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Industrial Rev Test
The Industrial Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Those who manage and assume the financial risk of new businesses | Entrepreneurs |
| Utopian socialist who set up a model community in New Lanark, Scotland | Robert Owen |
| British philosopher and economist who advocated utilitarianism | Jeremy Bentham |
| Name for the working class | Proletariat |
| The movement of people to cities | Urbanization |
| a business organization in areas such as shipping, mining, or factories | Enterprise |
| a private toll road | Turnpike |
| a drug that prevents pain during surgery, patended by a dentist | Anesthetic |
| an apartment building for the working class | Tenement |
| improved the steam engine in the late 1700's | James Watt |
| During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? | people migrated from rural areas to cities. |
| The cotton gin was a machine that could | separate seeds from raw cotton. |
| The first factories developed in what industry? | Textiles |
| What describes David Ricardo's "Iron Law Of Wages?" | Wage increases will not raise the standard of living of poor families. |
| "The greatest happiness for the greatest number" was a goal of | Utilitarianism |
| Karl Marx despised capitalism because he believed that it | It created prosperity for a few and poverty for many. |
| The Industrial Revolution began in | Britain |
| What is one way improved agriculture contributed to population growth? | It created a surplus of food. |
| What caused the growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution? | The need for factory workers. |
| Why did factory owners often prefer to hire women? | Women could be paid less than men. |
| One positive effect of the Industrial Revolution was | A rise in wages. |
| For what two reasons did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? | Britain has plentiful natural resources and easy access to the sea. |
| How did labor and capital combine to create the Industrial Revolution? | Capital was invested in factories that employed the workforce. |
| The flying shuttle and spinning jenny were technological advances in | The textile industry. |
| In transportation, steam power was used to operate | Locomotives. |
| Two goals of communism are to | To end capitalism; create a classless society. |
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