The Industrial Revolution 1-8

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One very significant innovation during the Industrial Revolution was the assembly line. It has a massive impact because it:

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Allowed consumers to buy better products at lower prices

Front

Which of the following did robber barons NOT do? Make products at a lower price using the assembly line, Donate money to charity, Provide high wages and safe working conditions for employees

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Provide high wages and safe working conditions for employees

Front

Which of the following was a problem factory workers faced?
Options:
Factories were not willing to hire children, who needed jobs to help support their families.
Businesses were not willing to give employees enough hours to earn an adequate income.
Factories were not equipped with safety equipment and injuries were a problem.

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Factories were not equipped with safety equipment and injuries were a problem

Front

Why are monopolies a problem for consumers?

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Without competition, businesses are not motivated to improve products and keep prices low.

Front

During the Industrial Revolution, many people had no other option but to live in tenements. Which of the following does NOT describe a tenement: Little ventilation and few windows, allowing disease to spread easily; Overcrowded; Heavy police presence

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Heavy police presence

Front

Why would a business owner seek to become a corporation?

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It would give them more money to expand.

Front

What effect of industrialization is evidenced by many people having money to spend in department stores, at organized sporting events, musical theaters, and amusement parks in the last decades of the 19th century?

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Increased standard of living

Front

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the middle class during this era?
It was growing.
Many chose to live in the suburbs.
It was shrinking because of the high price of goods.

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It was shrinking because of the high price of goods.

Front

What was a major consequence of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?

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Increased pollution and overcrowding in cities

Front

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century? Options: people moved to cities in search of economic opportunity, farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains, native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories, government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny

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people moved to cities in search of economic opportunity

Answer explanation

A result of industrialization was urbanization.