Industrialisation
What country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
This natural resource, in ample supply in England powered steam engines.
What is coal?
People who smashed up new technology
What is the textile industry?
Which country owned 1/4 of the world in 1900?
What is Great Britain/United Kingdom?
People start moving into cities in a process called___________.
Urbanization
In the Second Industrial Revolution, __________ replaced iron (metal source)
Steel
How did workers eventually get the 8 hour work day?
Joining unions and going on strike/industrial action.
What revolution made way for the Industrial revolution to begin?
What is the Agricultural revolution?
What country is the Suez canal in?
Egypt (British controlled at the time)
Invention that made it significantly easier to transport people and materials cheaply.
Trains/railways.
List 3 resources from British colonies that fueled the industrial revolution.
What are coal, iron, cotton, wheat, gold, sugar?
A major contributor to low life expectancy in Industrial era Britain
Infant mortality, poor sanitation, lack of healthcare, dangerous work
A 18th century tool for spindling cotton or wool that put many workers out of a job.
What is a spinning jenny?
Name three British colonies
What is Australia, Canada, South Africa, India, Singapore?
What is a long term effect of the industrial revolution?
What is climate change, capitalism, workers rights, womens rights, globalisation?
Why was dynamite invented?
The Factory Acts, were passed in the early 1800's and outlawed this common practice.
What is child labor?
The average length of a human life in an area.
What is life expectancy?
What was the first British colony in Australia called?
New South Wales
Name two negative effects of industrialization.
Pollution, crime, disease, over crowding, tenements, poor living conditions, poor sanitation
Name two causes that allowed Great Britain to industrialize
Lots of Resources
Population Increase
Avoided Wars
Free Market, etc.
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.
Name an economic system that began to flourish during the Industrial Revolution
Capitalism, Communism
In 1914 (beginning of WW1), how many independent African countries were there?
2, Liberia, and Ethiopia