The Industrial Revolution

Flashcards about the Industrial Revolution

What is urbanization?

The movement of people from rural areas to cities due to the Industrial Revolution.

What does 'detrimental' mean?

Causing severe harm or damage.

What caused people to work in unsafe conditions?

Working Conditions during the Industrial Revolution

Where did girls and ladies' hair get pulled out because it was stuck to something?

Factories

What were young boys exposed to when working in the mining fields?

Lung diseases

According to the passage, why were Children used in factories?

Children were used to getting into places that adults can't and they were also slaves to factory owners

What positive impact did the Industrial Revolution have on people?

Job opportunities

What caused urbanization?

People from rural areas would come to the cities for jobs in factories.

What doubled in population during the Industrial Revolution?

Cities

What made things were cheap for people to buy during the Industrial Revolution?

Cost of living went down.

What created all these job opportunities

The Industrial Revolution.

Briefly describe the both detrimental and positive impacts on people

The Industrial Revolution had both a detrimental and a positive impact on people because of the working conditions and death as well as the job opportunities for people.

Why was the Industrial Revolution Have a detrimental effect

Cruel and unsafe conditions

What created a positive impact in the Industrial Revolution according to the passage?

People were able to work skilled or not

What is the conclusion of the essay according to the passage?

The statement “the Industrial Revolution had a detrimental effect on people” is true to a moderate extent