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The Industrial Revolution Begins
Chapter 12: pp. 90-107
Ms. Garratt- Honors World History
This chapter covers Standards 10.3.1 – 10.3.7. These standards will account for 12% of the California
Standards test you take in April, 2008
Section I: Dawn of the Industrial pp. 92-94
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Describe how the Industrial Revolution transformed the lives of people.
What was the overall impact of the second Agricultural Revolution?
What factors contributed to the Population Explosion?
Discuss the evolution of the Energy Revolution.
Section II: Britain Leads the Way pp. 94-99
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Why was Britain the first nation to industrialize? Explain each of the five factors.
Explain the significance of coal and iron to industrialization.
What advances contributed to the Transportation Revolution?
What industry was the first to industrialize?
Discuss the vicious cycle created by Eli Whitney’s cotton gin?
Read Looking Ahead on page 99 to understand the chain reaction the author speaks of
Hardships of Early Industrial Life pp. 100-104
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What led to urbanization and how did it impact the cities?
How did the factory system change workers’ lives?
Why did many parents tolerate and even expect child labor?
Analyze what you see in the picture at the bottom of page 101.
Explain the motivations of the Luddites.
What were workers forbidden to create and do for better conditions?
Who was the leader of the Methodists and why did it appeal to the working class?
Why might the middle and upper classes be grateful for the Methodist movement?
Identify some of the reforms that benefited the working class.
What were the obvious benefits of the Industrial Age?
Read Benefits and Problems on page 104 very carefully
New Ways of Thinking pp. 104-107
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Explain the laissez-faire philosophy.
Summarize the thesis of Thomas Malthus on over population and its pessimistic solution.
What facts controvert Malthus’ thesis.
Why was David Ricardo pessimistic about the future of the poor working class?
What was the goal of the utilitarians?
What did John Stuart Mill advocate to improve conditions for the working class?
Why was socialism considered a radical solution and in what way did it conflict with the
liberal ideas of the Enlightenment?
How did Robert Owen promote his utopian ideas at New Lanark, Scotland?
According to the Communist Manifesto what spectre was haunting Europe?
Describe the Marxist view of history.
Why did Marx’s predictions of a proletarian revolution not come true?
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Required Vocabulary
Section One
Section II
Section III
Section Four
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Enclosure
Jethro Tull
Population Explosion
Energy Revolution
Waterwheels
Coal
Steam engine
Coal
Iron
Technology
Encyclopedia
Diderot
Capital
Entrepreneurs
Abraham Darby III
Textile Industry
Putting out system
Factories
Transportation Rev
Urbanization
Working conditions
Child Labor
Luddites
John Wesley
Methodist Church
Middle Class
Laissez-faire
Adam Smith
Thomas Malthus
David Ricardo
Iron law of wages
physiocrats
Utilitarians
Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Socialism
Communism
Communist Manifesto
Proletariat
Means of production
Capitalism
Bourgeoisie
Utopians
Robert Owen
What you need to know for the quizzes and tests
Lesson One
 How industrialization transformed life for many
 The impact of the second Agricultural Revolution
 How the Population Explosion influenced the Industrial Revolution
 The evolution and impact of the Energy Revolution
Lesson Two
 The major factors why Britain industrialized first.
 The primacy of coal and iron during early part of Industrial Revolution
 The major inventions that led to the Transportation Revolution
Lesson Three
 The impact of urbanization
 Factory system working conditions
 Why Methodism was attractive to the working class and beneficial for the upper
classes
 The benefits and problems of the Industrialization (page 104)
Lesson Four
 What did laissez-faire economics preach about the role of government
 Thomas Malthus predictions about the impact of the population explosion
 David Ricardo and his “iron law of wages”
 How utilitarians differed from mainstream laissez-faire doctrines
 What did Socialism advocate and why was that considered radical
 Marxist doctrine and predictions
 Impact and weaknesses of Marxist “communist” theory
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