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¨The ___________________ was an era of
increased _____________ through the development of ___________________ and
_______________________.
¨1) IndustrialRevolution
¨2) Production
¨3) Mechanization
¨4) New Energy Sources
What was the major new energy source of the industrial revolution?
coal
What specific
industry did the industrial revolution develop from?
¨Textile industry
What was the name of the machine that began faster development of mechanized
production?
flying shuttle
¨Where did the industrial revolution begin?
¨England
¨According to the
video, why did it start in England and not in India or China?
they could support themselves
??????? ask someone idk
¨The development of
this machine was an innovation in power production.
¨Steam Engine
¨Who invented the
steam engine and for what original purpose?
James Watt
to get water out of coal mines
List the issues we discussed stemming from industrial
positive
Higher wages
Lower unemployment
Increased production
Increased national
wealth
Growth ofcities
List the issues we discussed stemming from industrial.
negative.
Few labor restrictions
Long work days
Little job security
Child labor
Growth of working poor
Bad public health
Pollution of Environment
¨Emerging economies
are known by what acronym?
¨BRIC
What does that stand for?
BRIC
ask someone
¨What is the action of
American companies using international or overseas labor for production?
¨Outsourcing
¨Outsourcing
Explain the process
send cheap material to other country -> make them with cheap labor -> send back and sell it at high price
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Industrial Revolution
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2013-04-06T23:42:24Z
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