Canada Flashcards
Progressivism
a movement in gradual, widespread change in a society
Trade Union
an association of workers that ties to improve working conditions in a particular occupation
Social Reform Groups
are movements including the marginalized groups and the activities who try to change political policy while bringing public awareness to the issue
industrial
factories
agricultural
farms/manmade
how did industrialization change things for women?
industrialization changed the workplace for women by offering new opportunities outside of the home. Although they recieved new opportunities, they were still payed much less than men. During this time, many inequalities between men and women occured, such as unequal wages and saftey concerns
child labor
unskilled workers were the cheapest labor available to companies because oof their lack of training and the fact that they could pay them less.
what was ignored?
the desire to maximize profits meant that health and safety were ignored.
urban
town or city
rural
countryside
industrial
having to do with industry/business/manufacturing
revolution
a huge change or a change in the way things are done
industrial revolution
a change away from making things manually to in factories.
industrial revolution did what to canada?
shifted canada from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy. this led to increased populations and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, migration from rural areas to urban areas
what happened to low income farmers?
farmers who couldnt afford machines struggled financially because they couldnt afford to compete with large farms who had technology. the farmers would then move to the countryside . this was a trend across canada.
