Industrial Background Quiz

Which of the following describes a "ROBBER BARON". Please select all that apply.

• Businessmen who were super successful and very rich.

• Businessmen who donate money to public programs. (Libraries, schools, and hospitals)

• Businessmen who will do anything to get ahead, and often hurt the ones around them by doing so.

• Businessmen whose business makes them rich and successful while also helping others.

• Businessmen who were not successful because they were not nice to people and their workers.

Which of the following describes a "CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY". Please select all that apply.

• Businessmen who were super successful and very rich.

• Businessmen who donate money to public programs. (Libraries, schools, and hospitals)

• Businessmen who will do anything to get ahead, and often hurt the ones around them by doing so.

• Businessmen whose business makes them rich and successful while also helping others.

• Businessmen who were not successful because they were not nice to people and their workers.

Which of the following describes the ethnicities of railroad workers? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

• Recently freedmen (former slaves)

• Irish Immigrants

• Japenese Immigrants

• Chinese Contract Workers

• Poor white women

Which invention helped make COMMUNICATION easier and connected more people?

Which invention helped INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION and impacted the environment negatively over time.

Which of the following were PROS to Factory labor?

• It required very little skill and training so anyone could get a job.

• Factory owners forced employees to work extremely long hours.

• Factories lead to an increase in production and sell more things faster than ever before.

• Many women, recently freedmen, and immigrants were able to join the workforce.

Which of the following were CONS to Factory labor?

• Due to the low skill level needed many workers would be fired if they made a small mistake.

• Factory owners forced employees to work extremely long hours.

• Factories lead to an increase in production and sell more things faster than ever before.

• Factories were often producing so much they were jam-packed with people and often hard to move around in.

Fill in the blank. Many people heard about all the factory jobs and hundreds moved to the city. This increase of people lead to -------, which is when a lot of people move into the same area.

• Industrialization

• Communism

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

What do YOU think was the biggest POSITIVE of Industrialization? What do you think was the biggest NEGATIVE? Explain your answer choices in at least four sentences in total.