Industrialization

What of the following is not a cause of industrialization?

• Availability of natural resources

• Availability of man made goods

• Availability of capital

• Availability of workers in the cities

Why were technical advances important to the growth of industrialization?

• Machines produced lower quality products.

• Machine operators purchased equipment to use at home.

• Machines sped up the production process.

• Machine mechanics earned enough wages to join the upper class.

Which of the following factors was most influential in the growth of industrialization?

• Large numbers of unemployed farm workers provided industrial labor.

• Factories became more efficient, which led to higher prices for most goods.

• Manufactured goods replaced fresh crops in most markets and stores.

• More people moved from cities to rural areas in order to purchase farmland.

Which phrase best explains how the agricultural revolution influenced industrialization?

• The agricultural revolution meant that less farm equipment was needed, so industries could produce other goods.

• The agricultural revolution allowed for bigger food surpluses, which meant that the population increased and there was an ability for specialization in labor.

• The agricultural revolution signaled a return to traditional techniques, so fewer inventors focused on innovations of new farm machinery.

• The agricultural revolution shifted from large farms to small farms, which made land available for large factories and homes for workers.

Which of the following was NOT an important factor in American industrialization?

• strong spirit of invention

• large waves of immigration

• strict government regulations

• abundant natural resources

Improved farm techniques and equipment most directly contributed to industrialization through ______.

• the diversity of products

• the growth of cities

• the increases in wages

• the waves of immigrants

Which of the following statements best describes the United States at the end of the nineteenth century?

• The nation had shifted from an agricultural (farming), rural economy to an industrial urban one

• Americans did not want to expand to new lands anymore

• Development of railroads got many people to move to Canada

• Cities became much cleaner and safer to live in

Which statement identifies the most important way Thomas Edison changed American life?

• He illustrated the way to become wealthy by inventing items.

• He demonstrated a way to create products for the general public.

• He focused on helping the less fortunate with his inventions.

• He created a distribution system to bring electricity to the masses.

Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of Industry” and “Robber Barons” because

• they provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers.

• they worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices.

• they provided good paying jobs, but produced unsafe products.

• they supported workplace reform but drove their competitors out of business.

Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in the field of

• steel

• telephones

• petroleum

• banking

• shipping