European Industrial Revolution and its effects Flashcards
The shift from agricultural to industrial was known as the
industrial revolution
What are the 3 major characteristics associated with industrialization?
- substitution of machines for human skill. 2. Substitution of Inanimate to animate sources of power (engines for conducting heat for work. Ex: car engine for horse) 3. use of new and abundant sources instead of raw materials (coal instead of wood)
When does the industrial revolution start in Brittian?
1760-70
By 1850, Brittian is known as the _________ of the world.
workshop
For the rest of Europe (besides Britain), when does the industrial revolution start?
1800
Does the industrialization of Japan happen before or after the industialization of Britain?
After, Britain started in 1760-70, and Japan not until the later 1800s.
_____ of the globe was supplied with cotton from England.
2/3
What were 2 social consequences of industrialization?
- places were being polluted
- quality of things went down
Before industrialization, the economy was mostly ______
agrarian
Before industrialization, the economy was made up of about _____% agriculture.
90%
Most companies used the ________ system widespread in 17th-century western Europe in which merchant-employers “put out” materials to rural producers who usually worked in their homes but sometimes labored in workshops or in turn put out work to others (one person makes cotton thread, another person sews the shirt, new person sells the finished shirt).
putting-out system
Before industrialization, ________ was on the rise, and was fastest in England and Wales.
population growth
During the British ________ , an increase in agricultural productivity was seen in Great Britain which helped drive the Industrial Revolution.
Agricultural Revolution
The process by which English landloards take common land (which anyone could hunt or fish or do anything on), buy it, and then make it privately owned.
Enclosure
Why was enclosure so bad for many people? How did this effect the industrial revolution?
Some people made their money by hunting or fishing on these common lands, and when these lands were made private, the no longer had a job. They had to move and find wage labor jobs. These people became the labor force supporting industrialization.
What big things were happening in Britian before industrialization that became preconditions for industrialization?
Political stability (not really there in the rest of Europe because of the glorious revolution)
- market stability
- protestantism and capitalism
- good financial system
- coal and iron ore deposits
Britain had political stability but it was not really seen in the rest of Europe because of the _________.
Industrial Revolution
Why was there market stability in Britain?
Stable open market with no tarrif barriers
Why was the financial system stable in Britain?
The Bank of England. investing was safe.
How did coal and iron ore deposits help prepare Britain for the industrial revolution?
Britain had alot of these deposits because of their landscape. They help build and power the machines.
The Division of Labor was associated with _______.
Adam Smith
What book by Adam Smith talks about the division of labor and wealth of nations?
Wealth of Nations, 1776
What example does Adam Smith give in his book, Wealth of Nations?
making pins for sewing. All different people have different jobs to make this tiny pin. (About 18 different people in the division of labor)
What did Adam Smith say about the system used to make the pin?
The system allows you to make more pins, but labor is less skilled, and you can pay people less because they are less skilled.
What are the 5 new innovations that spur industrialization in the west?
- Mass production through the division of labor
- mechanization
- iron industry
- the steam engine
- electric telegraph