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O - The Industrial Revolution ( 37 questions)

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?England
From England where did the Industrial Revolution spread?Western Europe and the US
The Industrial Revolution increased demand for ____.raw materials
Advancements in ____ produced the Industrial Revolution.technology
Advancements in ____ and ____ changed the lives of people in the new industrial cities.science medicine
The Industrial Revolution began in England because it had which natural resources?coal and iron ore
The Indutrial Revolution began in England because of the invention and improvement of the ____.steam engine
Which textile industry in England was important for the Industrial Revolution?cotton
What metal, made from iron, was essential to the Industrial Revolution?steel
What is the term for the new English practice of fencing off common lands into individual holdings?the Enclosure Movement
As a result of the British Enclosure Movement, what happened to those who no longer had land to farm?they moved to the cities to look for jobs (in factories)
Family-based ____ industries were displaced by the factory sysem.cottage
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, countries wanted to control ____ and ____ throughout the world.raw materials markets
Who invented the spinning jenny for the textile industry?James Hargreaves
Who made improvements in the steam engine?James Watt
Who invented the cotton gin?Eli Whitney
Who improved the process for making steel?Henry Bessemer
Who developed a vaccination for smallpox?Edward Jenner
Who discovered bacteria?Louis Pasteur
The Industrial Revolution resulted in population ____.increase
The Industrial Revolution ____ the standard of living for many people.increased
The Industrial Revolution ____ transportation.improved
The Industrial Revolution led to environmental ____.pollution
The Industrial Revolution led to ____ with the growth of cities.urbanization
The Industrial Revolution led to ____ education.increased
During the Industrial Revolution, the working class became ____ with working conditions.dissatisfied
The Industrial Revolution led to ____ of the middle class.growth
Working condition in factories were ____.harsh
Men competed with ____ and ____ for factory jobs.women children
The use of ____ labor in factories kept costs of production low and profits high.child
Owners of mines and factories controlled the lives of the ____.workers
The cotton gin increased demand for ____ on American plantations.slave labor
The United States and Britain first outlawed the ____ and then slavery itself.slave trade
The Industrial Revolution led to reforms to end ____ labor.child
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, women increased their demands for ____.suffrage (the right to vote)
The Industrial Revolution led to the rise of ____ to increase wages and improve working conditions.labor unions
Labor unions wanted worker rights along with ____ between labor and management.collective bargaining


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