Income, lack of Time, lack of Facilities, Overcrowding and loss of Rights
Urbanisation
Large numbers of people migrating/ moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in the factories
How did urbanisation develop sport?
Urbanisation means a large working class population needed entertaining, resulting in mass spectator numbers at football and rugby matches for the first time
How did railways develop sport?
(4)
. Movement of teams - 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 working classes following their teams home and away
. Improved access to the countryside - activities in rural areas were reachable and affordable
Rational recreation
In the nineteenth century, these were sport pastimes for the lower classes which were designed by the middle classes to be well ordered, organised and controlled
Wenlock Games
In 1850, the Wenlock Agricultural Reading Society set up the games to promote moral, physical and intellectual improvements
Involved a mixture of athletics and traditional sports like football, cricket and running.
Dr William Penny Brookes
The founder of the Wenlock Olympian games in 1850
Industrial Revolution impact on British society
This period marked a change in Britain from a feudal, rural society into an industrialised machine-based, capitalist society controlled by a powerful urban middle class (mid 18th - 19th cent)
Industrial patronage
Factory teams were set up by factory owners as a way of decreasing absenteeism and encouraging loyalty in the workforce
Impact of Industrial Revolution on Sport (3)
Many violent sport banned (mob football)
Society became civilised
New forms of entertainment emerged.
Impact of transport
(3)
It increased spectator and participation opportunities which spread interest in sport
Faster trains enable people to travel further and more easily which gave more time for sport matches
Spectators could follow their team to away matches
How did the church influence sport?
(4)
. The church provded facilities like halls
. Encouraged civilised behaviour - the shift in behaviour from popular recreation to rational recreation (not drinking/gambling)
. This increased attendance at church ceremonies and holy days
. The church organised sports teams such as football
Muscular Christianity
Used sport (especially association football) to get more people to church. They provided facilities, created teams like Everton and Aston Villa.
The emergence of the middle class in a three-tier society (4)
- Changed the ways of behaviour and playing sport
- Sport became more respectful and being played at a high moral code (developing strict rules, leagues and competitions)
- They provided facilities via their involvement in the local council
- Gave more time off work
Codification
The gradual organisation and defining of the rules
Philanthropists
Kind, generous, middle-class individuals who had a social conscience and were keen to try to provide for a better life among the working class
Public provision
The development of facilities through middle class philanthropists
Amateur
A person who plays sport for the love of it and receives no financial gain
Professional
A person who plays sport for financial gain
How did the industrialists and factory owners help with development of sport in Britain?
(2)
Set up teams and gave workers time off to compete
How did officers in the British army help with development of sport in Britain?
Sport was spread throughout the army
How did national governing bodies help with development of sport in Britain?
Codified sports and established leagues and competitions that eventually went internationally
How did diplomats help with development of sport in Britain?
They travelled the world and took sport with them
Where did people live more in post industrial Britain?
More people lived in towns and cities. This meant they worked less on the land