The Industrial Revolution (Crash Course European History)

What year is used as a starting point to imagine life before the Industrial Revolution?

• 1720

• 1920

• 1820

• 1520

Who is credited with creating the spinning jenny?

• John Kay

• Richard Arkwright

• Johann Friedrich Böttger

• James Hargreaves

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

• Decrease in child labor

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Use of unpaid orphans as labor

• Decrease in factory accidents

Which invention is James Watt known for improving?

• The spinning jenny

• The flying shuttle

• The water frame

• The steam engine

What was the primary role of the bourgeoisie in the new social structure?

• Specialized professionals like doctors and lawyers

• Owned factories, banks, and large tracts of land

• Factory and other workers

• Artisans and small farmers

What did the proletariat comprise?

• Factory owners

• Members of the aristocracy

• Bankers

• Factory and other workers without tools or land

What was a common way manufacturers kept labor costs low?

• Using unpaid orphans as labor

• Outsourcing work overseas

• Hiring skilled workers only

• Automating all processes

What did the steam engine replace in terms of power?

• Human muscle power

• Nuclear power

• Animal and water power

• Electric power

What was one of the health consequences of industrial cities?

• Development of slums and spread of disease

• Decrease in disease spread

• Improved sanitation

• Cleaner streets

Who were called Luddites?

• Inventors of new machines

• Factory owners

• Workers who formed unions

• Wreckers of machinery