Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What was the economic based in during the Industrial Revolution??
Manual work vs. industry
When did the industrial revolution take place?
18th &19th century
What innovations occurred in the Industrial Revolution?
Socioeconomic
Technological
Cultural
Industrialization
How did it affect certain industries?
Mechanization of textile industry
Expansion of trade-bettter routes
Technological Innovations
+products -time
Effects of Industrialization
Less deseases
More food
Colonial expansion
Which were sone important changes in the industrial revolution?
Agricultural revolution
Development of commercial capital
Demographic-social changes
Mass production
What did it mean in the Industrial Revolution?
Simplification
+ quantity - price
Fixed cost
What did the railroad change?
Industrial growth (transport)
Boost in agricultural and fishing industries
Easier travel
When did the railroad first appear?
1820
Which were the living conditions in the urbanization of thr industrial revolution?
No sanitary codes or building codes
No drains
Sickness
17 years average life span
Why were women and children useful in the Industrial Recolution?
They were cheap
Which were the classes during the industrial Revolution?
Wealthy classes Upper middle class Lower middle class
