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What was the Industrial Revolution?. * The Industrial Revolution is when there was a shift from an economy based on farming and handicrafts to an economy.

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1 What was the Industrial Revolution?

2 * The Industrial Revolution is when there was a shift from an economy based on farming and handicrafts to an economy based on manufacturing by machines in factories

3 Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

4 1.Advancements in agriculture  Expansion of farmland  Good weather  Improved transportation  New crops

5 2.Population Explosion  More food = more people.  More people = more ???  “Two heads are better than one – even if they are cabbage heads.”  See page 274 = +

6 3.Available capital  Capital – Money available for investment

7 4.Abundant supply of natural resources  Coal  Iron Ore  Water

8 5.Markets available for trade  Great Britain had a world-wide trading empire  “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”  Britain becomes world-wide leader in cotton production

9 What were the four main industries of the 1 st Industrial Revolution?

10 1.Textiles 2.Railroads 3.Iron 4.Coal

11 What were the four main industries of the 2 nd Industrial Revolution?

12 1.Steel 2.Chemicals 3.Electricity 4.Petroleum

13 What were the immediate effects of the Industrial Revolution?

14 Built and destroyed industries  Built  Coal  Railroads  Cotton  Textiles  Steel  Destroyed  Cottage Industry  Cobblers  Blacksmiths  Weavers  Tailors

15 Urbanization  People began to move into the cities.

16 Creation of the…  Middle Class/Bourgeoisie  Factory Owners  Mine Owners  Postal People  Doctors  Lawyers  Working Class/Proletariat  Factory Workers  Farmers  Mine Workers  Artisans  Child Laborers

17 Creation of the 24 hour workday.  Now factories and businesses can be productive 24 hours a day.

18 What were the long- term effects of the Industrial Revolution?

19  Some countries industrialized, others didn’t

20  Reformation of working conditions  Child Labor Laws  Trade Unions  Socialism

21  Extras  Leisure time/Holiday  Women’s Rights  Compulsory Education

22  Creation of a world economy

23  Nationalism


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