5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900

• What was the Industrial Revolution?

  Period of rapid industrialization
• Goals of different labor movements during the Industrial Revolution

  1️⃣ Guilds: Protect artisans' skills and livelihoods

  2️⃣ Trade Unions: Improve wages and working conditions

  3️⃣ Labor Parties: Influence legislation and government policy

  4️⃣ Socialist Groups: Advocate for workers' control of production
• The Industrial Revolution led to improved working conditions for all workers.

  False
• What tactics did trade unions use to achieve their goals?

  Collective bargaining, strikes
• The Industrial Revolution led to environmental degradation and pollution.

  True
• Guilds protected artisans' skills and livelihoods
• What was the purpose of the Factory Acts introduced during the Industrial Revolution?

  Minimum working standards
• Order the goals of social reform movements during the Industrial Revolution:

  1️⃣ Provide direct assistance to the poor

  2️⃣ Improve living conditions in urban slums

  3️⃣ Empower workers through collective ownership

  4️⃣ Advocate for government reforms
• Match the cultural or artistic response with its key theme:

  Literature ↔️ Social critique

  Art ↔️ Realism

  Music ↔️ Romanticism

  Architecture ↔️ Industrial functionalism
• The Industrial Revolution led to widening income inequality
• Labor Movements and Unions were critical responses to the negative conditions created by the Industrial Revolution to fight for better rights
• The Factory Acts established minimum standards for working conditions, such as limiting child labor
• Cultural and artistic expressions during the Industrial Revolution reflected themes such as social critique, realism, and romanticism
• Christian Socialism advocated for social justice and equitable distribution of wealth.


  True
• Steam power led to increased productivity in factories but also resulted in poor working conditions for laborers.


  True
• Steam power enabled the mechanization of factories, leading to increased productivity
• Why did industrialized countries pursue imperialist policies?

  New markets and raw materials
• Eastern Europe experienced peasant uprisings and nationalist movements in response to the disruption of traditional ways of life
• What shaped the diverse regional responses to industrialization?

  Local contexts
• One positive impact of the Industrial Revolution was increased productivity
• Trade unions used collective bargaining and strikes to improve wages and working conditions
• The Factory Acts established minimum standards for working conditions
• Antitrust Laws regulated monopolies and promoted competition, limiting the power of large corporations.

  True
• Match the social reform movement with its key goal:

  Charity Organizations ↔️ Direct assistance to the poor

  Settlement Houses ↔️ Improve urban slum conditions

  Cooperatives ↔️ Collective worker ownership

  Progressivism ↔️ Advocate for government reforms
• Gustave Courbet's "The Stone Breakers" is an example of the artistic movement called realism
• Industrial Functionalism in architecture emphasized practicality and efficiency in building design.


  True
• Technological innovations during the Industrial Revolution had only positive societal impacts.

  False
• What period created the economic imbalances and social challenges addressed by religious and philosophical perspectives?

  Industrial Revolution
• What technological innovation powered new household appliances and urban infrastructure during the Industrial Revolution?

  Electricity
• Government regulations during the Industrial Revolution helped to improve working conditions
• What negative conditions created by the Industrial Revolution led to the emergence of labor movements and unions?

  Poor working conditions
• Labor movements improved workplace standards and economic well-being for workers.


  True
• Match the regulation/policy with its purpose:

  Factory Acts ↔️ Minimum working standards

  Antitrust Laws ↔️ Regulate monopolies

  Labor Laws ↔️ Improve worker protections
• What tactic did cooperatives use to empower workers during the Industrial Revolution?

  Collective ownership
• The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts on society.

  True
• The Industrial Revolution occurred primarily in Europe and North America
• Match the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution:

  Improved standard of living ↔️ Widening income inequality

  Advancements in transportation ↔️ Environmental degradation
• Labor movements improved workplace standards and economic well-being for workers.


  True
• Match the social reform movement with its achievements:

  Charity Organizations ↔️ Temporary relief for the destitute

  Settlement Houses ↔️ Better sanitation and job training

  Cooperatives ↔️ Improved wages and working conditions
• Match the artistic medium with its example:

  Art ↔️ Gustave Courbet's "The Stone Breakers"

  Music ↔️ Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies

  Architecture ↔️ Factory designs by Matthew Boulton