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Define the Industrial Revolution

A period where industry moved to the production of machine made goods

In what industry did the Industrial Revolution first take off?

Agriculture (Farming)

Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Great Britain, mid 1700s A 300

List 2 resources that allowed the IR to begin where it did.

Water, Coal, Iron Ore, Natural Rivers/Harbors, Soil

List 2 factors that allowed the IR to begin where it did.

No wars fought on British soil, investments/wealth, positive attitude of the people, natural resources, willing workforce A 500

What individuals did not benefit from the IR?

Children, poor city dwellers, aristocrats, factory workers B 100

Who benefited the most from the IR?

Factory owners, merchants, skilled workers B 200

Describe the environmental effects of the IR.

Unsanitary, air/water pollution, overcrowded, filth B 300

What effect did the IR have on education? B 400

Children received little to no education, skilled workers received training in their new jobs

Explain what is meant be “new” and “old” money.

New = those who earned their wealth through the IR Old = those who inherited wealth B 500

Where did the IR spread to next? C 100

United States C 100

What was the first industry created by the IR?

Textiles C 200

What event prevented the IR from spreading throughout Europe? C 300

French Revolution, Napoleon

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

What 2 continents struggled to keep up with those who prospered during the IR? Why?

Africa and Asia, depended on agriculture and were slow to change because of their traditional customs C 400

Explain the importance of railroads to the IR.

Answers will vary C 500

Define laissez faire D 100

Belief that government should have no role in the economy

List 2 changes brought about by labor unions D 200

Better pay, shorter hours, child labor laws

Describe Karl Marx’s views on the government and the IR

Believed government should make everyone equal and that IR brought about warring social classes

Explain Adam Smith’s views of competition

Believed competition was healthy for business

Define collective bargaining

When workers meet with management to negotiate labor contracts D 500

What is the benefit of a seed drill?

Places the seed deep into the ground and in straight, predictable rows

Describe city life in the industrialized urban centers.

Overcrowded, filthy, unsanitary, disease/illness, short life expectancy

What was the benefit of hiring children to work the factories?

Lower wages, smaller hands

Explain how unions allowed for the advancement of education.

Children were no longer allowed to work long hours, and therefore could attend public schools

How did technological advancements in farming lead to a better way of life?

More food = longer lifespans

Define enclosure. F 100

Large pieces of land bought from families and used for the production of goods to be sold for profit

Define corporation F 200

A business that sells stocks to investors F 200

Define crop rotation F 300

Not allowing the same crop to be planted in the same field to allow for nutrients to replenish

Define urbanization F 400

The movement of a population from rural (farms) to urban areas

Define agricultural revolution

A drastic change in agriculture where new technology allowed for easier planting and harvesting

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Investments Click on screen to begin

Explain why stock splitting encourages growth within a company Click on screen to continue

Click on screen to continue By splitting the stock, you are encouraging investors who before could not afford the stock to buy at a cheaper price Click on screen to continue

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