questions
where did the industrial revolution begin?
britain
the social and economic process of transforming a human group from an agrarian society to an industrial society is called what?
industrialization
what was the unintended consequences of the invention of the cotton gin
expansion of plantation slavery by making slave labor more profitable
what is commonly regarded as the most revolutionary invention of the industrial revolution
steam engine
merchants were/ were not part of the industrial middle class
were not
what act prohibited the employment of children younger than nine years of age and limited the hours that children could work
the factory act
more people moved into rural areas was/was not an effect of the industrial revolution
was not
better wages, shorter working hours, and safer working conditions were not advocated for by unions
true or false
false
supply and demand, as well as competition will guide the economy as if with an "invisible hand" wasnt the main idea of the wealth of nations
true or false
false
who wrote the communist manifesto
karl marx
who illegally smuggled opium into china in the mid-1800s
great britain
the boxer rebellion's main goal was to rid their country of foreigners
true or false
true