Industrialization Vocabulary Quiz

What is a primary source in the context of historical events?

• A series of workers and machines in a factory

• A person or object that experienced an event in history first-hand

• A type of monopoly where a company buys all of its competition

• Items used to make products we use

What does the term 'social' describe in the context of industrialization vocabulary?

• Supplies, money, resources, taxes, trade

• The separation of a work process into a number of tasks

• People, culture, communication, clothing, religion, language

• The practice where a single company controls the entire process of a product

What is the division of labor?

• Making goods and products

• The separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task performed by a separate person or group of persons

• A person or group of businesses who control the production and distribution of a product or service

• A type of monopoly where a company buys all of its competition

What is meant by 'economic' in the industrialization vocabulary?

• Describes government, control, war, laws, leaders, courts

• Describes supplies, money, resources, taxes, trade

• A practice where a single company controls the entire process of a product

• The manufacturing of goods and products

During which period did the second industrial revolution take place?

• 1750 - 1850

• 1880s - 1920s

• 1930s - 1945

• 1950s - 1970s

What industry was John D. Rockefeller associated with?

• Steel

• Oil

• Shipping

• Banking/Finance

What did Henry Ford revolutionize with the application of the assembly line?

• Steel production

• Oil refining

• Car production

• Shipping logistics

Who is considered a Captain of Industry?

• A businessman who used unfair practices to build his business

• An industrialist who invested in multiple industries

• An industrialist who used generally fair and good practices to build his business

• A government official in charge of regulating industry

What does the term 'urbanization' refer to?

• The decline of rural areas

• The growth of urban areas (cities)

• The industrialization of the countryside

• The migration of people to the suburbs

What is the meaning of 'leisure time'?

• Time spent working

• Time for educational activities

• Free time to do things you enjoy

• Time allocated for community service