Impact of Industrialisation 19 c

Question 1

Cotton (4)

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

Coal (4)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Iron (4)

Answer 3

1) build ships, infrastructure, raliways - 2) innovations 3)1800-1850 iron output rose 7 fold 4) 1850 gb produced 50 percent of world iron

Question 4

Move away from rural economy (3)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Underpinned by population growth and urbanisation (3)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Emergence of factory system (4)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Spread of railway (3)

Answer 7

1)increase 2) cuts travel time - more buisiness/money - London to bristol in 4 hrs 3)communications - post invented - ideas and info freely exchanged

Question 8

Limited state intervention

Answer 8

1) Free trade nation - naval dominance until 1920s. 2) State intervention seen as dangerous - allows private enterprise - no interference 3) rise of middle class