SAQ's- Unit 2

Section 1

Q) Why was England primed to start the Industrial Revolution?

England was prime to start the Industrial Revoultion because it had many qualities that would allow it to succed. England had natural resources, they may not have had a bunch, but they did have some of each. this was helpful because to industralize England needed coal, oil, steel, cotton, ect. Also England had to use what land and resources they had effiently. so they needed to make up new ways to do this. Another feature that England had was its many water ways. These helped beacuse the industries used the waterways and canals to transport goods out of england. also their many prots helped them to import goods...




Q)How did crop rotation help support the growing population?

Crop rotation supported the growing population because it increased the amount of food that was made in each season. In crop rotation the crops were moved from each patch to another after a few seasons so that the farmers would not have to wait for thier soil to be good to plant again. instead they were always planting something. they roated the crops from intesive soil to no intensive soil. this allowed the farmers to keep growing food. So because of farmers awlays putting out crops they were able to support a growing population.

Section 2


Q)How did working conditions change after the Factory Acts?

The working conditions in England changed only after the factory acts were passed. the factory acts made the conditions of the children and women better. THey said that no child under the age of 8 could work 12hrs or more. also they said that women and girls were not allowed to work in mines anymore because it would damage thier reproductive systems and damage thier organ needed to take care of the babies. this made the working conditions better rather than allowing children work for ridiculous amoutns of time and become deformed and die.




Why did socialism appeal to so many during the Industrial Revolution?

Socialism appealed to many during the Industrail Revolution because it had this thought that the lower class would take over the upper class because the lower class were the ones who worked. The people liked this idea expecially thoes in the proletariate class.

Section 3

Q)What effect did the Cotton Gin have on the slave population on the South?

The cotton gin effected the slaves in the south. This invention by Eli Whitney was a great help to the platation owners but a terrible thing for the slaves. This machine took out the seeds from the cotton which allowed production to go faster. so before this machine came out the slaves that picked the cotton had to keep up with the ones that took the seeds out, so it wasnt very hard for them to do this. But now they had to keep up with a machine that went very fast. so the farmers bought more slaves to pick the cotton to keep up with the cotton gin,but if thoes slaves couldnt keep up they would be punished. so the cotton gin increased the population of slaves but thier fate would be worse.


How did advancements in medicine lead to population growth?

Becasue of the advancement in medicine the population grew. This happened becasue there were more ways to keep the towns sanitized and prevent sickness. Louis Pasture figured out how to pasturize milk and get all of the germs out of it. Also he made the 1st vaccine. so becuase of these new devlopements less people were deing and therefore population growth.

Section 4

Q)How did the transportation industry change family structure and life?

The transportation industry change the structure of the family life because the families could now move father away. this was possible becuase transportation was more widespread and it was more convient for famlies to see eachother. also the families would become more nuclear beacuse it costed less to maintain and they took up less space.


Q)Why did living conditions in the cities improve during the era of Mass Society?

the living conditions improved during the era of mass society because the government wanted ot be on the people's sidde so that they would get thier vote. so they put restrictions on work as well as improving the conditions in which they worked.

Section 5
Q)What was the goal of the British Labor Party?

the goal of the British Labor Party was to redistribute the wealth. also their leader Keir Hardie wanted the British to have the rights of wokers increased and thier sole pupose was to benefit the public. they were a political party so that they were able to get these actions going.


Q)How did Laissez Faire economics spur the growth of Labor Unions?

Laissez Faire economics supred the growth of labor unions because it was the idea the the government should not interfere with the operation of the economy. this was wanted by the people who ran the factories because it allowed them to employ workers and have them work for ridiculously long hours and without the Labor Unions the workers wouldnt have gotten any benefits and work would be terrible. so because of Laissez Faire economics the people wanted more rights which out of this came Labor Unions.

Section 6

Q)How was Japanese society able to industrialize so rapidly?

The Japanese society industrailzed so rapidly becasue the were a homogeonous society. This meant that they had a society that spoke the same langueage and had the same culture. this meant that they were more together as a society. this helped because when the decided to become industarlized they all went for it and there wasnt much of a problem in changing.



Q)How was the industrialization of England, Japan & Russia different?

The industrailizations of all of Engladn, Japan, and RUssia are different because of the way they did it. In Japan it was done without force and all the people wanted to do it. In RUssia they wanted to do it but were forced into it by Stalin and it wasnt very pleasnt. And in England it was done with almost evryone's approval.

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Industrial Revolution: Journal Entry

December 12th, 1882
Violet Hodges
Age: 9
Job: Seamstress

Dear Journal,

I am 9 years old now. My birthday was yesterday. I live with my mama, my papa, and my three siblings: Heather (13 yrs), Peter(2 yrs), and Rosemary(6 mths).

Today was going to be another tiring day as usual. I woke up at 4 am to go to work at the factory. My sister Heather and I walked there. We were running late. I didn't get to eat breakfast. I haven't in a very long time. Once I got to work I started to work on the dress that i had started yesterday. Someone was staring at me. It was the man in the uniform. He kept yelling at me because i was looking out the window. My sister whispered for me to quit it because we really need the money. Outside the window i saw some boys and girls, just like me, playing in the street. I felt emotions that i have never experienced before. I was angry and jealous of those kids. That man beat me with a stick for not working. My punishment was unfair. I didn't get my usual half hour lunch break. He made me work straight through it! My stomach growled. My hands and back ached. I wish i could go out in play like those other kids. But i bet they would stare at me. I have a hunched back and my arms aren't in proportion to my tiny body. I worked long and hard until Heather told me it was time to leave. We had been dismissed. Our shift was done. It's 6pm.
My days are so terribly long. I used to only work 10 hours a day. Since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, I work 14 hours a day with only two short breaks: one for lunch and one for supper. Some days i have no breaks. Today I never got a break. My wage is only 20 cents a day, but most boys younger than me get 25 to 30 cents. I don't understand why. Mommy and Daddy say I have to work or we will be living on the streets.

Life is so unfair.

Love,
Violet




My five points:
1) Long work hours
2) Unfair wages
3) Deformities/Rickets
4) Edison's invention...how it allowed factories to stay open longer.
5) Nuclear Family.