Topic 13: The Industrial Revolution

Movement of people to cities

German socialists formed a social democracy in the 1860s in order to transition gradually

Russia did not industrialize as soon as other countries because it lacked

In what way were railroads an improvement over canals?

Which statement most accurately describes the education of the middle class girls and boys?

The cotton gin was a machine that could

Which of the following was a long-term result of the industrial revolution?

During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?

Those who manage and assume the financial risk of new business

Campaign to limit or ban the use of alcohol

a drug that prevents pain during surgery

Believed in Communism

means of production are owned and operated by the people as a whole, not private individuals

Level of material goods and services available to people in society

British Nurse who improved sanitation for hospitals

The development of steam power enabled the growth of

Steam became an efficient power source because of improvements made by

What did Marx predict would be the final result of the class struggle and economic competition?

Leaders of the temperance movement hoped that a ban on alcohol would lead to

The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of the

an apartment building for the working class

According the laissez-faire economists, the cure for poverty was

How did the enclosure movement contribute to in Industrial Revolution?

Many early factory workers were women because

The putting-out system was a method of

The Bessemer process was a method for producing

a private road where travelers have to pay a toll to use