Industrial Revolution and Economic Ideologies Review

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Britain
• Italy
• France
• United States

Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• The exploitation of child workers
• Poor, rural farmers being forced off their land and moving to cities
• A shift from goods made by hand to goods made by machines during the mid to late 1700's
• A shift from goods being made by machines to goods being made by hand during the mid to late 1700's

Which of the following would be a result of urbanization?

• The enclosure movements
• Movement of people to rural areas
• Decrease in the income of the upper class
• Overpopulated cities 

Which of the following allowed for urbanization to happen during the Industrial Revolution?

• Farming became more profitable 
• Farmers were displaced by new inventions and needed jobs
• New inventions created many new jobs for farmers
• City life was comfortable and luxurious

Which of the following became an important source of power during the Industrial Revolution?

• The steam engine

• Horses

• The locomotive

• Electricity

What is one result of the enclosure movements?

• New crops were developed

• Profits fell

• Farm laborers lost their jobs

• Farm output decreased

The ________ used the assembly line to efficiently and cheaply produce goods, while the ________ required skilled laborers to complete the job from start to finish, making goods very expensive.

• Steam engine; cottage system
• Factory system; enclosure movement
• Cottage industry; factory system
• Factory system; cottage industry

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain?

• Geography

• Capital ($ ready to invest)

• Abundant (Lots of) natural resources

• The ideas of the Enlightenment

When you hear that Britain's first factory was a textile factory, what is another word for textile?

• Timber/wood
• Cloth/fabric
• Steam engine
• Railroad track

As a result of the Industrial Revolution...

• Goods became more expensive
• Goods were produced much more inefficiently
• Goods became cheaper and more accessible to all
• The population in cities decreased due to pollution