Unit IV: Industrialization Review

"People regard each other only as useful objects; each exploits the other, and the end of it all is, that the stronger treads the weaker under foot, and that the powerful few, the capitalists, seize everything for themselves, while to the weak… the poor, scarcely a bare existence remains." This quote most likely supports which claim?

• The unchecked power of the company bosses lead to abuses of workers

• Mass production of goods lead to the creation of many useful objects

• Capitalists created the Industrial Revolution though new inventions and exploits

• People see each other as valuable and useful to society

What claim does the chart best support?

• Worker revolts were widely hated by most people who wanted them crushed

• Strikes were rare events as most workers were satisified with their conditions

• Industrial societies guaranteed the rights of their workers

• Strikes often resulted in violence between worker and companies

Which is the most plausable inference below based on the picture?

• Parents did not love their children in the Industrial Revolution

• Streets were well paved and organized

• All people who lived in urbanized cities were unhappy

• The people who lived in tenements were poor

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

• Made them more expensive & harder to ship

• made them cheaper & easier to ship

• Gave people a way to attack other countries

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior in quality

• goods being made in large quantities

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages

• Safe working conditions

• Dangerous working conditions

• Widespread pollution

Which statement is true about the Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.

• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with fewer farmers.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

• Labor Union

• Workers Rights

• Worker Strikes

• Collective Bargaining

_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.

• labor unions

• party

• strike

• sweatshop