World History Unit 4 Part I

What did industrialization lead to?

• Rapid urbanization

• Decrease in city populations

• Decline in farming

• Fewer job opportunities

Which of the following best describes the cities that grew up around factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• Clean and quiet

• Dirty, noisy, and smelly

• Peaceful and green

• Small and rural

Fill in the blank: Manchester's population grew from 17,000 to ______ by 1801.

• 70,000

• 25,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

The Industrial Revolution led to the creation of two new social classes: the ______ class and the working class.

• middle

• upper

• peasant

• aristocratic

Who benefited the most from industrialization?

• Working class

• Middle class

• Nobility

• Peasants

Middle class families during the Industrial Revolution often hired servants to clean their homes, cook, and look after their children.

• True

• False

What was a common problem in working class neighborhoods during the Industrial Revolution?

• Clean water supply

• Foul-smelling slums and crowded tenements

• Well-furnished homes

• Private gardens

Sewage and garbage were thrown in the streets, leading to the spread of diseases such as ______.

• cholera

• measles

• malaria

• diabetes

During the early decades of the Industrial Revolution, labor unions were ______ and strikes were outlawed.

• Encouraged

• Forbidden

• Supported

• Ignored

Who were the Luddites?

• Factory owners

• Inventors

• Workers who protested machines by smashing them and burning down factories

• Middle class women