AP WORLD HISTORY
RHS
Mrs. Osborn
Name_____________________________________ Per_____ Date___________________
PERIOD 5 (1750-1900)
Ch 24 Reading Study Guide: “The Early Industrial Revolution 1760-1851”
(TEXT, Bulliet 2nd edition, pp. 598-619)
DIRECTIONS:
HONOR STATEMENT: On my honor, I understand that this is an individual assignment and is
to be completed entirely by myself. (Copying or ‘splitting’ the assignment with other students
will not prepare me for tests/essays in this course.)
A) Write answers on your OWN paper. Do the work on your own. You need to read.
B) Using 3x5 index cards, create study flash cards (term on one side, definition on the other
side w/chapter pg#) of the following key terms: Industrial Revolution, agricultural revolution
(18th century), mass production, Josiah Wedgewood, division of labor, mechanization, Richard
Arkwright, Crystal Palace, steam engine, James Watt, electric telegraph, business cycle, laissez
faire, positivism, utopian socialism.
C) Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Page numbers provided.
1. What were the two major causes of population growth in Europe? p.599-600
2. In Europe, people migrated from where to where? p.599
3. The acceptance of what New World food crop was an aspect of the Agricultural
Revolution and why was it revolutionary? p.599
4. What was land “enclosure” and what affects did it have on sharecroppers (poor farmers)?
p.599
5. Describe cottage industries. (in PowerPoint notes)
6. Aware that Britain had a head start, what did other European countries do stimulate their
own industries. List at least three (3). p. 602
7. Western industrialization depended heavily on what two new forms of energy? p.604-607
8. Why did England begin importing raw cotton? p.603-604
9. What were two inventions developed to weave cotton textiles? p.604
10. What were two advantages of mechanization? p.604
11. Why was the Crystal Palace constructed? p.606
12. What triggered the industrialization of Europe? p.608
13. What invention revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution? p.609
14. What were the most obvious changes in rural life? Give examples. p.612-614
15. On average, how much did women earn compared to men? p.613
16. What effect did industrialization have on family life? p.613
17. How much of the industrial labor force were children? (a) What were common ages in
many factories and (b) describe the working conditions for children. p.613-614
18. What affect did the cotton boom have on slavery? p.614
19. Who was the real beneficiary of industrialization? Give examples. p.614-615
20. Describe the “cult of domesticity”. p.615
21. What does Adam Smith propose in The Wealth of Nations? p.615-616
22. According to Malthus and Ricardo, what was the reason for the plight of the working
class? p.616
23. Describe the theory of positivism proposed by French socialists. p.616
24. What kind of society did Charles Fourier, an opponent of capitalism, propose? p.616
25. List at least three (3) ways in which workers resisted harsh working conditions. p.616617
26. What was the Factory Act of 1833? p.617
D) Free Response Focus Questions: Answer EACH of these questions in a 4-6 sentence
paragraph.
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In your own words! Do not simply copy from the book and memorize the response. Know it.
Be sure to support your response with plenty of facts.
Understand where events fall historically (global context, cause/effect, etc)
27. Why did the Industrial Revolution take place first in Britain than in another country?
28. What factors combined to cause the Industrial Revolution?
29. How do you account for the spread of industrialization outside of England in the
nineteenth century?
30. What was the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution?
31. Describe the working conditions encountered by women and men during the Industrial
Revolution.
32. What were some of the ideological responses to industrialization? Explain each of the
responses you mention.
33. How did industrialization alter the relationship between Western Europe and the nonindustrialized world? In your response, include Russia, China (in PowerPoint notes),
Egypt, and India.
E) FLIPPED VIDEOS: Watch the following short videos for this chapter:
- WHCC Industrial Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c
NO ART IMAGES FOR THIS CHAPTER