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    BBC Documentary - Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. He explains the unique economic, social and political conditions that by the 19th century, led to Britain becoming the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. It was a time that transformed the way people think, work and play forever. He traces the unprecedented explosion of new ideas and technological inventions that t

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    BBC Documentary - Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. He explains the unique economic, social and political conditions that by the 19th century, led to Britain becoming the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. It was a time that transformed the way people think, work and play forever. He traces the unprecedented explosion of new ideas and technological inventions that t

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    Industrial Revolution – A 

    BBC documentary

    1. What was the outcome of the industrial revolution?


    2. How did people live before the IR had started?
    3. Why did it happen?
    4. Why did it happen in the 18th century Britain?
    5. What was the main source of energy before the IR?
    6. Why did Britain need a new source of fuel and power?
    7. What was the difference in terms of mining and transporting coal between Britain and other
    European countries?
    8. What was The Lunar Society?
    9. What did Watt do?
    10. Where was the first steam powered factory in the world?
    11. What improvement(s) did it offer?
    12. How did the IR influence Birmingham?
    13. How did the political and historical events in Britain influence the development of the IR (also
    in comparison with France, for example)?
    14. Why was the West Indies important?
    15. What happened with the wealth gained from plantation and slave trade?
    16. Who became the father of „advertising and marketing“?
    17. What did Wedgwood do in 1774?
    18. What other improvements resulted from growing consumer market and production of
    pottery, etc.?
    19. What would be the symbol of the early Industrial revolution?
    Industrial Revolution – A  BBC documentary

    1. What was the outcome of the industrial revolution?


    2. How did people live before the IR had started?
    3. Why did it happen?
    4. Why did it happen in the 18th century Britain?
    5. What was the main source of energy before the IR?
    6. Why did Britain need a new source of fuel and power?
    7. What was the difference in terms of mining and transporting coal between Britain and other
    European countries?
    8. What was The Lunar Society?
    9. What did Watt do?
    10. Where was the first steam powered factory in the world?
    11. What improvement(s) did it offer?
    12. How did the IR influence Birmingham?
    13. How did the political and historical events in Britain influence the development of the IR (also
    in comparison with France, for example)?
    14. Why was the West Indies important?
    15. What happened with the wealth gained from plantation and slave trade?
    16. Who became the father of „advertising and marketing“?
    17. What did Wedgwood do in 1774?
    18. What other improvements resulted from growing consumer market and production of
    pottery, etc.?
    19. What would be the symbol of the early Industrial revolution?

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