Industrial Revolution Review

What word means the change from farming to factories in a society?

• capitalism

• agriculture

• industrialization

• factors of production

Why was England the first to Industrialize?

• It already had large cities.

• It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron, and rivers

• It had very little natural resources.

• It was located in the middle of Europe.

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

• sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

• automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

• steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, telegraph, steam ships, light bulb

• telephones, geographic positioning system, radio, airplanes

Why did cities grow larger in Europe and the US during the Industrial Revolution?

• disease

• people moved to the cities to work in factories

• government forced people to move to cities to make it easier to control them.

• people sought better protection from roving bands of marauders

The minimum wage, child labor laws, overtime laws, and workplace safety laws are all examples of what?

• abuses of workers rights

• reform laws to protect workers

• laws to protect business owners

• improvements in transporation

What things are needed to industrialize?

• guns, cannons, machines, cars

• food, water, shelter, horses

• land, labor, capital, resources

• people, animals, ghosts

How did the Industrial Revolution affect kids?

• They worked long hours and were sometimes injured on the job.

• They had more free time than before.

• Many went to school to get an education.

• They were often sent to visit friends and relatives overseas.

Which of the following are examples of industrialized countries?

• China, Mexico, Sudan

• 
  England, US, Japan
  

• Florida, Texas, New York City

• Brazil, Afghanistan, Estonia

During the Industrial Revolution, the factory system led to

• shortages of food

• immigration from Europe to the US

• mass production of goods

• lower wages

What is the term for people moving into cities to live and work?

• naturalization

• capital

• industrialization

• urbanization