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Unit4: Industrial revolution
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10th Grade
02/28/2017

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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain?
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b/c Britain had an advance in natural resources such as natural ports, and navigable water.
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2.How did science and technology change society?
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it was was involved in inventions and industrialization therefore lowering death rates, increasing good demands, and making work more efficient.
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3.How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities?
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it created jobs with the production of factories and increased the population rapidly.
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4.How did the Industrial Revolution change how people viewed work?
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Work changed b/c it was all year since machines never slept or went out of season and it was more dangerous and dirty
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5.How did the Industrial Revolution change who did the work?
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children and women now worked out of their homes more since they were easily managed
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6.How did the Industrial Revolution change how they did the work?
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they did work by operating the machines and had to lift heavy objects in mines
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7.How did the Industrial Revolution change where they did the work?
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they did works out of home and in factories and mines
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8.How did the Steam Engine effect industrialization?
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the steam engine effected industrialization bc it was used to operate the machines
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9.What was James Hargreaves known for?
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he invented the spinning jenny
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10. What was Jethro Tull known for?
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he invented the seed drill
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11. What was James Watt known for?
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he improved the steam engine
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12.What were the Factory Acts?
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child labor reforms
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13.What are unions?
Definition
Unions are workers
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14. What is capitalism?
Definition
a political system in which industry and its profit is controlled by private owners
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15. What is socialism?
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a system in which means is distributed from the rich to the poor
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16. What is communism?
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when property and industries is owned by the community
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17. How did the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution change the way people saw the world?
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the conditions of the industrial revolution ultimately gave new opportunities of modernization, and reforms.
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