Indust rev test Flashcards
effects of factories on families
the family went to work as a unit
effectively kept the nuclear family together as the children also went to work with the parents
child labor was liked by parents in the early parts of the indust rev cuz it kept the families together
when did Britain’s major industrial growth take place?
1789-1815
what was the first industry to use factories?
the textile industry was the first to use factories
key factors for Britain’s industrialization
strong cottage industry or putting out system
limited government interference with economy
repealing of acts like the corn laws and navigation acts and implementation of the lowe’s acts
no place in Britain was more than 20 miles away from navigable waters
had no war debt from napoleonic wars
significance of james watt’s steam engine?
it was the first actually efficient steam engine
possible most important invention of the revolution as it led to the creation of railcars and railways, allowed for faster more efficient shipping of goods across a large are, without it indust rev would not be possible
effects of the steam engine on the iron idustry?
boosted iron production and gave rise to the heavy industries or the manufacturing of metals
Who was the least industrialized by 1860?
Eastern europe, specifically Russia
what is coke and why is it important?
it is a reformed type of charcoal that burn hotter and burn longer
Iron makers switched form charcoal to coke in the beginning of the revolution
what were luddities?
Violent group of irate workers who blamed industrialism for destroying their lives, thought the answer was to destroy the machines that were taking their jobs
combination act of 1799
Unions were first called combinations in England, the act outlawed unions and did not allow people to meet for fear that they would catch the french revolution fever, but people met anyway, act was repealed in 1824
what were the Carlsbadd decrees?
Issued by Klemens von Metternich of Austria, basically set up a system where teachers at universities were monitored at universities and reprimanded for putting liberalism forward, Metternich wanted to limit the expanse of liberalism
Who was Klemens von Metternich?
Represented Austria in the Congress of Vienna, he optimized conservative reactions to liberalism, was opposed to the ideas of liberal reforms because he feared that the many ethnic minorities of the Austrian Empire would hear of nationalistic liberal ideas and revolt
What were the goals of liberalsim?
they were reformist and not revolutionary
believed in natural rights
wanted republican forms of government
believed limited government intervention
laissez-faire economics
universal male suffrage
what were Austria’s problems with nationalism
Austrian empire was comprised of many different ethnic groups, these groups created the potential of the formation of different states, Klemens von Metternich feared that liberal views of nationalism would plant in Austria and he would loose his empire, main motive for carlsbad decrees
Who was Louis Blanc?
Socialist thinker who set up national workshops for the unemployed in France
