industrial revolution Flashcards
1
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what was industrial revolution
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from working by hand to factories and manufacturing
2
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IR brought on what changes
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cultural, economic, and technological changes
3
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in what order did Europe industrialize
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1) Britain
2) Belgium
3) germany
4
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why was industrial revolution important
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- changed power relations of west and non-west
- Europe was an economic, political, and military power
- europe gained a sense of authority
- created a new working class called proletariat
- greater urbanization of Europe
- middle class replaced aristocracy
5
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cause of IR
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- reduced risk of investing
- less extreme difference in wealth
- higher literacy
- population growth
- diversity
- competitiveness between nations
6
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why did IR begin in Britain
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- standard currency
- emancipated labor
- theoreticians and businessmen working together
- people more open to other ideas
- access to international network
- national banking system
- geographically fortunate
- population growth
- plentiful harvest
- new manufacturing technology needed/ created
7
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what country was first of continent to industrialize and why
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- Belgium
- iron and coal in proximity
- had produced iron and cloth before
- located between Britain and Germany so they built a railroad
8
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germanys industrialization
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- Napoleon invasion caused a single unified legal system
- German government acquired engineering and technological knowledge from Britain
- government invested in transportation
- prussia established working classes which abolishes taxes among its members
