Industrial Revolution

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

• leave alone

• resist

• freedom

• control

What social class was formed during the Industrial Revolution?

• serfs

• nobles

• clergy

• middle class

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

• textiles

• industrial machines

• cars

• household goods like cookware

Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers should rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of

• capitalism

• democracy

• communism

• command economies

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution
• Machine Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Technological Revolution

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Massachusetts

• France

• Great Britain

• Ireland

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Minimum Wages for workers

• Dangerous working conditions

• Widespread pollution

• Long hours

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• moving

• inflation

• colonization

• urbanization

Which of these might be a motivation for people to move to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• Family

• Jobs on the farm

• Jobs in factories

• Higher cost of living

In his writings, Karl Marx viewed Europe’s social changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution as a

• class struggle.

• rise in nationalism.

• democratic movement.

• decline of imperialism