Chapter 22 Flashcards
1
Q
How much did Britain account for global manufactured goods?
A
40%
2
Q
What was Britain’s economic growth?
A
2%
3
Q
When was the US civil war?
A
1863-66
4
Q
When was the Franco Prussian War
A
1870-1
5
Q
what did high farming mean?
A
Change from arable farming to mixed
6
Q
how much did fertilisers make in 1870?
A
£8million
7
Q
where did Guano come from?
A
Peru
8
Q
what was the total domestic wheat consumption and meat consumption?
A
70%
90%
9
Q
What was the population in 1851?
A
27million
10
Q
What was the population in 1881?
A
35 million
11
Q
when did the railways connect every town?
A
1875
12
Q
How many tonnes of coal was there in 1851 to 1875
A
50m to 130m tonnes
13
Q
when was hot blast for iron invented
A
1827
14
Q
when was the steam hammer invented
A
1844
15
Q
when was the first metropolitan underground line?
A
1863
