industrial+revolution

Inventions during the Industrial Revolution.

media type="googlespreadsheet" key="t3r8iZ0vc4ydSr3b0QoOtuA" width="500" height="300"

Time line media type="custom" key="5000659"

#1 Have you ever been to a history museum? Have you seen any early inventions used in the textile industry, such as a flying shuttle a spinning jenny, or cotton gin? What were these inventions like?
No, to all of the above.

#2 The industrial revolution began in Great Britain. List six factors that help to explain why the industrial revolution began here.
1) Agricultural practices in the eighteenth century had changed. 2) With more abundant food supplies, the population grew. 3) Britain had money to invest in the new industrial machines and factories. 4) Natural resources, such as coal and iron ore, were plentiful in Britain. 5) Britain had a free society that did not place many regulations on trade. 6) Britain had a huge empire that gave the British many markets for their goods.

**#3 How did factor create a new labor system?**
Factory owners wanted to use their new machines constantly. As a result, workers were forced to work in shifts to keep the machines running all day. Workers migrated from rural areas, where they were used to hectic work followed by periods of rest. Factory owners created a system in which employees became used to working set hours and doing the same work over and over.

#4 What countries were the first to be industrialized in continental Europe and why?
Belgium France and Germany- They have increased population and the resources

Notes: The Spread of Industrialization
Great Britain produced one-half of the world’s coal and manufactured goods. In 1853, American admiral Perry demanded that Japan trade with the United States. In 1800, 6/7 American workers were farmers. By 1860, only 50% of American workers were farmers. By 1860, about 30,000 miles of railroad track covered the United States.

#5 In what ways did the Industrial revolution changes the social life of Europe?
Population had doubled more people were better fed due to the increase in food People moved from the country to the cities to find work in factories Work hours ranged from 12 to 16 hours a day, six days a week In Britain, women and children made up two- thirds of the cotton industry’s workforce by 1830.

==#6 In the 1800's, liberals were people who supported ideas such as individual freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of religion. Do you think you would have been liberal in the 1800's? Why or why not?== Yes, because I support those ideas now.

==#7 Compair and contrast the philosophies of conservatism and liberalism. Focus on Government/religion/civil rights. Liberalism Conservatism based on Enlightenment principles based on tradition and social stability people should be as free as possible from government favored obedience to political authority == wanted religious toleration and the separation of church and state believed that organized religion was beneficial to order in society favored government ruled by a constitution.

**#8 What was the principal of intervention? According to this principle, the great powers had the right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order to restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones. A new republic was set up call the second republic.

Conservatives feared these changes and tried hard to repress nationalism, but many liberals supported nationalism.
 * 1) 9 How did conservatives and liberals feel about nationalism in the early 19th century?**

#10 What revolutions took place in Europe 1848?
The revolution in france lead to other revolutions in other places such as germany and the Austrian Empire.

==#11 Have you ever wondered what would have happened if the South had won the Civil war? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if each state were its own separate country with its own government and national leaders? How would this effect your life?== Yes to the first question. No to the second question. There would be a bunch of little wars going on and it would be even more of a hassle to move from one "country" to another.

#12 Identify some of the causes and effects of the following wars. Crimean War, Franco-Prussian War, and the United States Civil War.
The crimean war was the result of conflicts between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. This war destroyed the Concert of Europe. After the Franco Prussian War Rome became the capital of the united Italian state. As opinions over slavery grew more divided, compromise became less possible.After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, a South Carolina convention voted to secede (with- draw) from the United States. In February 1861, six more Southern states did the same. A rival nation, the Confederate States of America, was formed. In April, fighting erupted between North and South—the Union and the Confederacy. After this war most of the nations slaves were forever free.

#13 How did the Crimean war destroy the concert of Europe?
By the Treaty of Paris in 1856, Russia agreed to allow Moldavia and Walachia to be placed under the protection of all the great powers. The Crimean War destroyed the Concert of Europe.

#14 How did the Franco Prussian war and the Austro-Prussian war contribute to the unification of Italy?
The Italians gained control of Venetia as a result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The kingdom of Italy was an ally of Prussia in the war. Prussia won the war and gave Venetia to the Italians. In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, French troops withdrew from Rome. Their withdrawal made it possible for the Italian army to annex Rome on September 20, 1870. Rome then became the capital of the united Italian state.

#15 How did Prussia achieve German unity?
Even before the war ended, the southern German states had agreed to enter the North German Confederation. On January 18, 1871, William I of Prussia was proclaimed kaiser (emperor) of the Second German Empire. German unity had been achieved.

#16 What was the compromise of 1867?
This compromise created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.

#17 What was the main issue that divided Federalist and the Republicans in the war of 1812?
The Federalists favored a strong central government. The Republicans wanted the federal government to be subordinate to the state governments.

==#18 Have you ever read the novels A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, or Great Expectations by Charles Dickens? Perhaps you have seen the movies or plays based on these novel's. What is the main theme of these novels?== I have seen the movie Christmas Carol, and I believe that the main theme was that you should care for others more than yourself.

#19 Summarize the main emphases and themes of romanticism and realism.
Romanticism emphasizes feelings, emotion, and imagination as ways of knowing. Realist writers focused on real life rather than imagination.

#21 How did achievements in science and technology contribute to secularization in the nineteenth century?
For many people, truth was now to be found in science and the material existence of humans instead of faith in religion.

#22 What literary form did realist writers prefer?
Nonfiction or real life.