Unit 8 CSA Inventors, Industrial Revolution & Women’s Rights

Specialization of labor improved the assembly line because____ (select 2 choices)

• Allows fewer people to work in the factory

• Workers could focus on just one job

• increased efficiency & production

• Increases the demand on each worker

• Companies can pay their employees less

What are the benefits of using an assembly line to make products?

• Allows for mass production

• Makes products more expensive

• Creates jobs

• Makes products more affordable

• Workers are paid more

How does competition between businesses benefit consumers in a Free Enterprise System?

• Provides a variety of choices and it leads to lower prices

• Businesses control the production of products

• It causes businesses to close down

• Gives consumers the power to set the price of products

5.12C Immigration and migration affected the development of the U.S. economy in which two ways?

• Increased labor force and cultural diversity

• Decreased job opportunities and economic stagnation

• Reduced population growth and innovation

• Limited access to resources and technology

What role did technological innovations play in the Industrial Revolution?

• They slowed down the pace of industrial growth

• They made production processes more efficient

• They reduced the need for skilled labor

• They increased the reliance on manual labor

How did the Industrial Revolution affect economic changes in society?

• It led to a decrease in global trade

• It resulted in the decline of capitalism

• It increased the production and availability of goods

• It caused a reduction in industrial output

What was a major consequence of technological innovations during the Industrial Revolution?

• Decrease in production efficiency

• Increase in manual labor

• Mass production of goods

• Reduction in global trade