Chapter 9- Industrialization & Imperialism

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

• Cartel

• Corporation

• Factory

• Urbanization

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Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages

• Dangerous working conditions

• Safe working conditions

• Poor air quality/pollution

• Child labor

Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• Children only had to work an 8 hour day

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

• It created universal male suffrage

• It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

• It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

• It led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

• Larger populations

• Increase in wealth of peasants

• Decreased populations

• More small family farms

The movement of people into cities is called…

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Absorption

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Russia

One reason why England was the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution-

• England was the most needy nation in the world

• It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

• England was centrally located to many areas like India and China, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

Who improved the steam engine?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• James Watt