Activities

Complete the following notes. They will give you an outline of the information contained in the passage. The main points, relations of cause-effect, illustrations etc. are clearly indicated in the text by logical connectors. Look out for them. 

•  (par. 1) The Industrial Revolution

During the 19^th century in England a process known as industrial revolution and it has led to the growth of two systems of thought:

1) Economic science                      2) Socialism

 • (par. 2-3) Facts of Industrial Revolution. 

• (par. 4) Decrease in rural population.

causes:     1)  destruction of common-field

     2)   enclosures of common lands

     3)   larger farms

• (par. 5) Agricultural advance.

cause — more scientific approach:

e.g.  

• (par. 6-7) Growth of industry.

causes;

1) mechanical inventions in textile industry

e.g.  

most important:

2) mechanical revolution in iron industry

e.g.  

3) improved means of communication

e.g.  

results:   1) more commerce 

     2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.

• (par. 8) Revolution in distribution of wealth:

rise in rents caused by

social changes in country life:

• (par. 9) Social changes in manufacturing world: the new class of the employers made enormous fortunes and work a little or not at all

consequences:

 1) no relation between master and workers

2) Trade-Union fights

3) class conflict.

• (par. 10) Misery of working people often caused by:

Conclusion: even if the industrial revolution brought wealth, it hasn’t brought wellbeing