Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What was the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution was the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines. Its start and end are widely debated by scholars, but the period generally spanned from about 1760 to 1840.
What Years did the industrial revolution happen?
It started in 1760 to 1840.
Who helped change how towns and cities treated sanitation?
Chadwick and Jhon snow.
Who was Joseph Bazalgette and what did he do?
Joseph William Bazalgette made probably the single biggest contribution to the health of Victorian Londoners. It is because of his work that the Thames is now the cleanest metropolitan river in the world.
What was life like during the industrial revolution?
Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. And there were dump with bad smeel and there was lot’s of food waste dump on the street.
