This week, students will be able to:
• Understand the circumstances that allowed for industrialization to begin in Great Britain.
• Identify the industries that were the first to adopt new systems for mechanical production and the
regions in Europe in which they thrived.
• Describe the changes in the nature of work, production, and employment that occurred as a result
of the mechanization of industry.
• Explain the effects of industrialization on the environment and the social life in Europe, especially
in the new urban centers associated with industrial development.
• Identify the essential characteristics of the new “middle classes” in nineteenth-century Europe and
their differ- ences from the property-owning groups prior to the Industrial RevolutionI
After reading Chapter 19 and reviewing the PowerPoint notes (located under the “PowerPoint Notes” tab on
the left), please respond to the following prompts (one paragraph each, two paragraphs total):
• Why did the Industrial Revolution take place in Britain first? What conditions existed in Britain
that did not exist elsewhere?
What social effects did industrialization have on both the peasantry and urban workers?
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