How much do you know about the development of the UK economy? Try the following quiz to test your knowledge.

The Industrial Revolution in Britain

Have you learned enough to take this general quiz?

There are many good websites with information about and pictures of the Industrial Revolution. Go to Women in World History to learn about the lives of textile workers, miners and seamstresses.

And if you want to read more, you can go to Internet Modern History Source Book for more about the lives of the workers during the Industrial Revolution.

After reading through these stories, which one made the strongest impression on you and illustrates best the hardships of the industrial workers?

One picture often says more than a thousand words. Go to Historywiz to see some pictures and drawings. Also go to the Industrial Revolution Image Gallery. The first picture you see is called "industrial fat cat" (keep your mouse over the picture and the title will pop up). Describe in words what this picture conveys.

The Industrial Revolution is of course also portrayed through novels and poems written at the time. Go to The Norton Anthology to read a famous poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning called "The Cry of the Children".

There is a photograph of Margaret Thatcher on page 97 of Prospects. If you have forgotten what she looks like, there is an image search at Google. A quick scan through the images will also reveal that she has been a favourite target of cartoonists. Which one is your favourite?

There are also numerous jokes about Maggie, here are two of them:
joke 1
joke 2

Britain and the Euro
Check the In Depth pages of the BBC for the latest developments on the UK and the euro. · Try to find some basic background information in the "Need to know" section. At the time of writing there is a very short and informative pop-up available called "Euro guide".

• What are the main arguments for and against the euro?
• What are the five tests?
• Can you spend euro cash in British shops? Read this article to find the answer.
• What is the latest news with regard to the euro?

The British equivalent of the Norwegian LO, Landsorganisasjonen, in called the TUC, the Trades Union Congress. The TUC calls itself "the voice of Britain at work". Have a look at the TUC website and answer the following questions:

• How many unions does the TUC represent?
• How many people are represented by the TUC through their unions?
• Is the TUC mainly concerned with improving the conditions of British workers?

Health and safety in the workplace is an important issue for the TUC. They organize for instance campaigns for safer workplaces and help unions and health and safety representatives tackle problems at work. One way of doing this is providing surveys that local health and safety reps can carry out at their workplaces. Click here for an example of such a survey.