S2 Unit 3 Review

Why did the industrial revolution begin in England?

• good economy (good banking system)

• lots of landowners, mostly urban population

• population boom (labor source)

• natural resources (river, coal, iron)

Which industry launched the Industrial Revolution?

• railroad

• Textile

• agriculture

• steel

Which innovation led to an increase in cloth production at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• water-frame, spinning jenny, flying shuttle

• Bessemer process, electric sewing machine

• steam engine

• steam boat

Which new method of transportation did Robert Fulton pioneer?

• steamship

• automobile

• water frame

• locomotive

What was a new method of production during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• factory system

• assembly line

• steam power

• interchangeable parts

What sources of energy were introduced in the late 1800s

• gasoline

• kerosene

• electricity

• steam

Which are examples of the human cost of industrialization?

• overcrowded cities

• factory injuries, child labor

• slave trade

• violence over religious beliefs

Which best explains why the Industrial Revolution led to a larger middle class?

• Wealth was shared more evenly.

• Land ownership became more important than before.

• Factory workers earned high salaries.

• Businesses needed more educated people.

Which best describes the beliefs of Robert Owen?

• People can build a utopian society with socialist ideals.

• Laissez-faire capitalism is the fairest economic system.

• Factory managers are the most important people in a company.

• Laborers make too much money.

Why did Karl Marx believe that capitalism would be overthrown?

• Laborers would leave the factory.

• Business owners would choose socialism.

• The middle class would grow too large.

• Workers would revolt.