Industrial Revolution Causes
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What agricultural innovations contributed to the rising population during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Introduction of potatoes and corn (correct)
  • Adoption of soybean farming
  • Expansion of wheat cultivation
  • Utilization of rice paddies
  • How did the Enclosure Acts impact farmers during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Offered financial incentives for agricultural innovation
  • Provided farmers with more land for cultivation
  • Forced many farmers into becoming landless laborers (correct)
  • Encouraged communal farming practices
  • What played a key role in making the factory system possible during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Invention of textile production techniques (correct)
  • Decrease in demand for manufactured goods
  • Expansion of traditional home-based production
  • Dependence on manual labor
  • What natural resources were easily accessible and crucial for industrialization during the Industrial Revolution?

    <p>Coal, iron, and timber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did industrialization spread across Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

    <p>By workers moving to cities and factories in search of employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant outcome of the growth of the middle class during industrialization?

    <p>Increased clashes with the upper class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did industrialization impact family dynamics in different social classes?

    <p>Working families spent less time together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect did the emergence of unions have on industrial workers?

    <p>Improved working and living conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key factor contributing to the widening gap between the rich and poor during industrialization?

    <p>Lack of government regulatory intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement emerged as a response to the exploitation of lower-class women and children in factories?

    <p>Women's suffrage movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a consequence of businesses beginning to sell stock to raise capital during industrialization?

    <p>Growth and spread of capitalist/free enterprise ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did textile manufacturing contribute to the industrialization process?

    <p>By creating the factory system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the clash between new money middle-class factory owners/traders and old money upper-class landlords?

    <p>'New money' assuming traditional upper-class roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did steam technology contribute to industrialization?

    <p>By enabling faster transportation of goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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