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- Unit 1: The Industrial Revolution
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- The Industrial Revolution A period of economic growth with an increased use of machines. This led to less farming and more manufacturing.
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- Why England? Timeline: In England 1730 1850 In Western Europe and America 1850 1950. Before 1500s: England was a farming country. No real wealth except for landowners. After 1500s improved ships and navigation provided access to England. This also led to Englands growth as a naval power.
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- Why England? Location: Located on the Thames R., London has easy access to the Atlantic Ocean. Natural Resources: England has an abundance of coal and iron ore Ore a rock that contains a valuable mineral
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- Why England? Colonies: England had several colonies that provided natural resources such as cotton from India Technology: Improved farming tools/methods made farming less labor intensive
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- Why England? New agriculture technology meant fewer farmhands were needed. Many became factory workers.
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- Inventions from the Industrial Revolution We will take these from an Industrial Revolution reading
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- Before Industrial Revolution
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- After Industrial Revolution
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- Positive Effects Created jobs Created wealth Made England a world power
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- Negative Effects Pollution Housing shortages Unfair labor conditions Low pay
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- Negative
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- Growth of cities
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- Labor Movement Workers began to organize to protest unfair labor conditions (strength in numbers) Factory owners opposed labor unions Slowly, conditions improved
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- Worker Reforms We will take these from an Industrial Revolution reading
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- New ideas Worker exploitation led to new economic ideas Communism vs Capitalism Socialism
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- New Powers By 1900, Germany and America had passed England in economic power Japan was also gaining on England