Industrial Society Flashcards
When did Britan Start to change?
1750 anward
What country were first to go through the industrial revolution?
Britan
How many people were living in cities by the 1850s?
More than half the population
What was the most important invention of the Industrial revolution?
The Steam Engine
Who first created the steam engine?
Tomas Newcomes
What was the steam engine first used for? and who?
To pump water out of wells by Thomas Newcomen
Who made improvements to the steam engine?
James Watt
Name 3 impacts of the railway.
Faster, cheaper and more comfy transport. Decline of coaches and canals. Growth of towns and cities - more people came to shop, Growth of tourism.
Who began the process of change?
Sir Robert Peel
When did the process of change start?
The 1820s
What were prisons used for (prior 19th century)
Prisons were used to hold people awaiting trial
What did Robert Peal do to prisons?
Robert Peal set up the Goal Acts 1823
Who discovered that germs caused disease?
Louis Pasteur
What factors that improved public health?
New sewers, Better housing con., Compulsory vaccination against smallpox, Slum clearance, Street cleaning, Public health acts
What were some of the Improved living con in 19th-century.
Main streets were paved, street cleaning, iron and steel pipes, Regulations were brought in for better houses, Sewage disposal were introduced, Slum clearance was started
