The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution began following (after):

• the Agricultural Revolution

• WWI

• the first car was invented

Populations were able to increase as a result of:

• more cities being built

• increased agricultural production

• the Enlightenment

Who was more likely to move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• Entrepreneurs

• People who had small farms

• People who owned large pieces of land

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

• They were the richest country in the world

• They had too many farmers.

• They had all of the factors of production.

Large scale introduction of manufacturing is called:

• industrialization

• nationalism

• imperialism

Materials supplied by nature that can be used to produce goods are called:

• entrepreneurs

• political stability

• natural resources

Which of the following in an example of a natural resource?

• iron ore

• nails

• factories

Rivers were important to the growth of industrialization because they:

• provided an important food source (fish)

• no one could own a river

• were used to produce power and provide transportation

Harbors are an important factor of production because:

• they provide places for ships to dock for loading goods

• they only need a few workers to run them

• they could be found in every city

A person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business is

• an imperialist

• an industrialist

• an entrepreneur