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Industrial Revolution 2

Authored by Gerald Smith

History

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the first factories more efficient than the earlier system of building by hand?

They allowed laborers to build a product from start to finish
They did not require an outside source of power.
They could be built in any location.
They brought workers and machines together in one place.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Industrialization spread away from England because

Britain had to trade its technology for labor and natural resources.
Britain shared the new technology in order to gain new trading partners.
other nations wanted to have the same economic opportunities that Britain enjoyed.
Parliament relaxed Britain's monopoly on industrial technology.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify two major effects of new technology on business during the Industrial Revolution.

Fewer goods were manufactured and sold.
Workers made more money and worked fewer hours.
 The streets were less traveled and cleaner.
Production became faster and less expensive.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did big business emerge during the Industrial Revolution?

New technologies required the investment of more capital.
Governments passed laws regulating monopolies.
Labor unions demanded and won higher wages.
 Competition between businesses became unnecessary.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

wood and peat
oil and natural gas
coal and iron
cotton and tobacco

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Henry Ford revolutionized which of the following industries?

Agriculture
Railroad
Automobile
Education

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of technology paved the way for what we known as "division of labor" within industries?

assembly line
spinning jenny
water frame
Bessemer process

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