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Define a loom?
a machine used to weave threads into cloth
Where did the industrial revolution begin?
England
This machine separates seeds from the cotton
Cotton Gin
Workers in factories no longer produced goods by hand, they used...
Machines
Burning this resource turned water into steam
Coal
Average work day hours
12 hours
This city was the center of the Industrial Revolution
London
Many new inventions during the Industrial Revolution relied on the use of:
A) bio-diesel B) steam
C) nuclear power D)French fry oil
B
The process of moving from the rural area to the cities is called
Urbanization
Why were railroads important?
Railroads gave people a way to move around and helped factory owners a way to move their goods
What vegetable did farmers believe was only fit for animals?
Corn!
What was an environmental burden of the industrial revolution?
Air Pollution
What does "textile" mean? In other words, what is produced in the "textile" industry???
cloth...clothing, towels, etc.
Describe the Enclosure Movement
Meadows and fields previously did not have any fencing or boundaries and animals roamed free. Enclosure allowed for property ownership, producing crops fell, and boosted harvests.
He was credited with perfecting assembly line manufacturing
Henry Ford
How did people before the Industrial Revolution make things.
By hand and in their homes
How did industrialization impact transportation?
Railroad greatly expanded and drastically increased all across the world, inventions such as steam engine (more efficient train) and airplane, cost of transportation went down
Because of low wages, long hours and unsafe working conditions many workers tried to join...
Union
Why did pollution increase in the early 1900's (20th century)?
increase in the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas, diesel, etc. ALSO the population increase (more people more pollution)
Who did factories employ that would be unthinkable today?
Children as young as 6 years old.
This fossil fuel was abundant throughout Britain and used to power factors
Coal
Most often it was this group of people working long hours and in dangerous conditions
Children
He invented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
Name at least 3 inventions that were either an effect of OR a contributing factor to industrialization
Steel mill, steam locomotive, steam ship, railroad, gas engine, diesel engine, airplane, electric dynamo, light bulb, nuclear power, flying shuttle, spinning jenny, power loom, cotton gin, water frame, spinning mule, radio, telephone, Model T (1st car) etc.
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Compare the advantages and disadvantages of industrialization effects on the daily lives of people and their environment. Explain at least 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages.
Adv. = standard of living increased, middle class emerged (more social classes, more opportunities), economies across the world boomed (more wealth) Dis. = pollution increased, unfair,unsafe,unhealthy work conditions (until unions developed anyway), child labor led to decrease in literacy, abuse/destruction of natural resources