Explain a social change from the Industrial Revolution.

Birth of new social classes of capitalists & factory workers

What was an important change introduced by the Industrial Revolution?

People moved to towns & cities to be near jobs in factories

Describe the important characteristics of free-market enterprise.

Private ownership of businesses

The rising wealthy middle class created from the Industrial revolution began to demand what?

More political power than the traditional ruling classes

Explain a political change from the Industrial Revolution.

Rising middle classes demanding more power in govt.

Explain an economic change from the Industrial Revolution.

Manufacturing shifted from home to factories

Define the Industrial Revolution.

Intro. of techniques of mass production using power sources

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Explain a social change from the Industrial Revolution.
Birth of new social classes of capitalists & factory workers
Manufacturing shifted from home to factories
Rising poor classes demand more power in govt.
Rising middle classes demand more power
2
What was an important change introduced by the Industrial Revolution?
None of the Above
Number of people who worked at home making finished goods
People moved to towns & cities to be near jobs in factories
The proportion of people living on farms grew
3
Where did the Industrial revolution begin?
Russia
Great Britain (England)
France
Spain
4
Describe the important characteristics of communism
Govt should own businesses for workers' benefits
Govt. action is required to safeguard workers' interests
All of the Above
Developed in response to the exploitation of workers
5
Describe the important characteristics of free-market enterprise.
Private ownership of businesses
Govt. ownership of most property
Production of war materials by govt.
Organization of workers into unions
6
What scientific advancements contributed to the Industrial revolution?
Invention of the telephone
Invention of the steam engine
Discovery of oxygen
Invention of the microscope
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The rising wealthy middle class created from the Industrial revolution began to demand what?
Rejected nationalism
More political power than the traditional ruling classes
Less political power than the traditional ruling classes
Rural people demanded more representatives than the city
8
Explain a political change from the Industrial Revolution.
Birth of poor classes of capitalists & factory workers
Rise of pollution in the environment
Rising middle classes demanding more power in govt.
All of the above
9
Explain an economic change from the Industrial Revolution.
Govt. adopted central planning for their new economies
Factory workers obtained equality with capitalists
Govt. leaders abolished private ownership of property
Manufacturing shifted from home to factories
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Define the Industrial Revolution.
Rapid spread of computers from the US to rest of world
Use of new irrigation techniques
Intro. of techniques of mass production using power sources
Use of skilled craftsmen to manufacture goods
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Economic system developed by Karl Marx where there is a classless society?
Communism
Capitalism
Free Enterprise
Socialism

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