Ch. 14 Industrial Revolution Review

The Rise of industrialization during the 19th century produced various social effects. Choose the best TWO answers that explain the issues that led to workers going on strike.

• Workers seek higher wages.

• Workers wish to protect rights.

• Workers become uninterested in politics.

• Greater portion of the workforce emigrates from the United States.

You have been assigned to write a paper on the changes related to the increase in industrial production in the United States in the late 1800s. Choose TWO topics that would be appropriate to include in your paper.

• Growth in immigration to the United States.

• Reduction in manual labor force.

• Demand for cheaper labor.

• Increase in agricultural workers.

• Reduction in railroad construction opportunities.

What change characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?

• The shift towards making goods at home and in small businesses instead of factories

• The replacement of steam and water power with animal and human power.

• The replacement of steam and water power with hydroelectric power.

• Dramatic improvements in technological innovations.

What major population trend occurred in the United States during the industrial expansion of the late 19th century?

• The number of people living on farms increased.

• The migration from cities to rural areas grew.

• The size and number of cities increased dramatically.

• The flow of immigration to the United States decreased.

The opportunity for individuals to gain partial ownership through investing benefits a company in what way?

• Increased opportunity to expand production.

• Decreased production.

• Increased government investment.

• Increased child labor.

What contributed to the abundance of affordable consumer goods?

• Increase in price for consumer goods.

• Decrease in consumer activity.

• Decreased cost for materials.

• Advancements in industrial technology.

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

• Increased demand in agrarian labor.

• Advancement in farming technology.

• A decrease in the price of air travel.

• Spanish American War.

What is the main weapon a labor union can use in their struggle against factory owners?

• Political party conventions.

• A lockout where workers are not allowed into factories.

• Violence between workers and business managers.

• The ability to strike and shut down production.

What effect did the mechanization of the American farm in the latter part of the 19th century have on the nation?

• It brought about a decrease in the nation's literacy rate.

• It caused crowded farms and unsanitary conditions.

• It led to an increase in crop production at a lower cost to consumers.

• It increased the acreage of farmland that was unsuitable for farming.

How did Laissez-faire capitalism impact the industrial revolution

• It allowed for monopolies to exist.

• It stopped workers from demanding higher wages.

• It stopped workers from demanding safer working conditions.

• It made the US shift from a manufacturing society to an agricultural society.