Unit 5 (changes during industrial revolution)

Question 1

Industrial Revolution

Answer 1

Changes in technology that increased manufacturing productivity

Question 2

Change in work location

Answer 2

Before = home (cottage industry)
During = factories (factory system)

Question 3

Food production increased

Answer 3

New technology allowed for more efficient food production (lowering death rates)

Question 4

Urbanization

Answer 4

Countryside -> Cities

Question 5

Change in class structure

Answer 5

1. Working class
2. Middle class
3. Upper class

Question 6

Rise of unions

Answer 6

Working class started to demand better working conditions

Question 7

Voting rights

Answer 7

Middle class started to demand the involvement in politics

Question 8

Colonialism and imperialism

Answer 8

Factory owners needed:
- raw materials
- workers
- new market