WH Unit 8: Industrial Revolution, Nationalism & Imperialism

During the Industrial Revolution why was there an expansion in the mining of coal?

• people preferred it over solar energy

• mining coal was easy

• coal was needed for steam engines

• coal was cheaper than firewood

Working in a factory created a workforce that

• looked forward to working long hours

• preferred to be indoors rather than farming

• had to do the same task over and over

• had a lot of free time to sit around at work

One effect of the Industrial Revolution was

• an increase in people becoming farmers

• people leaving Britain to find work in the US

• factory workers becoming wealthy

• children working in factories

Railroads were an important factor during the Industrial Revolution because

• factory workers could live far away from the factory

• goods could be moved faster to market

• workers liked to spend their free time riding trains

• they brought food to the workers

Britains main raw materials were

• coal & firewood

• coal & cotton

• iron ore & steel

• iron ore & silver

One reason Britain led the world in the Industrial Revolution was because

• they had a strong navy

• they had a lot of money

• they had a large population

• their people were hard workers

The Industrial Revolution increased people's interest in

• farming

• science

• education

• enviromentalism

European countries began to create colonies in Africa & Asia in the late 1800s to

• increase their population

• send unwanted immigrants away

• get raw materials

• to enslave people

Europeans were especially interested in West Africa for

• peanuts & palm oil

• peanuts & bananas

• coffee beans & hides

• timber & oil

Universal male sufferage in France

• allowed only male property owners to vote

• allowed men & women the right to vote

• allowed all men to vote

• allowed immigrant men the right to vote