Industrial Revolution

What is the best explanation for the rural to urban demographic shift?

• Spanish American War

• World War I

• Advancement in farming technology

• Increase in yellow journalism

A cause of industrialization was the invention of the steam engine; which of the following best describes a long term effect of industrialization?

• The United States changed from an agricultural society to a manufacturing society.

• The United States changed from a capitalist society to a communist society.

• The United States changed from an urban to a rural society.

• The United States changed from a communist society to a capitalist society.

What contributed to the abundance of affordable consumer goods?

• Advancements in industrial technology

• Decreased cost for materials

• Decrease in consumer activity

• Increase in price for consumer goods

Many factory jobs were available in the Eastern United States, which resulted in......

• An increased acceptance of immigrants in the Eastern United States

• A higher level of farms production in the Eastern United States

• A decrease in the level of immigrants settling in the Eastern United States

• A high level of European immigrants settling in the Eastern United States

Which of the following contributed to the migration from farms to cities in the late 1800s?

• streetcars

• a sharp decline in the need for farm labor

• cheap housing

• decreased demand for agricultural products

Which statement about immigration to the United States during the 19th century is most valid?

• Organized labor supported unlimited immigration.

• Most immigrants to the United States were illegal aliens.

• Industrial growth led to a demand for cheap immigrant labor.

• Few immigrants came from Western Europe.

Which thesis about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

• The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.

• The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged since colonial times.

• The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of United States history.

• American customs and traditions have not been affected by immigrants.

Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following EXCEPT-

• subways

• skyscrapers

• airplanes

• suspension bridges

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

• textiles

• industrial machines

• cars

• household goods like cookware

Which of the following best describes industrialization?

• nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

• smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

• more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

• advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves