Saturday, January 1, 2000

Chapter 12.1 - The Industrial Revolution

Chapter 12.1 - The Industrial Revolution (p378-385)

The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
  • Introduction
    • Where and when did the Industrial revolution begin?
    • What five factors contributed to Britain becoming the starting place?
    • Describe the enclosure movement
    • Define capital
  • Cotton
    • What term describes the way people produced wool in their homes?
    • What invention helped make thread faster?
    • What invention helped made weaving faster?
    • Who made significant improvements to the Steam Engine?
    • What impact did this cotton production have on India?
    • What did the British government encourage their Indian colony to focus on?
  • Coal & Iron
    • What was the primary fuel of the industrial revolution?
    • A new process was used to make iron;  how did that impact the quality of iron?
    • Railroads
    • What were the “ripple effects” of railroad expansion?
Spread of Industrialization
  • Europe
    • Who actively encouraged industrialization in Europe?
  • North America
    • In the USA, what proportion of workers were farmers….   (today, about 2%)
      • In 1800?
      • In 1860?
    • Who made up a large majority of workers in textile factories?
Social Impact in Europe
  • From 1750 to 1850, how had European population changed?
  • What caused this change?
  • Nearly a million people died in Ireland during this time; many others immigrated to the Americas.  Why?
  • Describe Malthus’ ideas
  • Why did his predictions turn out to be incorrect?
  • In England, how did the size and number of cities change?
  • What new way of making money stood in contrast to the trade-based commercial capitalism that rose out of the Middle Ages?
  • What French term was expanded to include people involved in industry and banking?
  • What was the range for work hours and work weeks?
  • Describe four dangers of working in a coal mine
  • What helped to limit the use of child labor in Great Britain?
  • How were women paid, compared to men?
  • Early Socialism
    • Define socialism
    • What did Karl Marx think of the works of early socialists?
    • What did Robert Owen believe?
    • Was his project successful?