An Introduction to Britain Liu Peifu & Li Peng Quiz 6: Industrial Revolution- today's UK

Industrial Revolution-The People's Charter 1. What were the conditions that led to the Industrial Revolution in Britain? 2. The many technological improvements that ushered in the Industrial Revolution such as iron smelting revolutionized by the introduction of ___, the Spinning ___ by James Hargreaves, and the improved steam-engine by James ___. 3. What were the profound changes brought by the Industrial Revolution? 4. What was the background for the People's Charter Movement? 5. What were the demands in the People's Charter? 6. What were the two sides of the movement?

1. Why did the Chartist Movement fail. 2. Impact of the Movement. 3 1. Why did the Chartist Movement fail? 2. Impact of the Movement? 3. What is a pocket borought? a rotten borough? 4. __ of 1832 abolished “rotten boroughs” and redistributed parliamentary seats more fairly among the growing town. 5. ___ of 1834 forced the poor people into work houses instead of giving them sufficient money to survive in their own homes. 6. ____ changes in England did not come through revolution but through gradual reform. 7. When did the British Empire start? What was the official title of the country from 1801 to 1927?

To continue 2 British Empire 1. During the 17th and 19th centuries, Britain built numerous colonies in ___, the West Indies, Latin ___ and ___,and India. 2. England's first permanent settlement in N. America was established in ___, what is now ___, in 16__. 3. ___ was the colony taken from the Dutch New Netherland in 1664 after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam. 4. In 1681, the colony ___ was established by Willian Penn. 5. HongKong was ruled by the British from ___ to ___. 6. Britain with seven other allied imperialist power invaded China and captured Beijing in ___.

To continue 3 British Empire 1. Britain viewed ___ as the most important colony in Asia. 2. British colonies in Asia also included ___, ___ and ___. 3. The British Empire at its peak was known as the empire ____ Sun_____. 4. The British Empire has lost most of its colonies by ___. 5. During ___, many cities in UK including London suffered a lot of bombing of German planes. 6. In WWI, Britain was a major member of the ____ which defeated the Central Powers and was a victor of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. 7. The League of ___ was the major result of the settlement of the WWI. It also became the precendent of today's UN. 8. Britain did not declare war on Germany until ___, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. 9. ___ took over as P.M. of Britain in Oct. 1940 and led it through the difficult times of WWII to the final victory.

To continue 4: Post-War years 1. After WWII, British was forced to accept the independence of her former colonies one after another: Indian and Pakistan in ___, Burma in ___, Newfoundland joined ___ in 1949. 2. The __ Party defeated the Conservative Party led by Winston Churchill in 1945 through promsies of a welfare state. 3. Britain became a member of the EEC, now EU in ___. 4. ____ led the Conservative Party win the general eletion in 1979 and became the first female P.M. in British history. 5. Britain voted to leave the E.U. in June ____. Cameron resigned and ____ became the second female P.M. 6. The British Disease symptoms included ___umployment, ____ economic growth and ___ inflation in the 1970s since the oil crisis. 7. Thatcherism included the return to ___ of state-owned industries, strict ____ policy to control inflation, limit the rights of workers and strenghening the role of the ___ in the economy. (Queen public?, BBC, holiday?. Medal ?) for question 6 Read the lines for Q 7