Module 1

1) In what ways did the Industrial Revolution mark a sharp break with the past? In what ways did it continue earlier patterns?

 The Industrial Revolution created new jobs and respect for women. There was a larger middle class, industry, new socialist ideas, and hierarchies. There was a belief that things could be improved. Also, the Industrial Revolution continued population growth, patriarchy, and social inequality.

 2) In what respects did the roots of the Industrial Revolution lie within Europe? In what ways did that transformation have global roots?

 The roots of the Industrial Revolution lay within Europe because Europe's political system favored innovation. Europe became the hub of the largest network of exchange in the world, which generated change and innovation and stimulated European commerce. The conquest of the Americas allowed Europeans to draw on world resources and provided a growing market for European machine-produced goods.

 3) What was distinctive about Britain that may help explain its status as the breakthrough point of the Industrial Revolution?

Britain had a growing population that provided a ready supply of industrial workers with few alternatives available to them. The British aristocrats, unlike everyone else, had been interested in commerce. Britain possessed a ready supply of coal and iron ore, which was often located close to each other and within easy reach of major industrial centers.

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