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LRusso 4a - The Industrian Revolution Activities
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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 Is not only one of the most important facts of English History but it ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

led to growth of two systems of thought:

1) Economic science 2) Socialism......................................................................................

a) Adam Smith

b) Malthus

c) Ricardo

d) John Stuart Mill

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

1) Increasing of populations

2) Agrarian revolution

  • (par. 4) Decrease in rural population.

causes: 1) .Destruction of the common-field system of cultivation....................................................................................................................

2) Enclosure of common lands...............................................................................................................

3) Consolidation of small farms into large.............................................................................................................

  • (par. 5) Agricultural advance.

cause - more scientific approach:

e.g.

Improving of the Breed of cattle

Introduction of rotation of crops

Invention of the steam-plough

agricultural societies

  • (par. 6-7) Growth of industry.

causes;

1) mechanical inventions in textile industry

e.g.

Water-frame

Spinning-jenny

Crompton's mule

Self-acting mule

most important:

steam engine

Power- loom

2) mechanical revolution in iron industry

e.g.

Smelting by pit-coal

Steam engine to blast furnaces

3) improved means of communication

e.g.

Canal

Turnpike roads

railroad

results: 1) Increase of commerce..............................................................................................................

2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.

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

rise in rents caused by

1) Money invested in improvements

2) Enclosure system

3) Consolidation of farms

4) high price of corn

social changes in country life: Farmers became rich and a distinct class

  • (par. 9) Social changes in manufacturing world: The great capitalist emplyers made enormous fortunes ..........................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................................................

consequences:

1) New relations between masters and worker .........................................................................................................................................................

2) Rising of Trades Unions ........................................................................................................................................................

3) class conflict.

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

1) Fall in wages

2) Rise of prices

3) Recurrent periods of distress

Conclusion:

Indrustrial Revolution and free competition in general may produce wealth without producing well-being.