Unit 6 Industrialization & Imperialism

The Industrial Revolution was a change from ____ labor to ____ labor.

• Machine, manual

• Slow, speed

• Manual, machine

• Natural, machine

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in 1750 as a result of the abundance of which 2 natural resources?

• Iron & copper

• Coal & iron

• Water & iron

• Copper & coal

What agricultural movement forced poor farmers to move to the city in search of jobs?

• Fence Act

• Commons Enclosure Act

• Fencing Project

• Enclosure Act

Who invented four crop rotation?

• Eli Whitney

• Charles Townshend

• James Watt

• Henry Bessemer

What term refers to the growth of cities?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Immigration

• Migration

What emerged as a result of the working class being unhappy with their working conditions, low pay, etc.?

• Collective Farms

• Trade Guilds

• Labor Unions

• Worker Associations

Who is known as the father of capitalism & wrote the book, "The Wealth of Nations"?

• Karl Marx

• Freidrich Engels

• Cyrus McCormick

• Adam Smith

In capitalism, who owns the means of production?

• Private ownership

• Public owndership

• Government ownership

• Big business

What is the ultimate goal of communism?

• Social equality

• Economic equality

• Private ownership of goods

• Supply & demand driving prices

Which of the following was a negative effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Safe working conditions for factory workers

• Men being paid less than women & children

• Environmental pollution

• Living conditions improved for the working class