Industrial Revolution Flashcard

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Most of the EARLY factories were located near

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rivers

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Textile workers in the mid-nineteenth century often

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worked long hours with dangerous machinery

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The industry that spurred the introduction of the factory system was

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textile production

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By 1870, the two countries that most closely ranked alongside Great Britain as industrial powers were the U.S. and

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Germany.

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Steam engine trains and steamboats were developed with the advent of steam power and

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steel.

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The agricultural revolution increased the production of food and

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provided large farmers with extra money.

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Factory owners blacklisted people suspected of being union members in order to

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stop the spread of workers joining unions

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Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform? ministers, Social Darwinists, unions, city planners

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unions

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One problem the industrial working class poor had was that the drinking water

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was contaminated

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Effects of industrialization included which of the following? increased unemployment, rapid urbanization, safer working conditions, shorter work days

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rapid urbanization