Midterm Review 3- Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

• The Industrial Revolution first started in the US, not England
• England was importing more resources than exporting
• They had all the essential factors of production: land, labor, and capital
  
• England was led by an Industrialist: Winston Churchill

A person who risks his or her own money to start a business and earn a profit is a(n):

• Artisan
• Entrepreneur
• Capitalist
• Merchant

How is the Agricultural Revolution directly related to the Industrial Revolution?

• The Enclosure Movement led to an available labor source willing to work cheap wages
• People were more willing to work in factories because they wanted more than a farm life
• The population decreased because of the Enclosure Movement
• None of the options

Where did all the early factories have to be located, and why?

• at or above sea level because flooding was prevalent in England
• near a source of lumber because they used the lumber to create steam
• near water because they used it as a power source
• on or near a major railway line so they could send out the finished product efficiently

The Industrial Revolution brought on the exploitation of which group?

• entrepreneurs
• working class/poor
• factory managers
• the middle class

In the Factory System, who made the most money?

• Factory owners
• Factory supervisors
• Factory workers
• Factory capitalists

The Middle Class of the Industrial Revolution

• Bourgeoise

• Proletariat

• Working Class

• Nobles

The poor DURING the Industrial Revolution

• Peasents

• Working Class

• Proletariat

• Merchants

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?

• Interchangeable parts
• Factories
• Dynamos
• Assembly Lines