Unit 2 Overview, Skills

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

Select all correct answers.

• Britain was flat, easier for transportation

• Britain invented new technology like the steam engine

• Britain had lots of coal

• Britain had a large available workforce

What is the global explanation for why the industrial revolution began in Britain?

• Britain was flat, so transportation was easier, especially on rivers

• Britain had a large empire

• Britain had a lot of new technology

How was industrialization linked to British Colonies?

• Britain got food and supplies from its colonies

• Britain had most of its population leave

• Britain did not have an empire

What proves that industrialization spread around the world?

• The Industrial Revolution spread to the United States and Japan

• Egypt did not successfully industrialize

• India deindustrialized

Who benefitted from industrialization?

• Factory owners, made more money.

• Workers had difficult working conditions.

• People in Africa benefitted from making more money

• People in America suffered because they did not industrialize.

How did the Industrial Revolution Transform society?

• Most people were farmers.

• Roles of parents and children changed in the family.

• Most people lived in rural areas

Draw a picture that represents one thing you learned about the Industrial Revolution from the article.