British Food
The creation of new agricultural technologies and practices which greatly improved crop yields and production.
The Agricultural Revolution
Why did England have the Labor Supply for jobs? (First reason why England was the Epicenter of the Revolution)
●Farmers that lost land (Enclosure Movement) were looking for jobs in cities
●Increase in crop yields (Agricultural Revolution) - led to population explosion in England
Why was it difficult for industrial laborers to fight for and receive better wages in the early Industrial Revolution?
There was always someone waiting to take their job
What happened to Family size in the Industrial Revolution? (Question 8)
Family Size: Families became smaller
Cities were cramped
Parents did not rely on the labor of their children
an economic system in which all means of production are owned by the government/ people collectively
Communism
How did the agricultural revolution and advancements in farming help the growth of industry?
Because of the increased crop yields, more people had access to food and there was a population explosion in England
More people available for labor, except less people were needed to produce the same amount of food
Second Reason why England was at the Center: What Natural Resources did England have?
Water, Coal and Iron
What was the effect of the Industrial Revolution on skilled workers?
The Rise of the Middle Class
New Opportunities were available in the Cities
Allowed people to move up in class, made education more available
How did "Leisure time" increase after the Industrial Revolution? (Question 8)
Labor laws limited working hours giving people more time for hobbies and other activities
“Birth of the Weekend”
Print materials more widely available aka people began to read more books
What are some Core Characteristics of communism? (Question 10)
State owns are resource and goods
All goods and services are shared equally
People are paid based on needs
There is no private property
●a push by WEALTHY LANDOWNERS to enclose common land and make it to privately owned land - Created legal property rights
The Enclosure Movement
Third Reason: What 2 things did England have in order to have the economy necessary to fuel the Industrial Revolution?
They had the Money
They could sell their goods and get more raw materials from the colonies.
Bonus: They also had a strong banking system.
group of workers that joined to protect and further their rights and interests
A Labor Union
An economic system in which a country's trade, industry, and means of production are controlled by private owners rather than by the state.
Capitalism
Factories
Crowded cities
Low working pay
Poor working conditions
No job security
Poor living conditions
Expensive goods
Inequality
All led to the spread of what ideology?
Communism
What was the Effect of the Enclosure movement?
left poorer farmers without the resources to grow their crops and feed their animals
Fourth Reason: How did the Government play a role in England's development?
English gov was stable and supported new businesses.
●Gov gave new businesses the freedom they needed to grow and develop as they pleased
Why did Labor Unions develop during the Industrial Revolution?
Because of the abuses of factory owners on their workers.
What is the main goal of Capitalism?
Main goal is to make products and goods as cheap as possible in order to MAKE THE LARGEST PROFIT POSSIBLE
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
What were some of the problems associated with Child Labor? (Question 7)
Children were cheap labor
Many children were forced to work during the IR
Mines, textile mills, etc.
Low pay
Often suffered from stunted growth and health issues
Lack of education
Overcrowded and Unsanitary Living Conditions is another example of a social and class problem (Question 7) explain what happened?
Urbanization: the growth of cities
Led to poorly planned cities with overcrowded slums
Lack of sanitation, clean water, and waste disposal led to disease outbreaks (e.g., cholera and tuberculosis)
Tenement housing was cramped, dark, and poorly ventilated.
Poor Working Conditions is an example of a social or class problem explain what poor working conditions
Factory workers faced long hours w/ little rest.
Dangerous machinery
Lack of safety regulations
Low wages kept workers in poverty
means “let it be” is used to describe the belief that industry and business should be left alone by the gov - is a form of what kind of capitalism?
“Laissez-Faire”:
According to the Communist manifesto what is the term for the Haves and the Have Nots
Bourgeoisie: the “haves” or the employers
Proletariat: the “have nots” or the workers