Unit 7: Industrialization

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin in the late-1700s?

• Spain

• Europe

• Britain

• Italy

The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger

• houses

• iron

• mines

• steel

Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency?

• Workers received labor rights.

• Major labor unions were formed.

• Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated.

• Animal and human power were generally replaced with steam power

Which 19th century person would have been most DIRECTLY affected by the work of 18th century engineer James Watt?

• a person plowing a field

• a person studying the stars

• a person traveling on a train

• a person sailing to New York City

Unlike those in commercial industry, people in "cottage" industries...

• produced textile clothing goods

• tended to work in large urban populations.

• manufactured large products made from steel.

• usually produced goods out of their own homes

Which of these inventions had the GREATEST impact on the First Industrial Revolution?

• steam engine

• cotton gin

• steel

• iron

Which of these BEST describes the effect the Industrial Revolution had in England in the 19th century?

• people moved from the city to the countryside

• people moved from the countryside to the city

• people moved form England to the American colonies

• people moved from the American colonies to England

Which of these was an immediate result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

• the trans-Atlantic Slave trade was no longer used

• more African nations achieved political independence

• improvement in the standard of living for all people

• European social and political reform movements erupted

One of the major impacts of urbanization in the 1800s and early 1900s was

• a dwindling of the middle class as wealth grew among city dwellers.

• the increase in the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis

• the decrease in agricultural production as more people moved to cities.

• transportation improvements decreased because travel became too expensive.

· Europe experienced it in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

· Asia experienced it in the late 19th Century.

· African regions began to experience it in the 20th Century.

What process is being described?

• the development of gangs and organized crime

• genetically modifying plants to grow more food

• urbanization, or the development of large cities

• industrialization, or using technology to change life