Industrial_Revolution

__Industrial Revolution __

**Essential Questions** :

1. Why are some nations more successful than others? 2. Who wins and who loses in a capitalist society? Why? 3. Does new technology bring people together or does it isolate them?


 * Ranking the Factors of Success**

1. England had atleast 18 direct colonies to obtain resources from. It also had a few countires that could not keep running and offered resources in turn for England's help.

2. Trade, especially exports, continuted to increase during 1700s, which means more income for the country.

3. English textile trades in India outmatch Dutch spice trades, allowing for more cases of English dominance.

4. English exports are over 70% manufactored, means there must be numerous lands to export to.

5. English exports are sent increasingly out of Europe while their imports from similar areas.

6. Trade with Americas grows and provides raw materials for textiles.

7. Exploration of Australia brings new lands for exports and imports.

8. England beats French, Dutch, and Spanish in trading and colonizing similar areas.

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** Explain, in detail, what effect changes in Agriculture had on the industrial revolution **?

With the changes of agriculture leading to more food production, less people were needed to be farmers. These people could then be educated and focus on how they could advance the industrial revolution. Also from the enclosure movement, some farmers lose their jobs and move to the city for work. They become the labor force in the factors of production for the various buisnesses in the industrial revolution.

** Predict, what effect might the shift from Cottage industries to factories have on the lives of textile workers and on towns and cities. **

Textile workers (before factories) would often take long periods of time to create their work, preventing much freetime. With factories, their work speed increased, but their spare time did not, as the factories were not made to run according to their time, thus preventing the workers to be as social as in the past. Factories also mean a steady small income, which allows for better living than occasional income. As for towns and cities, they would find themselves more empty in the day due to work hours of factories. They would also likely notice slight decrease in sales, as the factory workers have less time to buy things.

** Evaluate how you think people justified the use of children doing hard labor in cold mines **.

People most likely used the idea of earning one's worth. These children must work to stay capable of living. In addition to this, the hard labor of the coal mines was done by adults. These children only did the small work of transporting and occasional reaching. Their small size makes them more capable of such work.

Spread of the Industrial revolution beyond England :
 * **Identify and list 5 key factors you learned from the graphic in your wiki below the graphic**
 * **Explain why each was important**

1. Some areas had actually resisted the industrial revolution. 2. The spread of industrialization was actually unintentional. 3. Japan, Belgium, and England did not focus on railroads for industrialization. 4. Japan was forced to trade with other countries due to US. 5. Japan industrialized relatively close to the time of other European countries and America.
 * By resisting the revolution, these other countries allow England to suffer much of the trial and error. This allows for them to industrialize at a faster rate.
 * In a modern world, if England had patented their designs and such, the spread would not have occurred in the first place. Even if the ideas and inventions were secretly made in other countries, England would have the right to obtain money for it.
 * At that time however, England could do nothing but watch angrily as their advantage becomes lost.
 * Their small size removes the strong need for industrialization in transportation, allowing for them to focus on other more monetarily stimulating industries. This would allow for a larger variety of global trade.
 * This could be a reason for Japan attacking the US in later wars. It also explains how many of the eastern countries of Asia would advance, as the ideas traveled west from America.
 * This would mean that Japan was one of the first Asian countries to advance and would lead the way for the many of its neighboring countries.

**Thesis Writing** Create a thesis statements based on theses prompts:

1. **Identify and explain the key factors that led to the development of the Industrial Revolution first in England** England became the first country to industrialize with the help of its abundance of resources such as coal and iron along with its stable history in politics and economy//, but most importantly, the advantage of exploration and colonization//.

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Summary: Following the idea of England becoming first to industrialize, we come to know that they did not want to share. Yet, within a matter of years, England's advantage is lost, as the inevitable change occurs in the rest of Europe, America, and Japan. Though Belgium was first to follow, it is amazing to see the impact of the industrial revolution in Japan, which had only started in the 1900s. Their change, like most of the ones in Asia during the years that followed, rival that of the American steel industry. Germany's railroads were probably not improved by England's ideas however, as England had much fewer in comparison to even Belgium. Had England taken the root that Belgium took, linking coal and iron resources with factories through railroads, they would probably have had a longer lasting advantage and hold on the international market.

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 * If you were the financial adviser for a country, which economic view would you support and why? Use evidence from your reading and notes to support your answer **.

As an adviser, I would decide to employ capitalism rather than communism due to its more simplistic use. As mentioned in the text, human nature is that of selfish desires and preservation. Knowing this, it is pointless to force ones citizens to become something that they are not. Doing such would simply cause anger and frustration among the people, eventually creating a hatred for the system and a drastic need of change. Along with human nature, freedom is required by the people in order to run a country smoothly. Opposing this idea, communism destroys the "creativity and original thinking" that are part of the definition of freedom in the minds of the people. Another reason would include the fact that capitalism allows for the people to become the force behind the economy. No longer as much responsibility for the state, it can focus their attention in other areas. Should the economy fall, it would be the fault of consumers. The solution would be, of course. for consumers to further strengthen the market by purchasing more goods.

Cities:

1. **How did cities grow and change in the late 1800s**? Changing from simply trading goods, cities began to produce them. With that change, new jobs would be created for organization and production. With new jobs comes the need for workers, which caused the cities to grow. Along with that, better and more abundant iron and steel means more buildings would be created, thus enlarging the city. With each change, the city becomes more intricate, with buildings such as banks and offices. The industrial revolution also brought forth a larger need for transportation, in the form of trains and railroad tracks. 2. **Why did people migrate to cities**? The migration to cities were of several common ideas, each burning down to better opportunities. From jobs to freedoms of politics and religion to even potentially finding food, people would move into these cities from farms or less fortunate cities. This also lures people from foreign countries into these cities. 3. **Describe the conditions that made cities more livable**? In order to create a better lifestyle, new conditions were made. Many governments created parks for leisure and recreation for their citizens. There would then be railroads and train systems that link close to the parks for easy access. To solve the problem of overcrowding, the answer could not be wider buildings, instead it was taller, and with the invention of the elevator, tall buildings over 10 stories high were created. Electricity and plumbing improved health concerns as it provided sanitary needs, as well as powered refrigerators and stoves. Leisure: