Industrial Revolution (Spotlight on Britain)

Question 1

In the year 1940 what was the mass bombing of British cities called?

Answer 1

The blitz

Question 2

How many children were named unclaimed after the war?

Answer 2

40,000 children named unclaimed

Question 3

By the end of May 1941 how many civilians were killed and how many injured?

Answer 3

30,000 killed and 87,000 injured

Question 4

When was Dresden bombed?

Answer 4

13th of February at 09:00 pm 1945

Question 5

How many bomber planes were deployed to go to Dresden?

Answer 5

805 bomber fighter planes

Question 6

How long did the fire of Dresden last?

Answer 6

7 days

Question 7

What statue was unveiled in 1992 in London?

Answer 7

The statue was the commander of the Dresden Bombing mission named Sir Arthur Harris

Question 8

What is precision bombing?

Answer 8

Tp hit key targets that would set the enemy back by bombing factory, railways, ports ext

Question 9

Who was Britains Prime minister during world war one?

Answer 9

Winston Churchill

Question 10

Which Jew consecration camp made a big escape in 1943?

Answer 10

Treblinka, 150 prisoners escaped and 15 guards were killed, but unfortunate most escapees were killed quite a few days later after being captured

Question 11

What was Jewish race usually named after?

Answer 11

Holocasts

Question 12

Why did factory owners introduce steam power

Answer 12

Steam engines provided a reliable and consistent source of power that allowed factories to operate on a much larger scale than ever before

Question 13

What was the Domestic system?

Answer 13

Where people would make goods at home and then once finished the clothier would collect the goods and pay the family, then the clothe would bring to a different house to be dyed and then finally made into a finished product.

Question 14

When was the ‘Flying shuttle’ created?

Answer 14

1733

Question 15

When was the ‘spinning Jenny’ made?

Answer 15

1764

Question 16

Who made the first ever factory? and also where?

Answer 16

In Britain by Richard Arkwright

Question 17

When was the ‘Spinning Frame’ produced and who created it?

Answer 17

1769 by Richard Arkwright

Question 18

When did the first factory open?

Answer 18

1771

Question 19

Who ran the domestic system in homes?

Answer 19

The whole family (Grandparents, Parents, Children ext)

Question 20

How was the first factory powered?

Answer 20

By waterwheel

Question 21

What did factory guarantee?

Answer 21

All year round work and a steady wage/income

Question 22

When and where did the two inventors (James Watt and Matthew Boulton) meet?

Answer 22

The lunar society club in Birmingham in the year 1766

Question 23

What was James Watt working on around the time 1766?

Answer 23

The steam engine

Question 24

When did the whole of Britain dump the idea of the waterwheel in exchange for the steam engine?

Answer 24

1871

Question 25

When did the Iron Age begin?

Answer 25

The eighteenth century

Question 26

What did the turnpike cost people for using their new roads for transport?

Answer 26

Toll

Question 27

Who was the Turnpike trust?

Answer 27

A group of businessman that took control over roads, made them better and then exchange for the people to use the roads made them pay a toll.

Question 28

In which year was the canals installed which gained them access to all towns in Britain?

Answer 28

1830

Question 29

How many colonies and people did Britain rule over?

Answer 29

450 million people and 56 colonies

Question 30

What were 2 main consequences of the construction of trains and canals?

Answer 30

1. **Economic Growth** – Cheaper transportation boosted trade and industry. 2. **Urbanization** – Improved transport led to rapid city growth.