Industrial Revolution Review

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• A period of time in which many great wars were fought.
• A period of great change in which people moved from cities to rural areas.
• A period of time in which all people became much wealthier than they were before.
• A period of great change in which many people moved from rural areas to cities.

Where did the Industrial Revolution? begin?

• Britain
• America
• Germany
• Switzerland

Why did improvements in agriculture lead to a larger population?

• more food was available
• more profits could be made
• larger farms could provide more employment
• farm life encourage larger families

What caused the growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• growing demand for farmers
• creation of a new middle class
• unsanitary conditions
• need for factory workers

Why did factory owners often prefer to hire women rather than men?

• They are better workers.
• They were paid lower wages.
• They often brought their children to work.
• They were prohibited from joining labor unions.

Which type of economists believed that the government should not be involved in the economy?

• Laissez-faire
• Utilitarian
• Marxists
• Socialists

Which economic system attempted to create a classless society?

• socialism
• utilitarianism
• lassez-faire
• communism

Because he believed it created prosperity for a few and poverty for many, Karl Marx despised

• communism.
• capitalism.
• socialism.
• the Enclosure Act.

How did family life change as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Women stayed home with children while men worked.
• They didn't change.
• People began marrying at a later age.
• Many marriages failed due to the strain of working together in factories.

When workers' needs were not met by factory owners, they would let the factory owners know they were unhappy by

• complaining to the government about their needs not being met.
• working half their normal hours.
• going on strike and refuse to work.
• choosing to work anyway, especially since they needed the money.