Unit 12: Paper 2 — Origins, Development and Impact of Industrialization (1750–2005)
Topic 12.2: Development of industrialization Questions
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Which German region held huge coal deposits next to iron, becoming the heart of its coal and steel industry?
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Under the Meiji reforms from 1868, how did the Japanese state help industry begin?
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Which three industries led the FIRST wave of the early Industrial Revolution?
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Around which years did the Luddites smash machines in protest?
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Which deadly disease spread through industrial cities because of dirty water and poor sanitation?
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At which 1829 event did George Stephenson's Rocket win a contest to find the best locomotive?
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What does the term 'time discipline' mean in the context of the factory system?
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Which entrepreneur is often called the 'father of the factory system' for building water-powered cotton mills?
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In which year was the Great Exhibition held in London, showcasing Britain's industrial lead?
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Which canal, opened in 1761, roughly halved the price of coal in Manchester?
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Why were steamships a major advance over sailing ships for ocean travel?
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Which term describes Britain's approach of leaving business largely alone during industrialization?
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Approximately how much did Manchester's population grow between 1770 and 1850?
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Evaluate the importance of railways in the development of industrialization.
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Which Russian finance minister drove industrialization in the 1890s using foreign loans, tariffs and the Trans-Siberian Railway?
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Analyse the importance of the Bessemer process and the second industrial revolution in the development of industrialisation.
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To what extent was interdependence between industries responsible for the growth of industrialisation?
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Examine the importance of natural resources to the industrialization of two countries, each chosen from a different region.
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Compare and contrast the contributions of two entrepreneurs to industrialisation.
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In which year was the Bessemer process, which made steel cheap in large amounts, introduced?
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