Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What were the results of the Agricultural Revolution?
Lost farms
The changes led to the industrial revolution
Name the 3 factors of production
land, labor, and capital
Where and why did the Industrial Revolution begin
It began in England because they had the three factors of production
What were the effects of urbanization?
Poor living and working conditions, class tensions, and health epidemics, pollution
Which group/class of people emerged from the Industrial Revolution?
Middle class
Where did most people work during the Industrial Revolution?
Most people worked in factories
Even though it was low, what was the major reason people worked in factories?
Wages
Adam Smith believed in this type of economy?
Free economy - guaranteed progress, government shouldn’t interfere
The Communist Manifesto predicted this would happen to capitalism.
There would be a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
What were the environmental effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Gases were released into the air
Pollution
