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Analyze one economic benefit of the Industrial Revolution
replaced the older systems& leading to the advent of wage-earning work
demand for mass-produced goods grew, wages rose, standards of living
Machine-driven methods of production replaced the traditional methods
Natural resources from Africa, Asia, & America were extracted and used
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How did Britain’s economy affect the process of industrialization?
Britain’s decision to forbid engineers, mechanics, & toolmakers to leave
Britain allowing women and children to work long hours
Britain’s highly developed banking system, availability of loans, & progres
Britain’s overseas expansion, which took jobs away from British citizens
3
According to Karl Marx what drives history?
Classes getting along
Economics
The proletariat
The communists
4
What is a worldwide impact of industrialization?
People left England to live away from cities
Nations began to fight over being more industrialized
It was the driving force behind imperialism
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How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?
made them lose valuable sources of food
created technology to clean them
made the crime rate drop
made the population grow faster than the housing supply
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How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution?
It increased food supplies
It led to population growth
It caused farmers to lose land and seek other work
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Why did a population boom occur during the New Agricultural Revolution?
The supply of food was high
There were better methods of hygiene and sanitation
There was a decline in death rates
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What were the three factors of productions required for industrialization?
Government, military, colonies
Road, railway, and water transport
Raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
Land, labor, capital
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Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?
Abolition of slavery
Public education
Women’s rights
10
What was the industrial revolution?
increase in machine-made goods beginning in England during the 1700s
Widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked long hours
Increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger field
Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
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In what way did Social Darwinism encourage racism?
the idea that superior individuals and races would dominate weaker ones
due to the supremacy of the white race
the right to dominate those it conquered
many Europeans and Americans claimed that success of Western imperialism
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Why was it easier for countries like Germany, France, and the U.S. than it was for Britain?
large countries, with more natural resources
larger population, therefore they had a larger workforce
did not have to go through a trial and error period
13
How did the theories of Darwinism lead to Social Darwinism?
species competed for food and the ones best adapted survived
“survival of the fittest”
evolved a theory of natural selection
applied it to society.
14
All of the following are examples of the rising standard of living except
People could go more places quicker
Families ate a more diverse diet
Families were living in better homes
Factory work was a steady and reliable job, unlike farming
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Why was iron so important during the Industrial Revolution?
to improve hospitals
to make tanks for World War I
to make crops grow
build machines and steam engines
16
Which of the following is true about the slums and tenements where the working class lived?
There was no sewage or sanitation systems
Community pumps were used to get water, but often times they spread disease
They were tiny one room apartments with no running water
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In the Communist Manifesto Marx writes communism would bring _____________ to the world.
Poverty as it was unavoidable because the population was increasing faster
A classless society where the means of production would be owned community
Society together to bring greatest happiness for the greatest number of its
Individuals left to improve their lives through thrift, hard work
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What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?
encouraged people to emigrate to other countries
offered cheap transportation for materials and goods
displaced England’s agricultural and fishing industries
eliminated hundreds of thousands of jobs
19
How did Britain’s economy affect the process of industrialization?
Positively
negatively
20
Analyze one political benefit of the Industrial Revolution
migrations of people, cities within industrializing areas or the world
Pollution & poor living conditions from industrialization led to reform
a new divide between working class of factory laborers and middle class
the movement for additional women’s rights.
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What is the main reason the “putting-out” system gave way to the factory system in the British textile industry?
factory system allowed employers to hire women and children
factory system produced better quality cloth
factory system allowed more cloth to be produced at a lower cost
factory system did not require a natural supply of water power
22
Why was there an uproar over Darwin’s new scientific theory?
It was promoted in the church
It was widely accepted
It did not align with the Bible
It questioned the scientific method
23
How does industrialization encourage city growth?
Wage labor leads to job growth
people aren't as reliant on sustenance farming
workers move closer to factories
stores & businesses grow
24
Which of the following was NOT a positive aspect of industrialization?
More jobs
Cleaner cities
Increased wealth
More goods
25
What is the laissez-faire policy?
allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant
labor created a committee to set working standards without interference
owners of industry set working conditions without government interfernce
taught owners of industry to set working conditions based on govt standards
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Which of the following is NOT true about workers in mines & factories during the early Industrial Revolution?
Their wages were low and their work hours long
Their working conditions were harsh, dangerous, and inhumane
They were allowed to form unions and strike when they were unhappy
Children were eventually banned from working in the mines
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Who wrote that capitalism would improve the lives of all people in society?
John Locke
Karl Marx
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Adam Smith
28
What impact did technological advances have on industry?
Productions of good was increased
Quality of products was decreased
Number of factory workers decreased
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Which of the following was a result of the agricultural revolution?
Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods
Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners
Many small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to cities
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What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
Collective bargaining
Strikes
Unions
Utilitarianism
