Impact of Industrialisation 19 c Flashcards
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Cotton (4)
1)Technological innovation - 2)mass production -3) uk responsible for 50 percent of cotton output by 1830. 4)cotton exports rose 7 fold between 1800-1850.
Coal (4)
1) innovation in tech 2) huge demand for coal due to industry advances and increased population 3) 1840 gb produced 2/3 of world coal 4) 300,000 men employed in coal mining 1864
Iron (4)
1) build ships, infrastructure, raliways - 2) innovations 3)1800-1850 iron output rose 7 fold 4) 1850 gb produced 50 percent of world iron
Move away from rural economy (3)
1) agriculutre main from of economy and employment in 18th century 2) landlord at top whod rent to farmers - employ labourers 3) no guarenteed work - seasonal
Underpinned by population growth and urbanisation (3)
1) population doubles between 1800-1850 - birth rate and influx of migrants 2) industrialisation exploits this 3) urban growth - sheffield 46,000 to 135,000 - city creation and expansion
Emergence of factory system (4)
1) Factories introduced - production efficient and keep eye on workforce 2) use of cheap labour - women and children - population boom 3) machines - faster standardised production - cheaper and faster - larger production - larger market 4)new class system - no landlords
Spread of railway (3)
1)increase 2) cuts travel time - more buisiness/money - London to bristol in 4 hrs 3)communications - post invented - ideas and info freely exchanged
Limited state intervention
1) Free trade nation - naval dominance until 1920s. 2) State intervention seen as dangerous - allows private enterprise - no interference 3) rise of middle class