Crescendo to Crisis

For the Industrial Revolution to happen, it was necessary for this revolution to occur first. (Be specific)

• The 2nd Agricultural Revolution

• The Digital Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Renaissance

Where do most experts agree that the Industrial Revolution began and why?

• In the United States, due to technological innovation.

• In Britain, due to access to coal, colonial trade networks, political stability, capital for investment

• In China, due to early advancements in agriculture and metalworking.

• In Germany, due to its strong education system and skilled labor force.

Who “stole” the plans for a factory and took them back to the US to help start the IR?

• Samuel Slater

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

What is it called when one person purchases multiple farms and closes production for commercial use only?

• Enclosure Movement

• Urbanization

• Land speculation

• Commercial farming

What is the direct result of the process described of the enclosure movement?

• Urbanization

• Decrease in urban population

• Expansion of the feudal system

• Reduction in rural employment opportunities

Identify inventors/creators during the IR.

• Cotton Gin

• James Hargreaves

• Steam Engine

• Henry Bessemer

• Spinning Jenny

• Eli Whitney

• Steel

• James Watt

• Radioactivity

• Marie Curie

Louis Pasteur discovered bacteria leading to what major medical breakthrough?

• Development of antibiotics

• Discovery of penicillin

• Invention of the microscope

• Introduction of antiseptics

What medical advancement is Edward Jenner associated with during the IR?

• The invention of the stethoscope

• The discovery of penicillin

• The development of the smallpox vaccine

• The introduction of antiseptic surgical methods

Mass production of _________ drives the 1st IR.

• textiles

• automobiles

• computers

• steel

What resource is the main source of energy during the 1st IR?

• Coal

• Wind

• Solar

• Hydroelectric