Topic 4 Industrial Revolution

Most early factory workers were women because

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?

In the late 1800's, which two nations overtook Britain to become the leaders in industrial power?

According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was

Much of the growth during the Second Industrial Revolution was due to the Bessemer process, a method for producing

The first factories developed in what industry?

The development of steam power enabled the growth of

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

By the end of the 1800s/early 1900s labor laws and regulations had improved working conditions for most

What technological advancement in the late 1800s helped improve transportation, city life, and home life?

Which was NOT a reason for Britain being a leader in the Industrial Revolution?

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

The population of Europe exploded between the 1800s and the 1900s in large part because

By the late 1800s, "big business" groups sought to increase profits and influence by selling shares in their company

By the end of the 1800s/early 1900s, city life had improved in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Karl Marx despised capitalism because he believed that it

This economic theorist believed that the world's population would outgrow the food production

What was an effect of the Agricutural Revolution on societies that helped begin the Industrial Revolution years later?

According to those who supported the idea of laissez-faire, the best economic policy for governments to follow was

A production method in which workers repeatedly perform one task in the manufacturing process is called