Industrial Revolution Flashcard

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Which was NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain? Options: Britain had important natural resources like coal and iron., Britain was connected by land to the rest of Europe., Britain was one of the first countries to use railways., Britain had many colonies that supplied raw materials.

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Britain was connected by land to the rest of Europe.

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The movement of a large percentage of the population from small towns and villages to cities was called:

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Urbanization

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Which of the following descriptions best applies to urban (city) life during the Industrial Revolution? Governments tried to help consumers and to keep food production safe., People lived in large apartments with plenty of space., Pollution and crowded living conditions led to disease., Toilets and clean water were available to most people.

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Pollution and crowded living conditions led to disease.

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During most of the Industrial Revolution, women and children:

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Were paid much less than men.

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Using the chart above, at what age did most people start working in cotton factories?

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Under age 10

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An economic system in which businesses and factories are privately owned and operated and trying to make a profit is called:

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Capitalism

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Karl Marx believed that the proletariat (working class) would eventually:

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rise up and overthrow the capitalists in a violent revolution

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Who was the economist who wrote the “Wealth of Nations” and believed in a free economy?

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Adam Smith

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The cartoon above represents the division of Africa by European leaders at the:

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Berlin Conference

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This stanza from Kipling’s poem is associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to:

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“civilize” the people they controlled