Tag: the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce)

Lloyd George led the British government during the negotiations that resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which established the Irish Free State.

The increase in food production in Britain after 1780 was largely driven by simple improvements in farming techniques, such as better crop rotation and bringing more land under cultivation, rather than immediate radical technological shifts.

Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who served in the Crimean War, faced financial hardship later in life, and a public appeal supported by soldiers who knew her work helped raise funds for her.

David Lloyd George was a prominent member and leader of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century.

The enclosure movement involved the consolidation of small landholdings into larger, fenced-in farms, which deprived the rural poor of their customary rights to use common lands for grazing and gathering.

Around 1750, before the height of the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of the population in the countryside was engaged in farming, which was the primary economic activity.

Mary Seacole was a nurse who served during the Crimean War. Her autobiography highlights the poor conditions and lack of medical care for soldiers, emphasizing the need for better treatment.

Kentish pippins are a well-known variety of apple historically associated with the county of Kent in England.

 Socialism means collective  ownership of the means of production. It stands for a democratically controlled economy and abolition of private ownership of land and industry. It was against the exploitation of man by man and fought for equal rights of all.