Industrial Revolution

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States

• England

• France

• Germany

Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat

• oil and natural gas

• coal and iron

• cotton and tobacco

Which innovation  allowed factories to be built anywhere?

• flying shuttle

• spinning jenny

• cotton gin

• steam engine

What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

• ruralization

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

• fascism

• socialism

• capitalism

• mercantilism

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages

• Safe working conditions

• Dangerous working conditions

• Widespread pollution

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

• James Hargreaves

• John Kay

• Richard Arkwright

• James Watt

Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?

• Entrepreneurs

• Factory Workers

• Large Business Corporations

• Factory Managers

What key term means "the process in which a society transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services"?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrialization

Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in __________.

• cities

• factories

• small farming villages

• apartments