Industrial Revolution 🏭💨 Flashcards
What was the industrial revolution?
The Industrial Revolution was the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines
Who was john snow?
John snow was a man who discovered that cholera was not caused by misasma but instead caused by dirty water
Who was edwin chadwick
Edwin chadwick was a man who enforced better health conditions. He got medical officers for every town, got clean water, improved drainage
Who was joseph bazalgete
Bazalgete was a man who built better sewers across london
What was the great stink
It was a stink coming from the river thames because of rotten sewage
Why was there a population boom in england in the late 1800s?
Because of the industrial revolution and everything that came with it etc better health, better transport
Who were the people who invented the steam train?
James watt, matthew boulton (steam engine) and george stephensen (Steam train)
What is miasma?
The belief that disease is caused by bad smells
Why was child labour a bit significant with the population boom?
Because people were having more children to get more money
What were the victorian workhouses?
Workhouses where poo people, homesless people, and black people went to work
Name one new transport that came during the industrial revoloution
Steam trains, buses, steam boats
What year was the Great Stink?
1858
What year was the public health act made
1848
What year was the broad street pump stopped
1854
What year were the new sewers made
1859
