Beginnings of I.R.
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1760s
In the U.S., industrialization began in which part of the nation?
The Northeast/ New England
Factory life for women and children was…
Harsh; division of labor, repetitive tasks
Which term describes the shift from an agrarian society to a manufacturing society?
Mechanization
Describe the enclosure movement.
Take land that had been owned/ change it to privately owned land. Resulted in urbanization and increased poverty.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
_________ helped to modernize nations.
New technologies
The first country to incorporate industrialization was.
Belgium
The economic system that is based on the private ownership of the means of production is known as what?
Capitalism
Define entrepreneurship.
Setting up a business, taking financial risk in hope for future gain.
During the Industrial Revolution, new technology did what? (2 general things)
Changed the way people lived; Changed how products were produced.
Economic development brought _______ to industrialized nations.
Wealth
By the end of the _____ century, many European nations had become industrialized.
19th
The economic systems where the basic means of production are owned and regulated by the government. This economic system is opposed to private ownership and all citizens share equally the economic resources allocated by the government.
Why was cotton production increasing rapidly during the triangle trade?
It had the advantage of being easily stored and transported.
When did the Industrial Revolution peak?
Mid-1800s
Describe three technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution.
Textile: fabric
Steam engine
Flying shuttle
Spinning Jenny
Water-powered spinning frame
Power loom
Spinning Mills
Cotton Gin
Electricity
Telegram
Telephone
Lightbulb
What was the first Asian country to industrialize?
Japan
The economic system where most property and resources are owned and controlled by the government.
Communism
Describe one of the transportation innovations that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.
Steam power/ steamboats
Steam locomotive
Steam engines
Railcars
Wright brothers (airplane Kitty Hawk)
Henry Ford and the Model T
During the Labor Movement, how were goods produced? (rate)
At a fast rate
Describe three medical advancements during the Industrial Revolution.
Stethoscope
First blood transfusion
Aspirin
X-rays
Vaccines
Hearing aides
Open-heart surgery
Define diffusion.
To spread rapidly; Spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people
Describe the Triangle Trade. You must include what was traded, the conditions of the trade, which was the worst and why.
Europe (produced textiles, arms, brandy, etc.)
Why did the rise of the Industrial Revolution bring a rise in the middle class?
The new forms of production, higher standard of living, and new jobs in the city led to less distinction between the working class and clergy/nobility. As more individuals became involved in industrialization, the gap between the working class and poverty grew. the rich got richer, the working class grew into the middle class, and those who were left lived in poverty.