The Factory System/ Effects of Industrialization Mr. Moore
Due to the lack of safety precautions in the early factories, most of them were very ______ to work in.
Dangerous
The assembly line was a system through which items were mass-produced in a _______ flow that reduced production times and costs.
Flow that reduced production times and costs
In addition to making cars, Henry Ford is best known for ____
perfecting the assembly line.
Doctors, lawyers, managers, and other middle-class workers during the Industrial Revolution were collectively known as the ________.
Bourgeoisie
A positive effect of urbanization was the building of which public transportation systems that allowed workers to live farther away?
Build public transportation.
Crime became a negative result of immigration because _____
Cities were not able to support large amounts of people. Unemployment lead to robbery and theft.
During the Industrial Revolution, the demand for skilled labor _____
Decrease
The process of industrialization caused worldwide damage to the ______
Environment.
Where did most of the US' immigrants come from during the Industrial Revolution?
Europe
During the Industrial Revolution, how did most immigrants choose to live when they arrived in the US?
Large cities because there were job opportunities
The number of immigrants who entered the US during the Industrial age was in the ____
Millions
One strategy factory owners used to increase profits involved ______
Paying lower wages to adult works or hiring children.
The best example of a city's investment in infrastructure as a response to urbanization was the building of _____.
Roads
Which type of air pollution was caused by factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Smoke from burning coal
What effect did factories have on rivers during the Industrial Revolution?
They waste into the rivers
Which best describes the difference between the middle and lower classes during the Industrial Revolution?
The lower class weren't very skilled workers and the middle class were doctors and lawyers and things like that. So the lower class really could only work in the factories.
What advantages did machinery provide for factory owners?
The machines work faster than people od and they were able to lower production time
Which was the most important assistance given to immigrants by people from their home country?
They helped then adapt to a new world.
Which explains why factory owners' profits grew quickly during the Industrial Revolution?
They were able to make their items faster and get them out on the market
In which neighborhoods were immigrants who stayed in cities most likely to settle?
They would stay in a neighborhood with people from their home county.
The most compelling reason immigration rose in the US during the Industrial Revolution was because people were ______
looking for freedom.
The factory system focused on efficiency and profit by
lowering production time and costs through the use of machines.
Factory owners began to hire children during the Industrial Revolution because the young ________
were a source of cheap labor.