Industrialization Quiz

What were the labor conditions like during industrialization?

• Labor conditions during industrialization were harsh and dangerous.

• Labor conditions during industrialization were nonexistent.

• Labor conditions during industrialization were comfortable and enjoyable.

• Labor conditions during industrialization were fair and safe.

Which of the following was a technological innovation during industrialization?

• horse and carriage

• quill pen

• candlestick

• steam engine

What were some economic effects of industrialization?

• Decreased production and efficiency, ruralization, decline of capitalism, decline of the middle class

• Stagnant production and efficiency, suburbanization, decline of capitalism, decline of the middle class

• Unchanged production and efficiency, urbanization, decline of capitalism, decline of the middle class

• Increased production and efficiency, urbanization, rise of capitalism, growth of the middle class

What is the process of moving from rural areas to cities called?

• urban migration

• city movement

• urbanization

• migration

What is the system where goods are produced in large quantities using machinery called?

• bulk production

• mega production

• giant production

• mass production

What manufacturing process increased the strength and drastically cut the production time of steel?

• The Bessemer process

• The Smith process

• The steam process

• The Carnegie process

A Monopoly has ____ control over a product.

• little

• complete

• no

Which factor led to the growth of labor unions in the United States during the early 1900s?

• Increased rates of unemployment in major cities

• consumer anger of tariffs of imported goods

• unsafe working conditions in large factories

• political equality for all citizens

Match the following

• created the Standard Oil company

• John D. Rockefeller

• owned one of the largest railroads

• Andrew Carnegie

• used the Bessemer process to make steel

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

In order to break strikes which two tactics did businesses employ?

• bringing in strikebreakers

• hiring private detective agencies

• giving the strikers what they wanted

• paying the workers less