Agriculture
What are two results of the Agricultural revolution?
Larger Profits
increased food production
Surplus of food
Urbanization
population growth
What is Urbanization?
This is the term for the growth of cities
Which of the following does not describe the conditions in a typical early Industrial Revolution factory?
a. Dirty
b. Dangerous
c. Dark
d. Well ventilated
d. Well ventilated
Which economic theory drove the advancement of the Industrial Revolution?
Capitalism
European industries such as iron, construction, and machinery were stimulated by what?
The building of railroad networks
What is crop rotation?
This is the yearly moving of crops from one plot of land to another
The result of the 19th-century population explosion in Europe was migration from what location to where?
From the country to the city
The Industrial Revolution was a change from making goods by hand to using what?
Machines
Which economic theory was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution?
Socialism
Industrial work had an enormous impact on the family because…
a. Children were happier in factories that on farms
b. Work was now removed from the home and family members were separated all day
c. The move to the city made families happier and more stable
d. Factory work was safer than farm work
b. Work was now removed from the home and family members were separated all day
what is the enclosure movement?
This is where rich landowners bought the land of village farmers and put up fences
What was the most dramatic environmental change caused by the Industrial Revolution
The growth of urban populations
What is the facility that allows for materials to be turned into products in one location?
Factory
What was the Invisible hand?
This theory argues that prices and wages will reach optimum levels in a laissez-faire economy.
One profound impact that industrialization had on the world was that…
a. Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition
b. Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world
c. The raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization
d. Workers’ wages and quality of living rose quickly
b. Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world
Prior to the industrial revolution, why did the population grow?
reliable food supplies and widespread resistance to disease
What was the most obvious change in rural life during the Industrial Revolution
The appearance of new roads, canals, and railroads
What is the Bessemer Process?
This made steel cheaper to produce
What was the Sandler Report?
It investigated the conditions of the working class in 1832
As a result of industrialization, the relationship between Western Europe, and the non-Western world
a. Remained the same
b. Worsened through the savagery of the slave trade
c. Became based on Western dominance
d. Became dominated by the non-Western world through their monopoly of raw materials
c. Became based on Western dominance
The Agricultural Revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in..
a. Rich farmers sharing agricultural techniques with poor farmers.
b. Widespread starvation
c. Rich farmers “enclosing” their lands and poor farmers becoming landless
d.Rich farmers refusing to plant on their lands, thereby causing a famine
c. Rich farmers “enclosing” their lands and poor farmers becoming landless
Which of the following was NOT one of the factors that gave Britain a “head start” on the Industrial Revolution?
a. It was geographically well positioned for trade.
b. It recovered from the Plague more quickly than the rest of Europe
c. It had the best Navy in the World
d. It had coal fields and rivers that could be used for transport.
b. It recovered from the Plague more quickly than the rest of Europe
What are the 3 factors of production?
Land
Labor
Capital
Although the Industrial Revolution is generally viewed as a period of progress, economic growth and prosperity were…
a. Not steady, swinging between hard times and recovery
b. Short-lived as many societies sank back into feudalism
c. Only experienced by the landowning gentry if they bought factories
d. Much poorer than in pre-Industrial times.
a. Not steady, swinging between hard times and recovery
How did mass production affect the availability of consumer goods?
- changed the method of how they were produced, skilled labor for only on part of a product
- allowed for larger and faster production of goods
- cut the cost of production