Industrial Revolution

Question 1

Industrial Revolution is

Answer 1

The transition to new manufacturing processes

Question 2

Industrial revolution period:

Answer 2

1760- bw (1820-1840)

Question 3

IR transition included

Answer 3

Going from hand production to machines and factories

Question 4

What happened because of Agricultural revolution:

Answer 4

Wealthy land owners enclosed their land with fences

Large fields leads to advanced farming methods

Question 5

Why did the revolution happen?

Answer 5

1) new technology in farming
2) new ideas in farming and livestock
3) Available work force

Question 6

Explain reason #1 for why revolution happened

Answer 6

Jethro Tull= scientific farmer
Sowing seeds by scattering them was wasteful bc seeds never took root,
solution: seed drill
Planet seeds into well spaced rows which made seeds take root -> yields boosted

Question 7

Explain reason #2 for why revolution happened

Answer 7

Ex. Crop rotation and enclosure system
Results of enclosure movement:….
Crop rotation……
Improvements to livestock…

Question 8

Explain reason #3 for why revolution happened

Answer 8

Population bloom + displaced peasants = migrationto cities creating work force for factories

Question 9

Results of the industrial revolution

Answer 9

It caused improvement in agriculture.

Food supplies ⬆️
Living conditions ⬆️
Population (England) mushroomed📈⬆️

Question 10

Why did the industrial revolution begin in England?

Answer 10

1) large population of workers
2) extensive natural resources
- water power and coal to fuel factories/machines
3) economic strength and political stability
- high developed banking system
- expanding economy
- bank loans encouraged others to expand operations
- had all factors of production: land, labor & Capital

Question 11

Invention spurs _________________ advances

Answer 11

Technology

Question 12

First industry to be industrializes was

Answer 12

Textile , a type of cloth or woven fabric

Question 13

2 major inventions in textile industry

Answer 13

1733- John Kay’s flying shuttle

1764- James hergreaves spinning jenny

Question 14

Improvements on transportation

Answer 14

James watt- steam engine
Robert Fulton- steam boat

Canals

Turnpikes

Locomotives

Question 15

How did railroads revolutionize life in Britain?

Answer 15

• cheap way to transport materials
• created new jobs
• boosted agriculture and fishing industry
• made travel easier

Question 16

I.R led to a __________ quality of life

Answer 16

Good and bad. It was a mixed blessing

Question 17

Urbanization

Answer 17

City Building

Question 18

Factories were built near ________

Answer 18

Natural resources

Question 19

Living conditions during the I.R

Answer 19

• no plans
• no sanitary codes
• no building codes
• lack of proper: Housing, education and police protection

Question 20

Working conditions

Answer 20

• 14 hr days, 6 days/week
  -had to keep up with machines
  Dangerous
  -rarely well-lit or clean
  -no government programs to provide aid if you have an injury

Question 21

Growing middle class?

Answer 21

• new middle class: merchants, shippers and factory owners
• before wealth was only given to aristocrats and landowners.
• some new middle class has grown wealthier then the others.

Question 22

Poor workers

Answer 22

• Saw their livelihoods disappear as they were replaced by machines, some smashed machined responsible.
• mobs and riots started due to poor living/working conditions.

Question 23

Positive Effects of industrial Revolution

Answer 23

• created more jobs
• new opportunities in education
• contributed to wealth in nation
• cheaper clothes
• provided hope
• raised the standard of living
• healthier diets
• better housing

Question 24

What does industrialization mean?

Answer 24

Transition to new manufacturing processes.

Hand production to machines

Question 25

In what century and county did the first I.R begin?

Answer 25

17 century

England

Question 26

How is the spread of industrialization related to distribution of wealth around the world.

Answer 26

Industrialization causes more countries to get rich and therefore they begin to compete with each other to try and manufacture the cheapest and most quantity of goods.

They do this by passing laws forbidding export of machinery, workers and plans for factories.

Question 27

During the second I.R

What country emerged as the leader

Answer 27

America

Question 28

How did improvements in Transportation effect IR

Answer 28

Made transporting good cheaper and easier

Question 29

Why was IR a mixed blessing?

4 advantages, 4 disadvantages

Answer 29

Advantages

• cheaper clothes
• more jobs
• healthier diets/ better housing
• FOSTERED TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AND INVENTION

Disadvantages:

• not enough houses. -bad working condition
• high population= disease travel easier
• no worker compensation
• machines replaced workers
• small companies driven out of business

Question 30

________________ wanted to “fix Congo

Answer 30

King Leopold ||

Question 31

Belgians ___________ Congo and used their ____________ to profit pff them

Answer 31

Exploited/took advantage of

Rubber/ resources

Question 32

If Congolese people did not meet Quota or work fast enough Belgians would _______________

Answer 32

Cut off their hand

Question 33

King leopold thought he was _____________ the congonese people

He wanted to make Belgium __________

Answer 33

Helping

Greater, stronger and beautiful