5.9 Society and the Industrial Age

• Advancements in steam power, factories, transportation, and communication were major technological innovations of the Industrial Age.


  True
• Improvements in transportation, such as railroads and steamships, facilitated the movement of goods and people.


  True
• The factory system replaced traditional workshops
• What was the major urbanization trend during the Industrial Age?

  Migration from rural to urban
• The Industrial Age lasted approximately from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century
• The development of large-scale, mechanized factories enabled the mass production of goods
• What was the primary economic shift during the Industrial Age?

  Agricultural to industrial
• Order the changes in the economy and workplace during the Industrial Age:

  1️⃣ Shift from agricultural to industrial economy

  2️⃣ Factory system replaces workshops

  3️⃣ Mass production enhances efficiency

  4️⃣ Wage labor becomes prevalent

  5️⃣ Rise of industrial capitalism
• What was the main sector of the pre-industrial economy?

  Agriculture
• What was one major technological innovation powered by advancements in steam engine technology?

  Steam power
• Arrange the major technological innovations of the Industrial Age in chronological order of their development

  1️⃣ Steam power

  2️⃣ Factories

  3️⃣ Transportation

  4️⃣ Communication
• What was one major impact on urbanization during the Industrial Age?

  Rapid growth of cities
• Match the social class with its primary group during the Industrial Age

  Upper Class ↔️ Industrialists

  Middle Class ↔️ Professionals

  Working Class ↔️ Factory workers
• The working class during the Industrial Age included small-scale artisans and farmers

  False
• In the pre-industrial economy, labor was primarily performed by family members or skilled artisans
• The development of large-scale, mechanized factories led to the efficient mass production of goods
• During the Industrial Age, labor shifted from family-based skilled artisans to wage labor by unskilled workers
• Increased migration from rural areas to urban centers during the Industrial Age was driven by the search for employment
• What was one factor that led to the rise of the middle class during the Industrial Age?

  New opportunities in industry
• What was one goal of labor unions during the Industrial Age?

  Better wages
• What period is referred to as the Industrial Age?

  Mid-18th to early 20th century
• What role did steam power play in the Industrial Age?

  Enabled factories and transportation
• Match the communication innovation with its impact:

  Telegraph ↔️ Faster exchange of information

  Telephone ↔️ Long-distance communication

  Radio ↔️ Mass broadcasting of information
• Wage labor became a prevalent form of employment during the Industrial Age.

  True
• The rapid expansion of cities during the Industrial Age led to densely populated urban centers.


  True
• The economic system of the Industrial Age was feudalism

  False
• What was one innovation in communication technology during the Industrial Age?

  Telegraph
• The Industrial Age saw a shift from small-scale production to mass production


  True
• The aristocracy remained the dominant upper class during the Industrial Age

  False
• Factory workers during the Industrial Age often faced poor working conditions
• Match the ideology with its description during the Industrial Age

  Socialism ↔️ Collective ownership of production

  Anarchism ↔️ Rejection of all government