Chap 21

Question 1

What factors allowed the industrial revolution to begin in great Britain(5)?

Answer 1

•exploration • sea power • political stability • gov. Support • growth of private investment

Question 2

What are the factors of production ? Give an example of each-

Answer 2

Land-coal-iron
Labor-working
Capital-funds

Question 3

How did industrialization in Britain compare to the process in America & Europe ?

Answer 3

It was delayed because Britain outlawed the export of certain machines & forbade skilled craftsmen from leaving the country. Germany had no central government

Question 4

What were the effects of the factory system? (5)

Answer 4

• workers felt with managers
• goods are provided in factories
• work required few easy learned skills
• children were employed
• more people joined the middle class

Question 5

How was the mercantile system different from laissez-fair economics?

Answer 5

• restricted trade to protect there industries

* laissez-fair made it so the government did not interfere

Question 6

Those who advocated social democracy wanted to move from capitalism to socialism by what?

Answer 6

Democratic means

Question 7

How did industrialization affect the home life?

Answer 7

Men at work/ women at home

Question 8

How did industrialization affect the middle class

Answer 8

People had more time on there hands