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5.3 Indus. Rev. Bgns
AP World History 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
Question | Answer |
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Environmental factors eventually resulted in the beginning of what revolution? | A variety of factors contributed to the growth of industrial production & eventually resulted in the Industrial Revolution |
What environmental factor was related to water sources? | Proximity to waterways; access to rivers & canals: some natural, e.g., Erie, canals will be replaced by RR |
What natural resources impacted industrialization? | Geographical distribution of coal, iron, & timber: natural; what about moderate climate? |
What was Urbanization? | Urbanization: result, need for extra population to work farms and factories; Pax Britannica |
What agricultural factors impacted industrialization? | Improved agricultural productivity: probably first, livestock breeding, crop rotation, new world foods |
What happened to private property at this time? | Legal protection of private property: mostly western, also free market, work ethic? democracy? |
What impact did trade have on the industrial revolution? | Access to foreign resources: first trade, then UK empire, Accumulation of capital: from foreign trade, new world silver |
Who led the Industrial Revolution and who followed closely behind? | The US and Germany quickly followed the UK in becoming industrialized |
What led to an increasing degree of specialization of labor? | The development of the factory system concentrated production in a single location and led to an increasing degree of specialization of labor. This is in contrast to one person doing it all or the putting out system |