The Industrial Revolution Begins
Why Britain?
Blessing or a Curse?
Blessing or a Curse II
Free Lucius T. Bigg!
Commies Don't Drink Coca Cola
100
Where and when did the Industrial Rev begin? Century and country
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1700s (18th Century) Britain
100
Provide one reason why the industrial Rev began in Britain?
•B – Boom in population
•R - Resources
(coal, tin and iron ore)
•I -ncreasing demand for goods
•T –Transportation from rivers
•A-Availability of bank loans
•I - Investment in new machinery
•N- No revolutions or wars at home
100
Vocab:
The movement of people from rural areas to the city
Urbanization
100
For which reason did Managers prefer to hire women over men in the factories
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They were easier to control. Managers could pay them lower wages
100
What is meant by Laissez Faire Economics?
The government should keep it's hands off the economy
100
worker organizations that demanded higher wages and better conditions
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Labor Union
200
What revolution led to the Industrial Revolution?
The Agricultural Revolution
200
Provide one reason why the industrial Rev began in Britain?
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•B – Boom in population
•R - Resources
(coal, tin and iron ore)
•I -ncreasing demand for goods
•T –Transportation from rivers
•A-Availability of bank loans
•I - Investment in new machinery
•N- No revolutions or wars at home
200
Vocab
artisans, inventors, foreman and owners belonged to which new social class created by the Industrial Revolution
The Middle Class
200
Why did many parents accept the idea of child labor?
Wages were so low that parents needed the income
200
Identify at least two nations as of today today that have tried communism.
Russia
China
North Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
200
Identify at least one new invention in the textile industry
Spinning Jenny
Flying Shuttle
Water Frame
Watt's Steam Engine
300
How did most people make a living before the Industrial Revolution?
Farming
300
What two resources were abundant across Britain at the dawn of the Industrial Rev?
coal and iron
300
Vocab:
Working class families lived in these structures during the Industrial Revolution?
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Tenements
300
Identify at least two hazardous working conditions faced by miners
floods
explosions
collapses
Black Lung
300
The measure of a nation’s wealth is known as …
(Hint - 3 Letters)
GDP
300
raw cotton and wool was transformed into clothing by peasant farmers in their homes
This was known as the_______________
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Cottage Industry
or
Putting Out System
400
– Lord Charles Townsend encouraged farmers to grow what vegetable in order to replenish crops?
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Turnips
400
Vocab:
Those who assume and take on the risks of starting a new business
Entrepreneur
400
Drinking contaminated water often led to which deadly disease? (From your notes)
Cholera
400
working-class people became so frustrated that they smashed the machines they thought were putting them out of work
The Luddites
400
Britain’s population soared from 5 million in 1700 to almost _____________ million in 1800.
9
400
Supply and demand, Competition and self interest are all elements of which economic system?
Capitalism
500
A major result of enclosures was that farm output increased. What was a second result of enclosure?
Farmers were forced off the land and moved to the cities
500
What product was the first to be mass produced during the Industrial Revolution?
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Textiles (clothing)
500
German economist who wrote the Communist Manifesto
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Karl Marx
500
Universal Free Health Care, Free and reduced school lunch and Akron Early College are all examples of which economic system?
Socialism
500
What were two positive effects of the Industrial revolution?
More jobs
cheaper mass produced goods
railroad
Britain's higher GDP
opportunities for promotions
Healthier diets
500
– Name of the British economist who supported free market and capitalism
Adam Smith