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What agricultural innovations contributed to the rising population during the Industrial Revolution?
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?
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?
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?
What natural resources were easily accessible and crucial for industrialization during the Industrial Revolution?
How did industrialization spread across Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution?
How did industrialization spread across Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution?
What was a significant outcome of the growth of the middle class during industrialization?
What was a significant outcome of the growth of the middle class during industrialization?
How did industrialization impact family dynamics in different social classes?
How did industrialization impact family dynamics in different social classes?
What effect did the emergence of unions have on industrial workers?
What effect did the emergence of unions have on industrial workers?
What was a key factor contributing to the widening gap between the rich and poor during industrialization?
What was a key factor contributing to the widening gap between the rich and poor during industrialization?
Which movement emerged as a response to the exploitation of lower-class women and children in factories?
Which movement emerged as a response to the exploitation of lower-class women and children in factories?
What was a consequence of businesses beginning to sell stock to raise capital during industrialization?
What was a consequence of businesses beginning to sell stock to raise capital during industrialization?
How did textile manufacturing contribute to the industrialization process?
How did textile manufacturing contribute to the industrialization process?
What characterized the clash between new money middle-class factory owners/traders and old money upper-class landlords?
What characterized the clash between new money middle-class factory owners/traders and old money upper-class landlords?
How did steam technology contribute to industrialization?
How did steam technology contribute to industrialization?
