Impact of Industrialization on Society

How did industrialization change jobs for workers?

• More people worked in factories, but the jobs were hard

• Everyone got rich and worked fewer hours

• People stopped working because machines did all the work

• Workers had fun and easy jobs

What did labor unions do to help workers?

• They made factories bigger

• They fought for better pay and safer working conditions

• They made workers work longer hours

• They shut down all the factories

How did machines change the way businesses worked?

• They made work faster and helped businesses grow

• They made people stop shopping

• They made work much slower

• They had no effect on businesses

What was one good thing about industrialization?

• It made more products for people to buy

• It made people work for free

• It stopped people from moving to cities

• It made stores run out of goods

How did industrialization change cities?

• More people moved to cities for jobs

• Cities got smaller

• Everyone moved back to farms

• Cities stopped growing

What was one bad thing about industrialization?

• Workers had to work in unsafe places for long hours

• Everyone got free homes

• Factories gave out free food

• All workers became rich

Why did big businesses become more powerful during industrialization?

• They used machines to make more products and sell more

• They closed their factories

• They made fewer products

• They gave away all their goods for free

How did industrialization affect the environment?

• It caused more pollution and cut down trees

• It made the air and water cleaner

• It stopped factories from using coal

• It had no effect on the environment

How did industrialization change trade?

• It helped countries trade more with each other

• It made trade impossible

• It stopped businesses from selling goods

• It made countries stop talking to each other

How do we still see the effects of industrialization today?

• Governments make rules to protect workers and the environment

• There are no factories today

• People don’t need jobs anymore

• Workers don’t care about safety