Causes of the Industrial Revolution in England
Life during the Industrial Revolution in England
New ideologies of the 19th Century
Long-term impacts of Industrialization
Who are they
100
What major agricultural advancement/movement contributed to the Industrial Revolution?
The Agricultural Revolution
100
What were a working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution typically like?
Dangerous, unregulated, low wages, child labor
100
What is the belief that government/people should own and control production, as promoted by Karl Marx?
Communism/marxism
100
Name one thing you use on a daily basis that would not exist without the Industrial Revolution
Multiple answers
100
Early in the 1800s, _________ and_________ had discovered how to produce small amounts of electricity.
Alessandro Volta and Michael Faraday
200
Which natural resource was crucial for powering steam engines during the Industrial Revolution?
Coal
200
What were the new social classes which arose during this period as a result of urbanization and industrialization?
Aristocrasy remained, rise of upper, middle, and lower-middle class, rise fo laboring class
200
What economic theory emphasizes free markets, individual ownership, and entrepreneurship, developed by Adam Smith?
Laissez-Faire Economics/liberalism/capitalism
200
What were some environmental effects of the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution contributed to pollution, deforestation, and changes in land use, impacting ecosystems and public health.
200
In 1876, ______________ patented the telephone that transformed long distance communication.
Alexander Graham Bell
300
How did the enclosure movement impact rural populations in England?
What is it displaced many farmers, pushing them to cities for work?
300
How did the Industrial Revolution change the role of women in the workforce?
it led to more women working in factories
300
How did the Industrial Revolution influence the rise of labor unions?
it led workers to organize for better wages and working conditions
300
Was the industrial revolution overall a positive or negative change to the world? Explain your answer:
Support your answer
300
Whose main theory was that capitalism is inherently unstable and will eventually be replaced by a communist system
Karl Marx
400
What role did the imperialist British Empire play in the causes of the Industrial Revolution?
Britain's colonies provided raw materials and captive markets for manufactured goods
400
What was the significance of the Factory Act of 1833?
It aimed to improve working conditions and limit child labor
400
What is one key difference between communism and socialism?
Multiple acceptable answers:
-private property, how it would be achieved, role of gov, etc.
400
How did the Industrial Revolution influence global trade?
The Industrial Revolution expanded global trade by increasing production capacity, leading to a higher demand for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods.
400
During the Enlightenment, a theory called laissez faire emerged, which argued that businesses should...
Argued that businesses should be allowed to operate free of government regulation
500
This illustration can best be used to
illustrate advances in agriculture
500
Describe the impact of industrialization on urbanization in England.
it caused rapid growth of cities as people moved for jobs, growth of new social classes, poor living conditions in cramped laboring class areas
500
Socialism was likely most popular among which social class of the 19th century?
the Laboring class
500
How is the Industrial Revolution related to Imperialism?
Britain was first to industrialize partially due to their role as an imperialist power, later, Britain (and other industrialized European powers) used their wealth and tech from the I.R. to help them take new colonies and grow into imperial powers
500
___________ published his Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798. He argued that because population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, the poor would continue to suffer.
Thomas Malthus