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AS History Revision Topics
Britain
Uiversal format to answer the question
1) Increase demand
2) Increase level of investment
3) Expanded the market
1. Explain how agricultural revolution impact the industrialization
1) Growing population which generated more labor forces
2) Increased incentives of investment for the farmers and the creation of new
class of wealthy landowners in rural areas who were keen to enlarge
production by adopting more mechanizations
3) Soaring demands for clothes and food, which provided further incentives
for the investments being made (market for the goods that could be
produced in the towns)
4) Growing urbanization since now more population in cities could be fed
2. Why was agricultural output increased during this period?
1) Enclosure movement and thus larger farming units. (push)
Enclosure ensured that the larger lands could be farmed more efficiently and
productively, avoiding wastes, since before the movement, large lands were left fallow
every year. More qualified breeds, and higher production.
2) Adoption of modern cultivation techniques(push)
Crop rotations, selective breeding, introduction of mechanization such as seed drills
etc.
3) Keen for aristocracies to be engaged in promoting their agricultural output
(pulling factors
4) Spread of scientific knowledges
Arthur young, William Marshall and Thomas Coke. Marling, hoeing and drainage
3. Explain what facilitated the emergence of capitalism in Britain?
1) The availability of stable currency in the country and the establishment of
central bank in 1691, which provided a relatively stable and health
economic and social structure
2) Britain was involved in colonization and that time, which triggered the
overseas commerce that could bring about huge profits for the aristocrats
3) Profits gained by farmers and landowners in agricultural production
generated demand for investment, which involved borrowing money.
Therefore, country banks in Britain flourished.
4) Joint Stock Companies were established (credit boomed)
4. Why was capitalism essential in the growth of industrialization?
1) Facilitated investment, which promoted the growth of new machines and
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technologies
2) Expansion in both domestic and overseas market
3) Triggering demands (provision of credit and insurance)
5. Importance of textile industry in the industrial revolution and why
it firstly boomed ahead of other industries
1) Textile industry triggered demands
2) Brought about early profits for entrepreneurs***
3) Incentivized overseas trade
4) Start of mechanization in the industry***
The British textile industry drove the Industrial Revolution, triggering advancements in
technology, stimulating the coal and iron industries, boosting raw material imports, and
improving transportation, which made Britain the global leader of industrialization, trade,
and scientific innovation.
6. Why overseas commerce flourished during this period?
1) Colonization (triangular trade), which brought about huge profit incentives
for the domestic enterprises and aristocrats
2) Geographical positions (ports like Liverpool and Bristol)
3) Transportation system developed
4) The infrastructure needed to serve for an overseas market was already in
place. (large commercialized ports and large merchant marine service)
7. Why overseas commerce promoted industrial growth?
1) Expansion of market, which triggered demands and more profit
expectations for enterprises
2) Consumer revolution
3) Promoted establishment of a more complete capitalism system
4) Pressure on the development of transportation means, which was an
essential capital that ensured future growth of industries
5) Promoted the process of urbanization, as most of the major ports
developed into prosperous urbans later. Such as Liverpool, Bristol and
London
8. Why were there enough raw materials available for Britain to
carry out industrial revolution
1) Geographical positions, which ensured that there were a lot of separated
mine sites that are easy and available to be extracted.
2) Colonization
(New Zealand, the supply of wools; North America, the supply of cottons)
3) Development in Technology
(Abraham Darby, who developed the blast furnace to melt the iron ore\ Henry Cort,
patents on puddling and rolling of iron, which increased its production)
4) Development in transportation system
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9. Why was steam engine important?
1) Being put into different types of industries, such as coal mining,
agricultural and textiles, lifting up the output
2) Promoted the revolutionary change to transportation system
3) Catalyzed the emergence of factory system
4) Provided incentives for the aristocrats and middle-classes to make
investments into new techniques
10. Why did factory system emerge?
1) New techniques in both spinning and weaving
2) Growth in demand
3) The availability of raw materials
4) Development in steam power
5) Incentives for investment and the attitude of profit maximization
11. How was factory system important?
1) Division of labor and concentration of factors of production changed the
former domestic production to modern mass production, with higher
output
2) Employment increased, with more people gaining regular wages that
triggered further demands
3) Incentives provided for the development of transportation and investment
into new techniques
4) The formation of a new middle-class, known as Bourgeoisie, such as
Richard Arkwright and his son, with more variety of job which promoted
the development of a modern form of economy
12. How the availability of Raw materials promoted industrial changes
1) Powered machineries
2) Powered transportation means
3) Increased variety of goods being produced
13. (General format) Why was transportation system important?
1) Increased employment of workers with regular wages, which generated
further demands
2) Mobility of labors, and thus promoted growth of urbans, which made the
production and commercial processes to be more centralized
3) Cut in cost of raw materials and transportation, generating more profit
margins for enterprises, encouraging the investment
4) Expansion of market
5) Stimulated investment and created entrepreneurship in the society
14. Why was there growing support for free trade?
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AS History Revision Topics
British History (University of Oxford)
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AS History Revision Topics
Britain
Uiversal format to answer the question
1) Increase demand
2) Increase level of investment
3) Expanded the market
1. Explain how agricultural revolution impact the industrialization
1) Growing population which generated more labor forces
2) Increased incentives of investment for the farmers and the creation of new
class of wealthy landowners in rural areas who were keen to enlarge
production by adopting more mechanizations
3) Soaring demands for clothes and food, which provided further incentives
for the investments being made (market for the goods that could be
produced in the towns)
4) Growing urbanization since now more population in cities could be fed
2. Why was agricultural output increased during this period?
1) Enclosure movement and thus larger farming units. (push)
Enclosure ensured that the larger lands could be farmed more efficiently and
productively, avoiding wastes, since before the movement, large lands were left fallow
every year. More qualified breeds, and higher production.
2) Adoption of modern cultivation techniques(push)
Crop rotations, selective breeding, introduction of mechanization such as seed drills
etc.
3) Keen for aristocracies to be engaged in promoting their agricultural output
(pulling factors
4) Spread of scientific knowledges
Arthur young, William Marshall and Thomas Coke. Marling, hoeing and drainage
3. Explain what facilitated the emergence of capitalism in Britain?
1) The availability of stable currency in the country and the establishment of
central bank in 1691, which provided a relatively stable and health
economic and social structure
2) Britain was involved in colonization and that time, which triggered the
overseas commerce that could bring about huge profits for the aristocrats
3) Profits gained by farmers and landowners in agricultural production
generated demand for investment, which involved borrowing money.
Therefore, country banks in Britain flourished.
4) Joint Stock Companies were established (credit boomed)
4. Why was capitalism essential in the growth of industrialization?
1) Facilitated investment, which promoted the growth of new machines and
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technologies
2) Expansion in both domestic and overseas market
3) Triggering demands (provision of credit and insurance)
5. Importance of textile industry in the industrial revolution and why
it firstly boomed ahead of other industries
1) Textile industry triggered demands
2) Brought about early profits for entrepreneurs***
3) Incentivized overseas trade
4) Start of mechanization in the industry***
The British textile industry drove the Industrial Revolution, triggering advancements in
technology, stimulating the coal and iron industries, boosting raw material imports, and
improving transportation, which made Britain the global leader of industrialization, trade,
and scientific innovation.
6. Why overseas commerce flourished during this period?
1) Colonization (triangular trade), which brought about huge profit incentives
for the domestic enterprises and aristocrats
2) Geographical positions (ports like Liverpool and Bristol)
3) Transportation system developed
4) The infrastructure needed to serve for an overseas market was already in
place. (large commercialized ports and large merchant marine service)
7. Why overseas commerce promoted industrial growth?
1) Expansion of market, which triggered demands and more profit
expectations for enterprises
2) Consumer revolution
3) Promoted establishment of a more complete capitalism system
4) Pressure on the development of transportation means, which was an
essential capital that ensured future growth of industries
5) Promoted the process of urbanization, as most of the major ports
developed into prosperous urbans later. Such as Liverpool, Bristol and
London
8. Why were there enough raw materials available for Britain to
carry out industrial revolution
1) Geographical positions, which ensured that there were a lot of separated
mine sites that are easy and available to be extracted.
2) Colonization
(New Zealand, the supply of wools; North America, the supply of cottons)
3) Development in Technology
(Abraham Darby, who developed the blast furnace to melt the iron ore\ Henry Cort,
patents on puddling and rolling of iron, which increased its production)
4) Development in transportation system
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9. Why was steam engine important?
1) Being put into different types of industries, such as coal mining,
agricultural and textiles, lifting up the output
2) Promoted the revolutionary change to transportation system
3) Catalyzed the emergence of factory system
4) Provided incentives for the aristocrats and middle-classes to make
investments into new techniques
10. Why did factory system emerge?
1) New techniques in both spinning and weaving
2) Growth in demand
3) The availability of raw materials
4) Development in steam power
5) Incentives for investment and the attitude of profit maximization
11. How was factory system important?
1) Division of labor and concentration of factors of production changed the
former domestic production to modern mass production, with higher
output
2) Employment increased, with more people gaining regular wages that
triggered further demands
3) Incentives provided for the development of transportation and investment
into new techniques
4) The formation of a new middle-class, known as Bourgeoisie, such as
Richard Arkwright and his son, with more variety of job which promoted
the development of a modern form of economy
12. How the availability of Raw materials promoted industrial changes
1) Powered machineries
2) Powered transportation means
3) Increased variety of goods being produced
13. (General format) Why was transportation system important?
1) Increased employment of workers with regular wages, which generated
further demands
2) Mobility of labors, and thus promoted growth of urbans, which made the
production and commercial processes to be more centralized
3) Cut in cost of raw materials and transportation, generating more profit
margins for enterprises, encouraging the investment
4) Expansion of market
5) Stimulated investment and created entrepreneurship in the society
14. Why was there growing support for free trade?
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