Living Conditions and Rights - Age of Industry

Living Conditions and Rights - Age of Industry

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What can you infer about the experience of working in a factory during the Industrial Revolution?

Back

The conditions were dangerous because of fast-moving machines with no safety mechanisms.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Using the information you've acquired, identify how advances in science led to a longer life expectancy during the Industrial Revolution.

Back

Once it was proven that germs cause disease, governments began to pass laws to improve sanitation in industrial cities.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is one way that the standard of living increased for middle-class people during the Industrial Revolution? Options: The families of the middle class could buy several sets of ready-made clothing for members of their families. The middle class experienced an increase in their standard of living because they could purchase art collections. Many middle-class families began to sponsor charitable hospitals for the lower class. With more income and leisure time, middle-class families could afford to go to the theater and eat out at restaurants.

Back

With more income and leisure time, middle-class families could afford to go to the theater and eat out at restaurants.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Analyze how governments after 1450 used laws, policies, and processes to affect labor systems.

Back

Governmental systems used laws, policies, and other systems of enforcement to control labor systems and those who participated in them. These included pro-slavery laws in the 1700s and the use of federal troops to quash strikes in the 1800s.

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the Women's Suffrage Movement.

Back

The Industrial Revolution spread ideas and information. This, along with the increasing role of the middle class, women's activism, and the philanthropy of industrialist elites, allowed the Women's Suffrage Movement to grow and achieve its goals.