Industrial Revolution

True or False? Negative effects of industrialization included crowded, dirty cities and polluted air and water.

• True

• False

Which of the following natural resources was most important for the early development of industry in Great Britain?

• coal

• iron ore

• electricity

• timber/wood

Which of the following countries was the first to industrialize?

• United States

• Great Britain/England

• Germany

• China

How did industrialization hurt skilled craft workers working in cottage industry?

• by leading to a labor movement that raised wages

• by leading to a shortage of raw materials

• by shifting populations from countryside to city

• by undercutting prices for their products (mass produced items were cheaper than their goods so they lost business)

Mass production, which created an increase in the quantity of goods produced, led to

• more consumer goods available to more people.

• higher wages and shorter hours.

• an increase in the cost of factory-made goods.

• an increase in the number of workers factories needed.

True or false?: Mass produced products were a little different from each other, while products made by hand were identical.

• True

• False

Which of the following was a negative result of the textile industry in Great Britain?

• fewer cotton farms in Great Britain

• the huge population growth in the country

• Water and air pollution

What led to the growth of the middle class?

• industry’s need for managers and other mid-level employees

• the increasing profit earned from small, family-owned farms

• the increase in prices of manufactured goods (increase in price of goods)

• the growth of universities

Industrialization had which of the following effects on middle-class people?

• They worked harder than ever before.

• They now had extra time and money to spend on leisure.

• hey became active in the labor movement (unions)

• Their standard of living decreased.

What are the factors of production that led to Great Britain’s economic success? Check all correct responses.

• factories

• capital

• land

• labor