Question

ticket 2.2 - industrial revolution: economic & environmental impacts
cartoon published in 1858 in punch, a british magazine of humor and satire titled: “father thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of london: a design for a fresco in the new houses of *parliament”

1. **the image above is best understood in the context of which development in the period 1750 - 1900?

(a) the diffusion of enlightenment ideas throughout the atlantic world
(b) the rise of industrialization and urbanization
(c) the spread of nationalist ideas throughout the atlantic world
(d) the rise of the global capitalist economy through the expansion of overseas empires

1. which of the following best describes the likely intent of the cartoon artist?

(a) to provoke wage laborers to take revolutionary action against british parliament
(b) to rally support in british parliament for the creation of public schools for lower - class children
(c) to condemn the exploitation of women and children in britain’s factory system
(d) to criticize british parliament’s lack of effort to ensure a clean water supply in london

1. *based on the image and your knowledge of world history, which class was most impacted by the issues pictured in the cartoon?

(a) the industrial working class
(b) the rural peasantry
(c) the middle class
(d) the industrial capitalists
*thames - river that runs through city of london
*fresco - renaissance - style ceiling painting often seen in palaces, churches and government buildings
*parliament - representative body of the british government located in london

Explanation:

1. The cartoon shows pollution in the River Thames during the Industrial Revolution. Industrialization and urbanization led to environmental degradation in this period. So the context is the rise of industrialization and urbanization.
2. The image depicts a polluted river being 'presented' to London, likely criticizing the lack of clean - water efforts by the British Parliament.
3. The industrial working class lived in urban areas near polluted water sources and were most affected by the environmental issues shown in the cartoon.

Answer:

1. B. The rise of industrialization and urbanization
2. D. To criticize British Parliament's lack of effort to ensure a clean water supply in London
3. A. The industrial working class