World History Final

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What do we call the increased output of machine made goods, which began in England in the 1700s?

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Industrial Revolution

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How did farmers increase crops to provide more, and improved products? Options: Crop Rotation, New Inventions for seeding and harvesting, Enclosures

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All of the above

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Where were the first factories in England located?

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By the river

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What was the first industry to experience industrialization? Options: Textiles, Railroads, Fishing, Agriculture

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Textiles

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Which of the following statements about the effects of scientific and technological changes during the Industrial Revolution is true?
- They had little or no effect on how people lived outside of factory towns.
- They cheapened the quality of most products of daily life.
- They significantly altered how people worked, played, and maintained their health.
- They led to less democracy and a decline in literacy.

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They significantly altered how people worked, played, and maintained their health.

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What was a direct impact of the Industrial Revolution on cities?

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They grew bigger.

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Why did factories hire many young children?

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Factories hired many young children because their small hands could work on machinery while still running and they could be paid less.

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Why did the Luddites destroy factory machinery?

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They thought the machines were taking their jobs

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How do unions help workers?

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Strength in numbers means the workers voices can be heard, If they all work together they can strike if not given what they want, They help to share ideas of fair treatment and fair pay.

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In the Second Industrial Revolution, what innovations opened up new industrial frontiers? Options: textiles, railroads, iron, and coal; a world economy, psychoanalysis, and new products; radios, telephones, light bulbs, and telegraphs; steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum

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steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum