Industrial Revolution
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
England or Britian
3 types of effects of the revolution overall.
Social, Political, Cultural
Name the first affordable car that was created during the revolution
Model T (Ford)
If a child got hurt on the job, what would happen to them?
They would get fired
A common type of factory that women worked in
textile factories or textile mills
The year the Industrial Revolution started
1760
new jobs available, inventions, bad work conditions, low pay, child labor, moving from the farm to the city, cheaper production of good, jobs for women
Alexander Graham Bell invented this
the phone
How many hours and days a week were kids expected to work?
14 hours, 6 days a week
What "Rosie the Riveter" represents for Industrial women.
making munitions to help the war, increasing women role is factory jobs that men usually did, showing that women can also be helpful
Name one other country that the revolution spread to.
France, Germany, The U.S., Japan
1 example of a political effect
unions forming because of unsafe work conditions. laws set up to protect child workers, women paid less so they protested, labor laws put in place, U.S. making more money to compete with England so they got mad
What is the steam engine used for?
factories, mines, trains, steamboats
What were childrens working conditions like?
Unsafe, dangerous, easy to injure themselves, dirty.
Something that women were punished for during the Industrial Revolution
talking while they worked, using bad words, not going to church, getting hurt
What year did the Industrial Revolution end?
1840
1 example of a cultural effect
kids should work not go to school, cities are better than a farm, machines are better than handmade, women do not need to get paid as much money, the boss knows best so safety does not matter.
Thomas Edison invented this
The light bulb
families needed the money/help, school was expensive, kids were cheaper to hire, there were no laws saying they could not hire them
What did women do to get more rights and protection in the work place?
They protested
a change from farming and making things by hand, to making them in factories
1 belief of the Industrial Revolution from the past, that has changed today.
Women should have equal rights and pay, kids should be in school, handmade is better than machine-made, farm-grown is better
Why was the phonograph important?
It was the first time people were able to record sound as well as listen to sound, at home.
coal mining, fixing machines, spinning mills
What happened on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The factory was not safe so the women could not escape from the fire. 146 women died in this tragedy.