5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age

• The Industrial Age marked a shift from agricultural societies to industrial economies
• What did the steam engine allow for during the Industrial Age?

  Mechanized power and transportation
• Arrange the following innovations in the order they contributed to the Industrial Age:

  1️⃣ Steam Engine

  2️⃣ Railroads

  3️⃣ Telegraph

  4️⃣ Mechanized Production

  5️⃣ Interchangeable Parts
• Capitalism during the Industrial Age was characterized by minimal government intervention in the economy.

  True
• What were the two major social changes during the Industrial Age?

  Urbanization and new social classes
• What were the key drivers of the Industrial Age?

  Technological advancements and mechanization
• Railroads were a key innovation in transportation during the Industrial Age.


  True
• The steam engine allowed for mechanized power and transportation
• What is mechanized production based on?

  Machines and assembly lines
• Capitalism is characterized by private ownership of the means of production.


  True
• Private property rights are a key characteristic of a market economy.


  True
• What was the Industrial Age characterized by?

  Technological advancements and mechanization
• The Industrial Age completely eliminated traditional social hierarchies.

  False
• Railroads revolutionized transportation by enabling faster movement of goods and people
• Match the innovation with its key feature:

  Steam Engine ↔️ Powered factories and railroads

  Railroads ↔️ Efficient for transporting goods

  Telegraph ↔️ Instant long-distance communication

  Mechanized Production ↔️ Mass manufacturing with machinery
• In a market economy, prices and production are determined by the interaction of supply and demand
• The Industrial Age completely eliminated traditional social hierarchies.

  False
• The Industrial Age maintained certain traditional social structures alongside transformative changes.

  True
• The telegraph enabled rapid long-distance communication
• How did railroads revolutionize transportation during the Industrial Age?

  Faster movement of goods
• Interchangeable parts allowed for efficient assembly and repair
• In a market economy, prices are determined by supply and demand
• What were two major social changes during the Industrial Age?

  Urbanization, new social classes
• Traditional social hierarchies were completely eliminated during the Industrial Age.

  False
• Colonial empires often exploited resources to benefit the imperial power.


  True
• Charles Dickens wrote about the social conditions of the working class.


  True
• The emergence of labor unions and socialist movements during the Industrial Age challenged the power of the bourgeoisie
• Campaigns to protect natural resources and habitats during the Industrial Age were led by figures like John Muir
• The Industrial Age saw a shift in production from manual labor to mechanized methods.
• Match the innovation with its description:

  Steam Engine ↔️ Mechanized power for factories

  Railroads ↔️ Revolutionized transportation

  Telegraph ↔️ Enabled long-distance communication

  Mechanized Production ↔️ Factory-based manufacturing

  Interchangeable Parts ↔️ Standardized components for assembly
• The Industrial Age's market economy relied on the interaction of supply and demand to determine prices and production.

  True
• What is the primary goal of businesses in a capitalist system?

  Maximize profits
• What determines prices and production in a market economy?

  Supply and demand
• What were the main outcomes of economic transformations during the Industrial Age?

  Industrialization, urbanization, new classes
• Order the social changes brought by the Industrial Age:

  1️⃣ Urbanization

  2️⃣ Rise of bourgeoisie

  3️⃣ Rise of proletariat

  4️⃣ Social tensions
• Traditional social structures were completely abolished during the Industrial Age.

  False
• What were the key drivers of nation-state formation during the Industrial Age?

  Nationalism and industrialization
• Writers like Charles Dickens highlighted the human costs of industrialization
• The conservation movement during the Industrial Age was led by figures like John Muir
• Match the innovation with its description:

  Steam Engine ↔️ Powered factories and railroads

  Railroads ↔️ Revolutionized transportation

  Telegraph ↔️ Enabled long-distance communication

  Mechanized Production ↔️ Increased manufacturing speed