Impacts of the Industrial Revolution

What was one of the major impacts of the Industrial Revolution on production?

• Decrease in production

• Rise of the factory system

• Return to domestic system

• Elimination of machines

Match the following terms with their descriptions: Capitalists, Factory System, Joint-stock companies.

• C

• Mode of production with division of labor.

• A

• Issued stocks to raise capital

• B

• Owned means of production

During the Industrial Revolution, the _______ system replaced the domestic system as the main mode of production.

• Factory

• Joint-stock

• Capitalist

• Domestic

What allowed capitalists to expand their production capacity and promote the rise of modern capitalism?

• Joint-stock companies

• Individual investments

• Government funding

• Agricultural expansion

Match the following terms with their descriptions: Capitalists, Managers, Workers, Factories.

• C

• Use new capital to expand production

• D

• Employ workers

• A

• Provide labor

• B

• Invest in raw materials

During the Industrial Revolution, urbanization first occurred in ______.

• France

• Germany

• Britain

• Italy

What were the two major classes in Europe before the Industrial Revolution?

• Nobles and Peasants

• Merchants and Artisans

• Industrialists and Workers

• Kings and Queens

During the Industrial Revolution, new social classes emerged. One of these classes was the ______.

• Nobles

• Peasants

• Industrialists

• Artisans

Which class included industrialists, businessmen, and owners of factories and mines?

• The middle class

• The working class

• The capitalist class

• The proletariat.

Match the following classes with their characteristics:

• A

• Worked for capitalists and earned very little.

• C

• Included lawyers, doctors, and engineers.

• B

• Rich and could influence government policies.