catdog

What was one of the significant social changes that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution?

• Decrease in urban populations

• Decrease in the size of the middle class

• Growth of cities and Social Class Change

• Reduction in the number of factory workers

What facilitated the growth and diffusion of industrialization according to the text?

• The decline of colonialism

• The decrease in natural resources

• The availability of new technologies and natural resources

• The reduction in the need for raw materials

Which of the following was a challenge brought about by urban growth during the Industrial Revolution?

• Improved housing conditions

• Decrease in human waste

• Increase in disease

• Better air quality

What was a consequence of the improvements in farm machinery and techniques during the Industrial Revolution?

• The First Agricultural Revolution

• The decline of industrial jobs in cities

• The Second Agricultural Revolution

• A decrease in food supplies

Which of the following best describes the impact of industrialization on the class structure?

• It made landowners and inherited wealthy lose their influence.

• It led to a decrease in the number of extremely wealthy individuals.

• It reduced the differences between social classes.

• It caused a decline in the middle class.

What facilitated the growth and diffusion of industrialization according to the Industrial Revolution section?

• The decline of new technologies

• The availability of natural resources and new technologies

• The decrease in population growth

• The reduction of industrial jobs in cities

Which factor contributed to the rise of colonialism and imperialism during the Industrial Revolution?

• The search for more raw materials and new markets by investors

• The decrease in class structures

• The reduction of worker wages

• The transfer of production to semi-periphery countries

What is the focus of the primary economic sector?

• Providing information and services

• Making products from natural resources

• Extracting natural resources from the earth

• Housekeeping

Which economic sector experienced significant growth from the 1840s-1960s?

• Primary sector

• Tertiary sector

• Quaternary sector

• Secondary sector

As of the mid 1900s, which economic sector became a dominant part of the US labor force?

• Primary sector

• Secondary sector

• Tertiary sector

• Quaternary sector