Beginnings
What country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
The steam engine led way to the invention of what forms of transportations?
Name two negative effects of industrialization.
Pollution, crime, disease, over crowding, tenements, poor living conditions, poor sanitation
Who was France's leader during the Industrial Revolution?
Emperor Napoleon III
This industry was the first to use factories.
the textile industry
People start moving into cities in a process called___________.
Urbanization
List two of the poor working and living conditions that many suffered moving into cities and working in factories.
Long Hours; Low Wages; Dangerous Working Conditions, Child Labor, etc.
In Paris, a man built wide avenues shaded with plane trees. He paved streets, as well as wide sidewalks and sewers.
Georges-Eugene Haussman
Name two causes that allowed Great Britain to industrialize
Population
Strong Empire
Peace
James Hargreaves invented a machine that used 8 threads at a time. He named it after his daughter. What is the name of this machine?
the Spinning Jenny
True or false: Under the factory system, workers own the means of production.
False
What traveled from La Manche in 1816?
The first French steamship
Merchants would send raw cotton to peasants to spin and weave. As the families were working from home, this method was called what?
The Cottage Industry
This natural resource, in ample supply in England, powered steam engines.
coal
Factories and mines used these workers because they were easily controlled, didn't complain, and worked at low wages. The Factory Acts, were passed in the early 1800's and outlawed this common practice. Who were these workers?
Children
What is the significance of the Suez Canal?
European ships could go to India without circumnavigating Africa
The Industrial Revolution resulted in a transformation due to advances in manufacturing, transforming England from rural to a(n)_____ lifestyle/society. This lead to changes in ______as well as in working.
urban; living
A production method in which workers repeatedly perform the same task in the manufacturing process.
assembly line
Besides children, this group of workers was in high demand because they were considered to be easily controlled and worked for even lower wages than men. The industrial revolution offered this group new economic opportunities, but they still had domestic responsibilities as well.
women
Why was the development of railroads important to industrialization?
it made the movement of goods faster and cheaper.