hums industrial revolution

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
“the struggle against imperialism”
HISTORICAL
rule by an emperor.
“in Russia, imperialism had developed alongside a semi-feudal agrarian structure”

Question 2

revolution

Answer 2

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.
“the country has had a socialist revolution”

Question 3

industrialisation

Answer 3

the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. from agriculture to indistry people replaced by machines

Question 4

nationalism

Answer 4

identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
“their nationalism is tempered by a desire to join the European Union”

Question 5

urbanisation

Answer 5

Where people moved from an agrarian lifestyle to more of a factory based one. Can also be thought of as replacing jobs with machines.

Question 6

capitalism

Answer 6

an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
“an era of free-market capitalism”

Question 7

mercantilism

Answer 7

belief in the benefits of profitable trading.

Question 8

enclosure

Answer 8

In English social and economic history, enclosure was the process that ended traditional rights on common land formerly held in the open field system. Once enclosed, these land uses were restricted to the owner, and the land ceased to be for the use of commoners.

Question 9

enlightenment

Answer 9

The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
or the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.

Question 10

globalisation

Answer 10

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

Question 11

entrepreneurs

Answer 11

a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.

Question 12

suffragettes

Answer 12

a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest.

Question 13

trappers

Answer 13

The trapper was often the youngest member of the family working underground. Their job was simple: to open and close the wooden doors (trap doors) that allowed fresh air to flow through the mine. They would usually sit in total darkness for up to twelve hours at a time, waiting to let the coal tub through the door.

Question 14

turnpike trusts

Answer 14

Turnpike trusts were private organisations that built and operated toll roads in Britain and the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Question 15

Selective breeding

Answer 15

Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.

Question 16

• Size of British empire

Answer 16

the largest empire the world had ever seen, covering around a quarter of Earth’s land surface and ruling over 458 million people.

Question 17

• Role of banks on the Industrial Revolution

Answer 17

to loan money at a low interest rate to loan entrenepuners take risks

Question 18

• Merchants

Answer 18

Merchants were those who bought and sold goods

Question 19

• Changes in transport

Answer 19

First Roads were improved, then Canals were built and finally the Railway was developed. Each change had an impact upon life in the country, each shortened travel times over longer distances and each enabled industrialists to seek new markets in previously out of reach areas of the country.

Question 20

Agriculture before and after the Industrial Revolution

Answer 20

before the industrial revolution the people owned their own land and grew what they needed after there was technological advances the 4 feild system was created as well as selective breading and now the Socrates owend all the land and they worked for them.

Question 21

child labour-conditions

Answer 21

The working conditions in factories were often dangerous and unhealthy. Children worked long hours, sometimes up to 16 hours a day, with few breaks. They were often exposed to harmful chemicals and fumes, which could lead to serious health problems.

Question 22

chartist movement

Answer 22

Chartism was a working class movement which emerged in 1836 in London. It expanded rapidly across the country and was most active between 1838 and 1848. The aim of the Chartists was to gain political rights and influence for the working classes. Their demands were widely publicized through their meetings and pamphlets.

Question 23

• 8 hour movement campaign

Answer 23

did not start until 1900 in other states
in australia in victoria the 8 hour week was protested by stone masons who marched to parlement this was the reason we have labour day in 1856

Question 24

• Impact of Industrialisation on the environment

Answer 24

Pollution During the Industrial Revolution
The growth of factories and demand for raw materials caused a significant amount of pollution. Factories released chemicals, smoke, and clouds of dust that polluted the air and posed a major health risk to those living in urban centers where factories were concentrated. and the water was polluted as it was near factories that used running water to run machines

Question 25

• Luddites

Answer 25

The Luddites have been described as people violently opposed to technological change and the riots put down to the introduction of new machinery in the wool industry. Luddites were protesting against changes they thought would make their lives much worse, changes that were part of a new market system.

Question 26

• Trade Unions

Answer 26

Trade unions were formed in Britain during the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) to protect workers from unnecessary risks using dangerous machines, unhealthy working conditions, and excessive hours of work

Question 27

• Robert Owen

Answer 27

Robert Owen, (born May 14, 1771, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales—died November 17, 1858, Newtown), Welsh manufacturer turned reformer, one of the most influential early 19th-century advocates of utopian socialism.

Utopian socialism suggests that the industrial order could be made more humane and cooperative, rather than competitive and driven solely by profits. Under this system, unemployment and poverty would be eradicated.

Question 28

• Factory Act

Answer 28

In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: no child workers under nine years of age working and children over nine cant work more then 8 hours

Question 29

• Canals-advantage

Answer 29

Canals are advantageous because they provide waterway short cuts from one region to another, allowing for more efficient and convenient transport of goods.

Question 30

• Norfolk Rotation system

Answer 30

4 feild system invented by charles townshed

Question 31

• Poor working conditions

Answer 31

people breathed in fibers of iron and wool and worked upwards of 10 hours

Question 32

• Effects of Industrial revolution

Answer 32

poor living conditions and lung desiese and stomach deseise people would die from these, people would work long hours over 10 hours in factory’s it was known as the time of enlightment or reason

Question 33

• Change in British population 1750-1901

Answer 33

in 1750 85% of people worked in agriculture and 15% would work in factorys and in 1901 15% would work in farms and 85% would work in factorys