U16: The Industrial Revolution

What was the industrial revolution?

• A period of agricultural expansion and crop rotation.
• A time when all factories were powered by steam only.
• An era focused solely on the development of transportation systems.
• A time where the production of machine-made goods increased

Match the following economic systems to their definition

• Capitalism

• Factors of production are owned and shared by the people, and there is no government, private property, or social classes

• Socialism

• Factors of production are owned by private businesses to make a profit

• Communism

• Factors of production are owned/operated by the community &/or government for the benefit of the people

What are the three factors of production?

• money, resources, technology
• skills, entrepreneurship, time
• land, labor, capital
• goods, services, labor

Match the following inventions with what they did

• Cotton gin

• machine that separates cotton fibers from seeds

• Seed Drill

• Boils water to create steam, which moves pistons-provides power

• Steam engine

• machine that puts 1 seed into the soil at a time

This created stronger steel more quickly by forcing air through molten metal to burn out impurities.

• Crucible steel method
• Electric arc furnace
• Open hearth process
• Bessemer process

This is city-building and the movement of people to cities

• Suburbanization
• Ruralization
• Metropolitan expansion
• Urbanization

Early factories were built around (a)   as a power source for their machines. When​ (b)   was harnessed, it allowed factories to be built anywhere.

• water
• electricity
• wind

What kind of problems did early urban cities have?

• Excessive green spaces
• Overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, lack of clean water, poor housing, and increased crime.
• High levels of education, but very poor transportation systems

• Advanced public transportation

Why did industrialization increase imperialism?

• Industrialization had no impact on global trade.
• Imperialism led to the decline of industrialization.
• Industrialization reduced the need for resources.
• Industrialization created a demand for raw materials and new markets.

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Russia