Social classes
The social classes in the 19th century.
Upper class, middle class, and lower class.
What was a woman's main job in the 19th century?
Housework and taking care of children.
What happened to the population of Spain in the 19th century?
It grew. in 100 years it went from 10 million to 18 million people.
What were the two types of neighborhoods in cities?
Upper-class and lower-class.
How many people could read in Spain in the 19th century?
10 in 100.
The largest and smallest groups within social classes.
Largest: lower class
Smallest: upper class
Could women go to school?
They could attend school but few did. They could not attend university.
Why did the death rate go down?
Because of the introduction of modern medicine and vaccines.
What were the features of the upper-class neighborhoods?
They had good-quality buildings with running water, electricity, heating and lifts.
Did poor people go to school in the 19th century?
They attended school for a short amount of time and then had to go to work.
Who was in the upper class?
aristocrats, nobility, and new business owners (bourgeoisie).
How were women treated different from men?
They did the same jobs and got paid less. They didn't have freedom to do what they wanted.
Where did the peasants emigrate to?
They emigrated from the rural areas to the cities.
What were the features of the lower-class neighborhoods?
No modern comforts. Tiny houses without running water or electricity.
Who had the most access to education in the 19th century?
middle and upper class people.
What jobs did people have in the middle class?
Small business owners, civil servants, merchants, artists, doctors, and lawyers.
Who were the suffragettes?
Women fighting for women's rights.
Where did people emigrate to from Spain?
American continent (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico or Venezuela).
How were the roads in the lower class neighborhood? and in the upper class?
They were unpaved and made of dirt in the lower class neighborhoods. In the upper class they were paved.
Newspapers and magazines kept people up to date on current events.
The industrial revolution changed society by allowing more people to make money through owning businesses.
What did the suffragettes do?
They got women the right to education and the right to vote.
Why did the peasants emigrate to the city?
They were looking for better jobs in factories.
How did living near factories affect the neighborhoods?
The air was dirty.
How did the lower class learn about current events?
The literate people in lower class neighborhoods read the new out loud to neighbors.