Causes of the IR
When and Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
In the UK in 1700s
what Was the prevalent job at the start of the Industrial Revolution
Farming
How were children ‘disciplined’ during the IR?
By whipping, physical abuse, beating
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of working at a factory during the IR
Advantages:
More consistent in quality
• Better range of products
• More space for machinery
• Better machines
• Consistent/reliable employment
• Make more money
• Quicker
Disadvantage:
Living conditions
• Poor treatment
• Low fixed income
• Long working hours
• Little workers rights
• More pollution
• Dangerous
• Unhygienic
• Child labour
• Crowded
• City life
• Not about worker
• Lack of education
Britain possesses what natural resources that were at the forefront of industrialization?
Coal and Iron
What was the difference in transport
From walking barefoot to carriage to fast railways
Name one job of children on the factories
Chimney sweepers,machinery cleaners,picked up cotton etc..
What safety hazards were common in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Dangerous machinery, poor ventilation, and lack of safety regulations.
Why did the industrial revolution start?
Britain had an abundance of all the resources needed for industrialization
Name one progression in medicine during the Industrial Revolution
Stop people catching killer diseases,anesthesia,found a way to stop smallpox ,better understanding of anatomy
How many hours did the children work?
12-16 hours
How did the living condiditons in the IR affect cholera?
The unhygenic and unsanitary way of life causes the drinking water to be contaminateddue to the watste from the sewers
Thomas Savery
Yes
How much did population increase in 1900s in Uk
from 11million to 40million
At what age was it okay to be sent to work at a factory?
6
What term describes the rapid and poorly planned growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Urbanization
The Industrial Revolution was a ……,……,…..Revolution
Social,Technological,transportational
Who found a way to stop cholera?
jamie ferran
Who created a memoir about his life in the factories under the name John brown?
Robert blincoe
What was the greatest invention if the IR in the textile industry?
The power loom