Download “Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution” Classwork

“The Dawn of the Industrial Age” Homework
READ THE WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK FROM PAGES 170-173, DEFINE ALL 4 BOLD WORDS AND
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES (2 SENTENCES PER
QUESTION) IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
1. What kind of work did most people do before the Industrial Revolution? Why did this change?
2. How is it that new advantages in agriculture brought about the Industrial Revolution in Europe?
3. How did the enclosure movement affect peasant farmers?
4. Why did the agricultural revolution increase the European population?
5. What kind of new technologies triggered the Industrial Revolution? Why?
“Britain Leads the Way” Homework
READ THE WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK FROM PAGES 174-177, DEFINE ALL 8 BOLD WORDS AND
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES (2 SENTENCES PER
QUESTION) IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
1. Why did Britain’s natural resources make it the first country to industrialize?
2. What did slavery have to do with Britain’s industrialization?
3. What did Britain’s textile industry look like before the Industrial Revolution? How did this change
in the Industrial Revolution?
4. What innovations led to the transportation revolution? How did the transportation revolution
support the Industrial Revolution?
“Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution” Classwork
READ THE WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK FROM PAGES 178-183, DEFINE ALL THE BOLD WORDS
AND ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES (2 SENTENCES
PER QUESTION) IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
1. How did urbanization affect the major cities of Britain?
2. What kind of life did former farmers find in the cities? Who benefited most from the Industrial
Revolution and why?
3. Why were the first workers’ protests unsuccessful?
4. Why do you think many workers found comfort in religion?
5. What were some of the harsh working conditions faced by factory workers, miners, and children?
6. After reading “The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844,” explain Friedrich Engel’s
attitude on the Industrial Revolution.
“New Ways of Thinking” Classwork
READ THE WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK FROM PAGES 184-189, DEFINE ALL THE BOLD WORDS
AND ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES (2 SENTENCES
PER QUESTION) IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
1. What was Thomas Malthus’ argument about population growth? Is this still relevant today?
2. Explain Adam Smith’s argument about the free market. Based on working conditions in the industrial
era, do you think he was right or wrong?
3. Why was Malthus proved wrong?
4. Why did Malthus and Ricardo opposed any government assistance for poor people? Do you think they
were right?
5. What was Mill’s belief on government? Why is it that so many middle class people rejected his
argument in the 1800s?
6. What is socialism? Is this a realistic philosophy? Why/why not?
7. What was Karl Marx’s argument about the social classes? Does this argument still apply today?
8. What is the difference between a market economy, a centrally planned economy, and a mixed economy?
Which one do you think is the best and why?