Victorian age

Industrial revolution

Job, Gerald en Dilano

What is meant by the industrial revolution?

1. Hand tools instead of machines.
2. Machines instead of hand tools.
3. War between factory workers and farmers.
4. Invention of the computer.

Wich new industries emergerd ?

1. Aerospace Industry
2. Textile manufacturing
3. Automobile Industry
4. Steel production

What changes took place in agriculture/farming?

1. Farmers started using crop rotation to keep soil healthy and produce more food.
2. All farming was done by hand, with no new machines introduced.
3. Small farms expanded without any changes to their structure or ownership.
4. The goverment banned the use of new farming techniques.

Which changes took place in the textile industry?

1. All textiles started being made by hand, slowing down production.
2. Factories stopped using machines and relied only on human labor.
3. Machines like the spinning jenny and power looms made the production process faster.
4. The government banned the use of textile machines to protect traditional hand weavers.

What was the influence of the coming of the railways?

Explain the enormous growth of cities during the Victorian Age.

What were problems for the Victorian Cities?

1. Overcrowding and poor sanitation led to disease outbreaks due to a lack of clean water and proper waste disposal.
2. The population decreased because no one wanted to live in urban areas.
3. There were not enoug factories, so people struggled to find jobs in the cities.

Name at least two examples of city improvements during the Victorian Age.

Explain how a consumer society arose in the Victorian Age.

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