Mr.A_Social Effects of Industrial Revolution_LWHS

What was one of the primary reasons for population growth in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

• Rise in diseases

• Decrease in food supply

• Decline in death rates and warfare

• Increased warfare

What led to the doubling of Europe's population from 1750 to 1850?

• Decline in death rates and warfare

• Increased birth rates only

• Mass immigration to Europe

• Technological unemployment

What was a direct consequence of rapid urbanization?

• Improved living conditions

• Decrease in crime rates

• Poor sanitation and high crime rates

• Decrease in population

How did cities respond to the challenges of urban growth?

• Establishing boards of health and sanitation

• Ignoring the problems

• Banning immigration

• By reducing the population

What was a major health issue in rapidly growing cities?

• No significant health issues

• Decrease in diseases

• Cholera epidemics

• Improved health due to better nutrition

Who made up the new middle class during the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory workers

• Agricultural workers

• Factory and machine owners

• Servants

What characterized the working conditions in factories?

• Short working hours and high pay

• Safe environments with job security

• Long hours, low pay, and dangerous conditions

• Flexible work schedules

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on women's work?

• Women were discouraged from working

• Women's work remained unchanged

• Women increasingly entered the industrial workforce

• Only men worked in factories

How did the Industrial Revolution affect children's work?

• Children were banned from all work

• Children worked in safer conditions than adults

• Children faced harsh conditions in factories

• Children's work was limited to agricultural tasks

What was the primary goal of socialism during the Industrial Revolution?

• To increase factory owners' profits

• To reduce education opportunities

• To protect workers' rights

• To abolish all forms of government