Industrial Revolution Review: Pt1

What is the term for the process by which a society transforms from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Colonization

• Modernization

Which of the following is a direct effect of industrialization?

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Growth of cities

• Decline in trade

• Increase in famine

What is urbanization?

• The process of moving from cities to rural areas

• The growth of cities due to population movement from rural to urban areas

• The decline of industry in a region

• The spread of agriculture

Which of the following is a common cause of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Availability of factory work in cities

• Decrease in population

• Expansion of rural land

What economic system is based on private ownership of capital and the means of production?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Feudalism

Which principle is most closely associated with capitalism?

• Government control of resources

• Free market competition

• Collective ownership

• Central planning

Who are the proletariat in the context of industrial society?

• Factory owners

• Factory workers

• Merchants

• Landlords

Why did the proletariat become an important social class during industrialization?

• They owned most of the factories

• They provided the labor needed for mass production

• They controlled the government

• They were the main consumers of luxury goods

Which of the following best describes a factory?

• A place where goods are produced in large quantities using machines

• A rural farm

• A government office

• A retail store

What is the main goal of a union in an industrial society?

• To increase factory profits

• To protect workers' rights and improve working conditions

• To reduce the number of workers

• To promote exports