Essay Planning
Analysing the Question
To what extent was the Industrial Revolution in Britain a result of a culture of innovation?
TWE – I have to make a judgement about how important it was in causing the IR
Scope – I need to keep the focus on the early stages of the IR in Britain
Topic – I will be writing about what factors resulted in the IR
Topic – I will have a particular focus in my essay on the idea that a culture on innovation caused the IR; I don’t have to say it was the 100% cause
ATQ – I will need to have a clear judgement that to a limited/moderate/large extent the IR was the result primarily of a culture of innovation/of a culture of innovation and other factors/mostly of other factors
Brainstorm
Factors that
caused the IR in
Britain
Culture of Innovation
Prizes Royal Society
Resources
Coal
Iron
Waterways
ColoniesRaw
materials
Markets for goods
Political liberalism
Rise of middle class
No censorship
Pro-Capitalist
Agricultural Revolution
Increased population
Available labour force
Graphing the factors
Agricultural Rev Culture of Innovation Political liberalism Colonies Resources0
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Series 1
Graphing the factors
Agricultural Rev Culture of Innovation Political liberalism Colonies Resources
Controlling Ideas• Historians debate intensely over what factors caused the Industrial
Revolution.• The Industrial Revolution was caused by the availability of natural
resources, a culture of innovation and political liberalism in Britain.• The Industrial Revolution was the result of a culture of innovation, made
possible by the liberal political climate and particular resource situation of Britain.• To a great extent the Industrial Revolution was the result of a culture of
innovation, which flourished due to the liberal political environment and abundance of key resources including iron, coal and waterways in Britain.
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