Economic Factors
What are some inventions that helped everyday life.
seed drill, crop rotation, and selective breading
How was a normal day as a factory worker described?
Harsh conditions, low wages, and long hours
What were women able to work in?
Mills and Factories
What did labor movements do?
They helped workers push for political reforms which would benefit the working class
How was knowledge and technology transferred to other countries
migration, and trade
Why was coal so important?
It served as a big source of energy that helped power steam engines.
What happened to cities because of the Industrial Revolution?
The population went up a lot creating really dense cities.
What were some ways women received unequal treatment compared to men?
Low wages, and very harsh working conditions
What helped push for the expansion of the suffrage?(from the political liberalism section)
Reform movements like which included labor unions
What was one policy that Europe of the United States implemented to promote or advertise industrialization?
protective tariffs
subsidies for industry
investment in infrastructure( canals and railways)
What helped expand trade networks and markets?
Transportation like locomotives and steamships.
What was the role of the middle class?
Economic growth, contributing to cultural and intellectual developments, and investing in industrial ventures
What development did Robert Owen influence
The utopian development
What did the women's suffrage movement campaign for?
They campaigned for the right for women to vote
Why did the spread of industrialization create geopolitical competition among nations?
To have economic and military advances
What was one thing that helped grow industries in Europe?
Raw materials from slave based plantations from the Americas.
Why did some cities become unsanitary and have bad living conditions?
Because of a lot of people migrating to the cities in need of employment
What did Robert Owen advocate for?
Socialism
What was the mine act of 1842
The act was that no women or young children can work underground because of the danger working down there
What was a pro of being a industrialized nation?
Assert dominance over non industrialized nations
Compete for resources and territorial control
What was a benefit of pulling out of the Indian Ocean trade for the Europeans?
They were able to grow their industry and create monopolies.
Why was public health a big problem in this time period?
It was a problem because of all of the pollution that the factors give off which would go to the water they drank and the air.
Who was the person that inspired socialist revolution as well as political movements in the 19th and 20th century?
What did the British government put in place to provide assistance to vulnerable populations?
Social welfare programs
What are two consequences that came with the spread of industrialization?
New global trade patterns
expansion of colonial empires
new economic and political centers
competition for power over markets, territory, and resources