Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
1
Industrial Revolution
Group Quiz
2
1. Name four of the six conditions of Britain in the 1760s that made Industrial Revolution possible.
LABOR SUPPLY, NATURAL RESOURCES, INVESTMENT CAPITAL, ENTREPRENEURS, TRANSPORTATION, MARKETS
3
1. Name one invention that prompted an agricultural revolution in Britain in the 1700’s.
JETHRO TULL – MECHANICAL DRILL CHALES TOWNSHEND - CROP ROTATION ROBERT BAKEWELL- BREEDING PROGRAMS
4
Why did the wealthy landowners choose to enclose their lands?
3. This was a policy in 18th cent. Britain characterized by “fencing in” of lands. ENCLOSURE Why did the wealthy landowners choose to enclose their lands?
5
DOMESTIC SYSTEM OR COTTAGE INDUSTRY
4. This is a method of production wherein products are made by workers in their own cottages on farms. DOMESTIC SYSTEM OR COTTAGE INDUSTRY
6
5. In the 18th cent. A number of inventions increased the speed of spinning a yarn and weaving cloth. What was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that efficiently removed cotton seeds from fiber? COTTON-GIN
7
6. This is a type of production wherein machines, operated by humans, are used to produce goods quickly and efficiently. FACTORY SYSTEM
8
7. Several inventions were made to improve iron production
7. Several inventions were made to improve iron production. What was the significance of iron in the Industrial Revolution?
9
8. He developed a practical steam engine in 1769.
JAMES WATT What was the significance of STEAM ENGINES in the Industrial Revolution?
10
9. What was the new mode of transportation built in 1830 in Britain
9. What was the new mode of transportation built in 1830 in Britain? It connected Manchester to Liverpool. RAILWAY SYSTEM
11
10. He invented the first Electric Battery in 1800.
ALESSANDRO VOLTA
12
11. He was the inventor of the generator DYNAMO.
MICHAEL FARADAY
13
12. He invented the telegraph, a communication devise using dots and dashes that could be sent by electricity carried through wires. SAMUEL F.B. MORSE
14
13. In 1914, he devised a moving assembly line wherein automobiles are put together by workers using interchangeable parts. HENRY FORD
15
14. Name one major reason why other nations such as the United States and Germany experienced the spread of the Industrial Revolution.
16
15. T/F. The Industrial Revolution ultimately improved the standard of living and created more opportunities for people in general. TRUE
17
What are the effects of the factory system’s long hours of work?
16. Name three hardships/difficulties faced by a typical factory worker of the Industrial Revolution. What are the effects of the factory system’s long hours of work?
18
Name at least two effects of rapid urbanization.
17. It is the formation or growth of urban areas due to population increase brought about by migration to cities. URBANIZATION Name at least two effects of rapid urbanization.
19
18. It is Adam Smith’s doctrine that opposed government intervention to business. It was published in his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations LAISSEZ FAIRE
20
19. According to David Ricardo, what determined people’s wages?
SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR WORK
21
Explain the Malthusian theory linking population to poverty.
20. He published several theories on population and its relation to the economy. THOMAS MALTHUS Explain the Malthusian theory linking population to poverty.
22
21. It is a term that pertains to “ideal” society; first coined by Sir Thomas More in the 16th cent.
UTOPIA
23
22. Under this type of economic system, the means of production would be publicly owned and operated for the welfare of the people. SOCIALISM Compare and contrast socialism with Communism?
24
23.He was a Welsh manufacturer who built a model town improving poverty.
ROBERT OWEN
25
24. Together with Friedrich Engels, he laid the foundations for modern communism.
KARL MARX
26
25. Marxist term that pertains to the wage-earning class
PROLETARIAT
27
26. These are organizations formed by workers to collectivise their efforts in protecting their rights and privileges. UNIONS/ LABOR UNIONS
28
In what ways did the Industrial Revolution change the world?
Economy Society Environment Government
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.