Industrial Revolution

Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

• Industries were owned by the national government.

• Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

• Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• natural harbors

• monsoon winds

• mountainous terrain

• desert climate

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane

The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because

• the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor

• the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines

• the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce

• laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery

Which social change occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

• increased status for religious leaders

• growth of the working class

• expansion of privileges for the landed nobility

• development of the extended family

. Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.

Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.

Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy. Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.

To which situation are these speakers most likely reacting?

• rise of industrialization

• growth of Zionism

• formation of military alliances

• division of Africa

The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of

• militarism

• collectivization

• pogroms

• urbanization

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

• factory work strengthened extended families

Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to

• the development of a worldwide communications network

• a decrease in the power of the monarch

• the introduction of manorialism

• an increase in life expectancy

Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?

• highland climate

• large forests

• good harbors

• monsoon winds