Post-industrial Britain

Question 1

Between what two dates was the post industrial era

Answer 1

1850-1900

Question 2

What was the main event that took place during this era and what is it

Answer 2

industrial revolution - production of factories and machinery

Question 3

Describe class in post industrial Britain

Answer 3

Split into three classes (upper, middle and lower)
-emergence of middle class (factory owners)
-they had more available free time (participate mopre often

Question 4

Describe gender in post industrial Britain

Answer 4

-male dominated
-role of women changed
-expected to stay at home and raise the family
-schooling was limited for girls
-end of century they began to campaign for equal rights

Question 5

Describe education in post industrial Britain

Answer 5

-Education Act of 1870 brought education to lower class
-middle and upper classes were literate

Question 6

Describe Transport in post industrial Britain

Answer 6

-introduction of railway system

Question 7

Describe Time in post industrial Britain

Answer 7

-Lack of time due to long working hours
-12 hour working days (72 hour working weeks)
-Sunday only free time however it was used as a day of rest
-public holidays reduced from 47—4 days

Question 8

Describe Money in post industrial Britain

Answer 8

-Low wages

Question 9

Sport became Standardised and Codified via …

Answer 9

NGB’s

Question 10

Other than the police force what other organisation was introduced to stop cruel and violent sports

Answer 10

RSPCA (banned animal sports)

Question 11

Describe Urbanisation

Answer 11

-Movement from rural area to urban area (Factories)

Question 12

Describe mass migration and how it affected participation

Answer 12

-better jobs were offered to large numbers of people moved into this area
-lead to overcrowding
-leads to an increase in diseases, pollution and polluted water
-these factors meant that people were too ill to play or there wasn’t enough room

Question 13

What is government legislation

Answer 13

• early closing movement (reduced working hours)
  ^Saturday half day
  -Provided a nationwide window of opportunity to participate in sport
  -some paid holiday

Question 14

what is Industrial Patronage

Answer 14

• wages increased ( more disposable income)
  -working hours reduced from (72 to 57 hours)
  -Health of workforce linked to productivity
  -work sports teams
  -annual seaside holiday

Question 15

Impact of Railway (transport)

Answer 15

-Further and faster
-Teams could play further a field and take support
-standardised set of rules
-development of leagues and cups (FA cup 1863)
-regional participation

Question 16

Definition of an Amateur

Answer 16

a person who does not get paid to play and plays for the love of the activity

Question 17

Definition of a professional

Answer 17

Paid salary / doing it as a job

Question 18

Describe Amateurism in sport

Answer 18

-sport was designed around an amateur ethos
-people play for enjoyment, love and health benefits
-Upper class (professionalism frowned upon)

Question 19

Describe Professionalism in sport

Answer 19

-Broken time payments were concessions made to talented sportsman
-compensate them for time off work
- Lower class

Question 20

Amateurism vs Professionalism (sporting examples)

Answer 20

-Cricket (playing together on same team, but treated differently) - different ways of travelling, entering the pitch, eating and changing room use

-Association football (dominated by professionals)

-Rugby (upper class - public school sport)
Rugby league - Amateurs
Rugby union - professionals

Question 21

Describe Law and order in post industrial Britain

Answer 21

-police force
-series of more defined laws in society
-marginalised sports which took place in past times
-as police force was organised by upper class (they could still participate in fox hunting)