Unit 6: Economic WG

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution

• Machine Revolution

• Technological Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France

• United States

• Great Britain

• Spain

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality

• Goods became less expensive

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? Choose all that apply.

• Britain's location on the Atlantic Ocean

• An abundance of natural resources; like coal

• The desert climate was suitable for farming

• Britain was a leading colonial power around the world

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• family

• jobs on the farm

• jobs in factories

• friends

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Interdependance

• Colonization

• Imperialism

• Urbanization

England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?

• It wasn't an advantage.

• England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.

• It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.

• England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.

All the following are effects of Industrialization EXCEPT?

• increased pollution

• overcrowded cities

• surplus of resources

• inadequate housing

What is Imperialism?

• the dependence of two or more countries or things on each other.

• the practice of a larger country growing stronger by taking over weaker countries that have important resources.

• the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

• the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.

All of the headlines above refer to-

• Causes of the Boer War

• Motives for Imperialism

• Actions of Nationalism

• Effects of the Crimean War