Industrial Revolution 1
The country first to industrialize was
What was Great Britain
List two of the poor conditions that many suffered working in factories.
Long Hours; Low Wages; Dangerous Working Conditions, Child Labor, etc.
This natural resource, in ample supply in England powered steam engines.
What is coal?
Which invention lead to the spread of the industrial revolution throughout Europe? Hint: The first of these connected Liverpool and Manchester
Railways
The reason people moved to more urban areas during the Industrial Revolution.
There was a shift from working on farms to working in factories?
Name two causes/reasons that allowed Great Britain to industrialize.
geography (coastal, rivers, streams)
abundant natural resources
labor force (large unemployed urban work force due to factors like enclosure)
capital
entrepreneurs and inventors
favorable business climate (free market, stable gov't, strong navy protected trade)
population increase
A production method in which workers repeatedly perform the same task in the manufacturing process.
What is the assembly line?
Abolitionist movement
The movement to end slavery in America.
The father of Capitalism who wrote the book "The Wealth of Nations."
Who is Adam Smith?
What was Japan known for during the Industrial Revolution?
They were the first Asian country to industrialize.
Name two negative effects of industrialization.
Pollution, crime, disease, overcrowding, tenements, poor living conditions, poor sanitation
The movement associated with obtaining voting rights for women
Women's suffrage
Private ownership of free markets
Capitalism
Who co-authored a book where he shared his thoughts on a classless society with Frederick Engels AND what was the name of the book?
Who was Karl Marx and "The Communist Manifesto?
People start moving into cities in a process called___________.
What is urbanization?
Which social/economic class did the Industrial Revolution help bring about?
The middle class
New farming method in the early 1700's that led to increased crop production and a steady supply of food.
What is crop rotation?
This industry was the first to use factories.
What is the textile industry?
A type of big business organization that was started during the Industrial Revolution.
Corporation
What early labor organization was composed of people who resisted industrial changes by destroying labor saving machines?
Luddites
19th century reformer that wanted to create utopian communities and cooperative societies.
Robert Owen
Government should not interfere in/regulate the natural market.
What is laissez-faire?
By turning a single large wheel on this machine that started the industrial revolution, the operator could spin eight or more cotton threads, making cotton production quicker and cheaper.
Identify the invention and its creator.
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves
The means of production would be controlled by society as a whole rather than individuals under
socialism
This geologist discovered that the Earth was at least a couple million years old, not thousands.
Charles Lyell