The Industrial Revolution

Question 1

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

A period of 7 years, witnessing a massive growth in factories, inventions and population.

Question 2

When was the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 2

1750-1850.

Question 3

What was the timeline of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 3

In the 9th-14th centuries, new ideas in technology were coming to light with the purpose of aiding European imperialism. The European government of the 16th to the 18th centuries was controlled by mercantilism. In the mid to late 18th century, mercantilism transitioned out to capitalism. The European consumers began to demand goods and industrial entrepreneurs worked to meet those demands.

Question 4

How did the Industrial Revolution change history?

Answer 4

• Manufacturing moved from in the home to factories.
• Only the rich could afford factories and fill them with the technology and workers needed to run them.
• The mass production of goods made factory products cheaper than handmade goods.
• Traditional craftspeople lost business.
• Middle and upper-class workers benefited from cheap goods.
• Great Britain was the first to begin industrializing.

Question 5

What were the pros of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 5

• Production became more efficient.
• Communication between countries improved.
• Science and medicine advanced.
• The invention of steam power.
• The creation of the world’s first “World’s Fair”.

Question 6

What were the cons of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 6

-Fossil fuels were exploited.
-Slums of the poor became more prominent inside the cities.
-Child labour was prominent resulting in the death of many children.
-Colony mercantilism created more poor.
-The countryside emptied as people moved to the cities for factory work.
-The factories polluted the environment.
The cities became over populated with how many people were looking for work.