Vocab
A yellowish-black liquid fossil fuel found in geologic deposits
Crude oil
What were the benefits of using fossil fuels over wood/water as a power source?
It made it easier to travel and opened up knew opportunities
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britain
New Class Order -> Capitalist Class:
Land owners, who owned the means of production and paid the wages
Textile
A fabric or cloth woven from the fibers of wool, cotton, or flax
Why did countryside farmers move to the city?
Farming became less intensive due to new technology so they moved for new jobs
How did the industrial revolution start in the United States?
When Samuel Slater brought new technologies from Britain in the late 18th century.
What was the role of women after industrialization?
Some women worked in factories. Married women stayed home, caring for children and home
Natural fuel derived from the fossilized remains of living organisms
Fossil Fuels
Why manufacturing industries flock to coal mines?
Because coal was big, bulky and difficult to transport.
The United States began rapid adoption of railroad in
The 1850s
New Class Order -> Working Class:
No other way to support themselves, worked for wage labor
Labor Productivity
The average amount of goods or services produced per worker per unit of time
Britain's population went from 10.8 million in 1801 to 37.1 in 1901, why?
Mechanization and factory-like practices were introduced to agriculture, creating higher productivity.
Where did industrialization diffuse to in the early 1900s?
Japan
How was time and space affected by industrialization?
Natural daily cycle turned to uniformity of the 24 hour clock of work and road improvements and new transportation enlarged people worlds.
Industrial Revolution
The rapid transformation of the economy through the introduction of machines, new power sources, and new chemical processes
Why was there a competition for resources?
Because most of the countries were small and had very few resources.
In the early 20th century, modern transport diffused to:
Russia and Ukraine
New Class Order -> Middle Class:
Made after industrial revolution. Salaried professionals, such as lawyers, educators, office workers etc.