WH U5 L5 Labor Systems

What was a major consequence of the Industrial Revolution on labor?

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Decrease in child labor

• Many people became wage laborers

What did the abolition of slavery not end?

• Agricultural work

• Factory jobs

• Systems of racism

• Economic wealth

Who controlled the resources in the new system created by industrial capitalism?

• The children

• The capitalists

• The workers

• The government

Why did child labor start to decline in some regions?

• Due to regulations making child labor expensive

• All factories were closed

• Children refused to work

• Because of increased wages for adults

What did many workers begin to see themselves as during the rise of the proletariat?

• Individuals without rights

• Supporters of capitalism

• A unified group with shared problems

• Opponents of industrialization

What was a major focus of reform movements during the 19th and 20th centuries?

• Decreasing factory production

• Promoting child labor

• Making child labor decline

• Increasing wages for capitalists

What did the institution of slavery contribute to?

• The end of capitalism

• The decrease of racism

• The creation of the modern world

• The rise of agricultural jobs