Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What was the Industrial Revolution?
things that were made by hand were now made in factories
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? Identify and explain at
least three reasons.
Lots of resources, entrepreneurial class, stable government
What was the Agricultural Revolution and how did it help bring in the Industrial
Revolution?
When landowners kicked farmers out to grow food, leading them to find work in factories.
Which industry was the first to adopt machines? Explain why.
The textile industry because to the loom
How did the Enclosure Movement affect Urbanization?
How did work change as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
People worked longer shifts for less pay in factories
Identify four new technologies that came out of the Industrial Revolution.
Steam ships, electricity, railroad, telegraph
What were working conditions like in the early factories?
Really bad because of the lack of regulations
Describe life in the cities during the industrial revolution.
Cities were dirty, crowded, and polluted.
What were some positive effects of the industrial revolution?
Products became cheaper
What other countries in Europe and around the world industrialized after Great
Britain?
Japan, USA,
What happened to countries that did not enter the industrial revolution as most of
Western Europe did in the 1800
They fell behind/imperialism by countries that did industrialize
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto, a criticism of how the factory owners
(bourgeoisie) treat the workers (proletariat)
Karl Marx
- Who believed that if the government stayed out of the economy and gave buyers
and sellers in the marketplace the freedom to work, society could progress?
John Locke
In this economic system what gets produced, how much gets produced, the price,
and who gets the product is determined by the government.
Socialism
