Industrial Revolution Lesson

Which of the following is true of working conditions in the Second Industrial Revolution?

• factories competed with one another to offer the highest wages

• all factories used Assembly Lines to make production more efficient

• factories were often crowded, poorly ventilated, and prone to accidents

• management made sure workers were so well-trained and educated they were irreplaceable

What was the 1st national business of the Industrial Revolution?

• The Railroads

• Oil

• Manufacturing

• Automobiles

In order to fight terrible working conditions in factories. The workers created these.

The American Industrial Revolution was the ​ (a)   revolution.

• second

• first

These groups were considered second class citizens while working in the factory. Choose all that apply.

• Women

• African Americans

• Children

• White Men

How did the Bessemer process change the U.S.?

• It made steel harder to make

• It let steel be made cheaper to build more railroads.

• It made coal easier to find

• It did not change the U.S.

Which of these is an invention from the 2nd Industrial Revolution

• Boat

• Cell Phone

• Lightbulb

• Refrigerator

Why were some Americans worried about the power of Big Business?

• Because they took advantage of their customers and workers

• Because small businesses were able to grow faster

• Because the businesses were too big

• Because they were petty

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Animals

• Royalty

Andrew Carnegie is an example of a ​ (a)   and J P Morgan would be considered a ​ (b)   .

• captain of industry

• robber baron