Guided Reading 4-1

1. When and where did the Industrial Revolution (IR) begin?
2. What 6 factors contributed to the start of the IR?
3. What 4 inventions advanced the production of cotton cloth?
4. What effect did the steam engine have on the coal & iron industry?
5. What was the Rocket?
6. Why did factories begin to require workers to work in shifts?
7. What 3 countries were the first to be industrialized in continental Europe?
8. What happened in 1853 that showed Japan the importance of industrial power?
9. What change took place in the American Labor force between 1800 and 1860?
10. What 2 classes of people emerged in the European society of the IR?