Unit 7: Paper 2 — Innovation and Transformation
Topic 7.4: How did the innovations affect people's lives? Questions
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What machine did Richard Arkwright patent in 1769?
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In Henry Ford's Highland Park plant, what was the approximate effect of the 1913 moving assembly line on the time needed to build a Model T car?
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What did the 1833 Factory Act do in Britain?
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Explain a relevant example of how an innovation harmed or exploited ordinary workers, from your thematic study.
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Why did Henry Ford introduce the '$5 day' in 1914?
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According to the Green Revolution example from Asia (India, from the 1960s), who benefited most from high-yield wheat varieties?
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Explain a relevant example of how an innovation created new winners among elites, from your thematic study.
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Explain a relevant example of reform that eventually improved conditions for people affected by an innovation, from your thematic study.
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Analyse cause and consequence, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse perspectives, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse continuity and change, using one example from your thematic study.
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Discuss the view that innovation affected men and women differently.
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Examine the reasons why reform to protect workers from the effects of innovation was often slow to arrive.
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To what extent did innovation improve the lives of ordinary people between 1750 and 1950?
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Evaluate the claim that innovators and elites, rather than ordinary workers, were the main winners from innovation.
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