Global Studies Industrial Revolution and Imperialism Review

What 5 factors caused the industrial revolution to begin in Great Britain?

What inventions helped to bring about the industrial revolution in the textile industry?

What were industrial working conditions like?

• Long hours, low pay, dangerous conditions

• Short hours, high pay, safe conditions

• Long hours, high pay, safe conditions

• Short hours, low pay, dangerous conditions

Which of the following best describes urban living conditions for the industrial workers?

• Crowded, dirty, and unsanitary

• Luxurious

• Middle class suburbs

How was wealth impacted for nations that industrialized?

• Industrialized nations saw increased wealth through enhanced production, market access, and technological advancements.
• Industrialization led to a decrease in technological advancements and production efficiency.
• Wealth remained unchanged for nations that industrialized.
• Industrialized nations experienced a decline in wealth due to increased competition.

How did workers respond to their conditions?

What was utopian socialism and how was it related to the industrial revolution?

• Society would be based upon government control of everything to better the lives of workers

• 1. Society would be based on small communities focused on individuals contributing to the community and everyone helping to provide for the needs of all members of the society

• 1. Society would be based on industrial factory towns where companies provided for all of the needs of their workers

• 1. Society would be based on mining towns where all miners would live together

How did the Communist Manifesto take utopian socialism ideas to a new level?

• 1. Marx and Engels argued for a workers revolution where industry would be taken from the wealthy capitalists and run for the benefit of the workers.

• 1. Marx and Engels argued that socialism was a curse and would destroy the individual motivation and creativity that spurred industrial growth.

• 1. Marx and Engels argued for an invasion of industrial countries to return them to an agrarian economy.

• 1. Marx and Engels argued that workers should accept their conditions and promoted the continued growth of industrial capitalism.

What is imperialism?

• Extension of a nation's power or influence over another territory

• The growth of alliances around the world

• The spread of the industrial revolution

• The end of monarchial rule in Europe

What was the most important motivation for imperialism?

• Economic

• Exploratory

• Ideological

• Political

• Religion