Industrialization Test Review

What does industrialization mean?

• The process of using iron and copper to build things

• The development of industries for the machine production of goods

• To become a country that has resources

• To produce goods by hand at home

Which country industrialized first?

• America

• France

• Britain

• Germany

What is a factory?

• Another word for a large home

• A place where farmers would store their harvest

• A small building attached to a home

• A large building where machines are used to manufacture goods

What allowed England to industrialize first?

• Resources, war, and army

• Resources, stable government, innovation

• Investment, low sickness, intelligence

• Hard work, power, and opportunity

Which term means that people move to the city from the countryside?

• Urbanization

• Countrification

• Industrialization

• Fraternization

Which invention allowed for quicker transportation and powered many machines?

• The steam engine

• The spinning mule

• The spinning Jenny

• The macadam road

Which of the following was a benefit of the Industrial Revolution?

• More people could live in cities

• Children had opportunities to work in mines and factories

• More goods were produced at faster rates

• People had good health care and dental

What was the middle class?

• The estate that was made up of the nobility and the clergy

• A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals and wealthy farmers

• The group of children who were able to attend school in the middle of the day

• The class of people who worked long hours in the factories for little pay

Which of the following is true about the middle class?

• They typically were not able to spend time with family

• They worked long hours in the factory for little pay

• They wanted to overthrow the factory owners

• They were able to enjoy leisure time, pursuing hobbies and interests

Why were labor unions formed?

• To help people find new jobs

• To protect the interests and rights of the workers

• To assist working men and women find a spouse

• To encourage kids to go to school