These ideas were carried on by liberals in the 19th Century. B. Industrial Revolution 1. The Oppression of the Working Class Industrialisation and Pop. It also created wealth on a scale hitherto unknown. This created a new possibility - that poverty might actually be abolished if only we organise society better.
Socialism is a response to poverty, and the belief it can be eradicated.
The Creation of class conciousness As Ind. Rev. progresses working people come to be conscious of themselves as a class. Middle class people shared the intense class consciousness of the 19th Century. Creates possibility of working class political action, from the 1830's. C. Judeo-Christian ideas of Justice 1. Give the labourer his due One of Four Sins crying out to heaven for Vengence is depriving a labourer of his wages.