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- 1. Multiple Choice
What word means the change from farming to factories in a society?capitalismagricultureindustrializationfactors of production - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat important historical period was caused by these factors?World War Ithe Enlightenmentthe Age of Absolutismthe Industrial Revolution
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this map, which areas of the world industrialized during the 1800s?AsiaAfricaLatin AmericaEurope and the US
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best title for this diagram?effects of industrializationfactors of productionimprovements in agriculturenew textile machinery
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Agricultural Revolution make the Industrial Revolution possible?Population growth increased the labor supply for factoriesMore people left the cities to become farmersBritain was able to feed its army better and expand its empireFarmers became rich and invested in factories
- 6. Multiple ChoiceCapitalism led more people to start new businesses, which increased which one of the factors of production?landlaborcapitalentrepreneurs
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat economic system drove industrialization in Europe and the US during the 1800s by giving business owners more freedom to run their businesses?capitalismsocialismfeudalismmercantilism
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe mechanization of what industry sparked the growth of the factory system?oilsteeltextilesautomobiles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did mass production lead to an increase in the size of the middle class?it made the population growmany poor workers died from overworkassembly line workers gained more skills and higher paygoods became more plentiful and more affordable
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy did cities grow larger in Europe and the US during the Industrial Revolution?people moved from rural to urban areas to work in factoriespeople moved to the cities to become farmersgovernments forced people to move to cities to make it easier to control thempeople sought better protection from roving bands of marauders
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did support for socialism grow in Europe and the US in the 1800s?to protect workers from abusesto lower taxes on businessesto abolish labor unionsto encourage more entrepreneurs
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat tactic was most commonly used by labor unions to pressure owners to improve pay and working conditions?strikesterrorismassassinationsrevolution
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe minimum wage, child labor laws, overtime laws and workplace safety laws are all examples of what?abuses of workers rightsreform laws to protect workerslaws to protect business ownersimprovements in transportation
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