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What did labor unions do?
Paved the way for mass automobile production
Argue for worker's rights
Operate factories
Started a soccer team in London
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List all of the reasons the revolution began in Britain
Ready Workforce
Abundant Resources
Population Growth
Tea and Bovril
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What was Methodism?
Religious movement emphasizing personal faith
The religion covered in Breaking Bad
The 2nd coming of Allah
The uprising of extreme Buddhism
4
What class was created?
Wealthy land owners
First Hour World History
Adams Driver's Ed
Working Middle Class
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The industrial revolution started in _______ in the 18th century
England
Netherlands
Untied States of America
Russia
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What is capital in business terms?
Lansing, MI
Money to invest
Washington D. C.
Gross income
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What did Henry Bessemer create?
A new oil company
A new language
A small town that served as a "mock utopia"
A new process for creating steel
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What is the term that means taking and consolidating land once owned by peasant farmers?
enclosure
revolution
entraprenuership
manipulation
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Who benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?
Rural Farmers
The working class
The British King
Entraprenuers
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What issues did cities originally have? (Multiple Answers)
Overpopulation
Too few workers to keep factories open
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
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Before the industrial revolution, most people lived in a __________ enviroment
Rural
Urban
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What improvements in transportation evolved? (Many Answers)
Steamboats
Train
The common automobile
Hoverboards
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Who dominated the Second Industrial Revolution?
Brazil
Luxemborg
Germany and America
South Africa
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Who created dynamite?
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnigie
Henry Bessemer
Alfred Nobel
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What is a capitalist?
A follower of Karl Marx
A member of the British lower class
An employee of Elon Musk
Someone who believes in a free market economy
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What was the common role of urban children during the revolution?
Attending School
Salves
Factory workers
Orphans
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Thomas Malthus wrote about...
child labor
utilitarianism
population and the food supply
agricultural life
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What is a Utopia?
A suburb
A seemingly perfect society
Inner city detroit & chicago
A British farm
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What is the focus of utilitarianism?
women's rights
Importance of laissez-faire
The greatest happiness for the most people
education
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What was one downfall of the agricultural revolution?
Politics became heated
Fewer workers were needed
Farming work took longer
Food production slowed
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Who was James Watt?
a Scottish engineer that improved the steam engine
A football player for the Houston Texans
the inventor of the lightbulb
The King of Britain during the Industrial Revolution
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Overall, how did the standard of living change throughout the revolution?
It went down
It went up
It ceased to exist
It stayed the same
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What is laissez faire?
Limited government intervention in the economy
A nickname for "factory life"
A random Latin term
The process of making textiles in factories
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The industrial revolution followed what revolution?
Agricultural
Texan
American
French
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What is a corporation?
A company owned by a single investor
A company owned by many investors
Another name for a steel company
Another name for an oil company
