Industrial Revolution

What were wages and working conditions like during the late 1800s?

• Not regulated, low pay, dangerous conditions
• Not regulated, high pay, safe conditions
• Regulated, high pay, safe conditions
• Regulated, low pay, dangerous conditions

What approach to economics did the U.S. government follow in the late 1800s?

• Socialist
• Laissez-faire
• Regulated
• Communist

What did labor organizations use as means of achieving their goals?

• Technological innovations, power resources
• Rural living, agricultural work
• Immigration, migration
• Collective bargaining, strikes

What made factory production more efficient during the Industrial Revolution?

• Telephone, phonograph
• Skyscraper, automobile
• Incandescent light bulb, washing machine
• Mechanized assembly line, electric motors

What did labor organizations seek to address during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Technological advancements, power resources, interchangeable parts
• Immigration, migration, urban living
• Working conditions, wages, terms of employment
• Rural living, agricultural work, factory production

What technological innovations transformed the American economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Skyscraper, automobile, airplane, steel plow
• Telephone, phonograph, incandescent light bulb, washing machine
• McCormick reaper, thresher, electric motor, mechanized assembly line
• Factory production, interchangeable parts, power resources, mechanized farming

What led to increased immigration and migration to industrial centers in the United States?

• The shift from rural living to urban living
• The laissez-faire approach to economics
• The demand for workers
• The rise of corporations and heavy industry

What marked a shift during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• From heavy industry to small businesses
• From urban to rural living
• From machine-made to hand-made products
• From agricultural to factory work

What allowed farmers to increase crop production during the Industrial Revolution?

• McCormick reaper, thresher, steel plow
• Telephone, phonograph, incandescent light bulb
• Washing machine, skyscraper, automobile
• Airplane, electric motor, mechanized assembly line

What does the Industrial Revolution refer to?

• The shift from rural living to urban living
• The increase in demand for workers
• The shift from hand-made to machine-made products
• The rise of corporations and heavy industry