Causes
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
Great Britain
James Watt improved this invention.
the steam engine
This class owned factories and businesses.
the bourgeoisie
The rapid growth of cities is called this.
urbanisation
Industrial countries needed raw materials and markets, leading to this.
imperialism
This agricultural change increased food production and population.
the Agricultural Revolution
The first industry to industrialise was this one.
the textile industry
This class worked in factories under hard conditions.
the proletariat
Many workers lived in overcrowded buildings called these.
tenements
Industrialisation strengthened this economic system based on private profit.
capitalism
Coal and iron were important because they are this type of resource.
natural resources
Railways were important because they improved this sector.
transportation
Workers formed these organisations to defend their rights.
Factories caused serious environmental this.
pollution
The competition between industrial powers contributed to this war in 1914.
WWI
This political system in Britain supported private property and investment.
liberalism or constitutional monarchy
Factories replaced the domestic system with this new system.
the factory system
This ideology criticised capitalism and defended workers.
socialism
Factory workers often worked this many hours per day.
12-16 hours
The Industrial Revolution transformed society from rural to this type.
an industrial society
The enclosure movement forced many peasants to leave the countryside and move to these places.
cities
The Second Industrial Revolution introduced electricity and this energy source.
oil (petroleum)
Karl Marx believed workers should control this.
the means of production
Poor hygiene in cities caused frequent outbreaks of this.
epidemics or diseases
The Industrial Revolution created long-term economic growth but also this major inequality.
social inequality