Industial age

What word means the change from farming to factories in a society?

• capitalism

• industrialization

• agriculture

• factors of producion

What important historical period was caused by these factors?

• world war 1

• the enlightenment

• the industrial revolution

According to this map, which areas of the world industrialized during the 1800s?

• asia

• africa

• latin america

• europe and the US

What is the best title for this diagram?

• effects of industrialization

• improvments in agriculture

• factors of production

• new textile machinery

According to this map, which areas of the world industrialized during the 1800s?

• population growth increased the labor supply for factories

• britain was able to feed its army better and expand its empire

• more people left the cities to become farmers

• farmers became rich and invested in factories

Capitalism led more people to start new businesses, which increased which one of the factors of production?

• land

• capital

• labor

• entrepreneurs

What economic system drove industrialization in Europe and the US during the 1800s by giving business owners more freedom to run their businesses?

• capitalism

• feudalism

• socialism

• mercantilism

The mechanization of what industry sparked the growth of the factory system?

• oil

• textiles

• steel

• automobiles

How did mass production lead to an increase in the size of the middle class?

• it made the population grow

• assembly line workers earn more pay and gain more skills

• many poor workers died from overwork

• goods became more plentiful and affordible

Why did cities grow larger in Europe and the US during the Industrial Revolution?

• people moved to urban areas to work in factories

• people moved to the cities to become farmers

• people sought better protection from roving bands of marauders