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Online Module 1: Industrial Revolution



1) In what ways did the Industrial Revolution mark a sharp break with the past? In what ways did it continue earlier patterns?
  1. There were news jobs and respect for women, a larger middle class, industry, new socialist ideas, hierarchies, belief that things could be improved. There was access to huge new sources of energy which gave rise to an increased output of goods and services. There were new signs of technological creativity that appeared in the 18th century. 
  2. There was continued population growth, patriarchy, social inequality
2) In what respects did the roots of the Industrial Revolution lie within Europe? In what ways did that transformation have global roots?

  1. The Industrial Revolution lies in Europe because of the relatively rapid spread of industrial techniques to many parts of the world. European states and small groups of merchants favored innovation. 
  2. By the 18th century, there were major Western European societies that were highly commercialized and governed by states that were supportive of private commerce. 
  3. New societies of the Americas, offered a growing market for European machine-produced goods and generated substantial profits for European merchants and entrepreneurs. 

3) What was distinctive about Britain that may help explain its status as the breakthrough point of the Industrial Revolution?

  1. Britain had a rapidly growing population, these processes ensured a ready supply of industrial workers who had a few alternatives available to them. 
  2. The country had a ready supply of coal and iron ore, often located close to each other and within easy reach of major industrial centers. 
  3. The integration of science and technology became widespread and permanent after 1850, it was a British phenomenon

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