#AP European History: Industrialization - Your Night-Before Review 🚀

Hey! Let's get you totally prepped for the exam. This guide is designed to be super efficient and engaging, so you can feel confident and ready to ace it! We'll cover the key points of industrialization, connect them to other units, and give you some killer memory aids. Let's do this!

#🚂 The Dawn of the Industrial Revolution

#What is it?

The Industrial Revolution was a period defined by a shift from agrarian and handicraft economies to industrial ones using machines, factories, and fossil fuels. It dramatically increased production and altered society.

#First Industrial Revolution (Britain First!)

• Where? Started in Britain 🇬🇧

• Key Factors:

  • Capital: Profits from colonial trade (especially the slave trade and sugar) provided the money needed for investment.
  • Financial Institutions: British banks made capital available to investors.
  • Mechanization: Focus on textiles, increased iron and steel production, and railroad construction.

• Spread: Quickly spread to parts of France and Belgium.

• Why not everywhere? Areas without key resources or with primitive agriculture (like serfdom) lagged behind, leading to crises like the Irish Potato Famine. 🥔