6. What was an impact of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain? A. The aristocracy grew more powerful. B. The peasants were liberated. C. The working class became the most powerful group. D. The middle class expanded.

What was the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the upper class?A.It led many wealthy people to take investment risks that left them and their families in poverty.B.It forced members to live side by side with members of the working class in crowded urban environments.C.It reduced upper-class women's involvement in charity work, since most poor people were able to find factory jobs.D.It increased members' overall wealth, although they faced some of the same health risks as the lower classes.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which statement best describes how the British economy contributed to the Industrial Revolution beginning in Great Britain?A.The British agricultural economy was so weak that businesses needed to industrialize.B.Government leaders exercised strict economic control and demanded industrialization.C.Great Britain had an open economy that encouraged global trade in industrial technology.D.The British economy featured banks and stock companies that invested in industrialization.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of these factors helped to fuel the Industrial Revolution in Britain? A. longer life expectancy and bigger family size B. migration of landless farmers to urban regions C. growth in literacy rates among the working class D. improvements in medicine and health care

What are the following impacts of the Industrial Revolution are commonly agreed? 1. The most striking change in the character of work is the extraordinary rise of professional and technical employment and the relative decline of skilled and semi-skilled workers; 2. Today education has become the basis of social mobility, especially with the expansion of professional and technical jobs, and even entrepreneurship requires a higher-education background; 3. Knowledge is no longer the source of invention and innovation. a.1 and 3.b.1, 2 and 3.c.1 and 2.d.2 and 3.

How did industrialization affect societies around the world?A.It led to closer ties between the upper and lower classes.B.It often increased both the death rate and the birth rate of a population.C.It resulted in the closing of borders and a sharp decrease in immigration.D.It slowed the pace of life, encouraging workers to take more time to produce quality products.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS