5.6 Industrialization: Government's Role from 1750 to 1900

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  • What was the primary basis of social structure in pre-industrial societies?
    Land ownership
  • What is a key characteristic of a constitutional monarchy?
    Limited monarch power
  • Constitutional monarchies often promoted free markets and funded infrastructure projects.

    True
  • Match the government system with its key characteristic:
    Constitutional Monarchy ↔️ Limited monarch power
    Republic ↔️ Elected officials and citizen voting
    Empire ↔️ Centralized power under an emperor
    Dictatorship ↔️ Authoritarian rulers and no constitutional checks
  • What type of infrastructure projects did constitutional monarchies often fund during industrialization?
    Railways and canals
  • Republics developed antitrust laws to promote competition
  • Republics during the Industrial Revolution used patent systems to foster innovation.

    True
  • Republics during the Industrial Revolution implemented antitrust laws
  • What was a key policy of republics during the Industrial Revolution to foster innovation?
    Patent systems
  • Order the key aspects of the Industrial Revolution:
    1️⃣ Technological Advancements
    2️⃣ Factory System
    3️⃣ Urbanization
    4️⃣ Economic Growth
    5️⃣ Social Challenges
  • Industrial societies relied on advanced machinery and fossil fuels
  • Constitutional monarchies during the Industrial Revolution funded infrastructure projects.

    True
  • What were two opposing economic policies used by governments during the Industrial Revolution to foster industrialization?
    Patent systems and tariffs
  • Match the government system with its key policy supporting industrialization:
    Constitutional Monarchies ↔️ Promoted free markets and trade
    Republics ↔️ Fostered innovation through patents
    Empires ↔️ Centralized, state-directed development
    Dictatorships ↔️ Inconsistent and unpredictable policies
  • Empires during the Industrial Revolution focused on centralized, state-directed development of industries.

    True
  • What type of tariffs did constitutional monarchies implement to protect domestic industries?
    Protective tariffs
  • How did constitutional monarchies support industrialization through infrastructure projects?
    Funded railways and canals
  • Which country used protectionist tariffs to support domestic industries under a republic during the Industrial Revolution?
    United States
  • The United States fostered innovation through a strong patent system and research funding.
    True
  • The government's role in industrialization varied across countries and political systems.

    True
  • What type of economic policies did constitutional monarchies use to support industrialization?
    Free markets and trade
  • What was the primary effect of dictatorships on industrialization due to their inconsistent policies?
    Slower industrialization
  • The Industrial Revolution fundamentally transformed society and the economy from the mid-18th century to the late 19th century
  • What type of power was heavily used during the Industrial Revolution?
    Fossil fuels
  • Order the following government systems from most centralized to least centralized:
    1️⃣ Dictatorship
    2️⃣ Empire
    3️⃣ Constitutional Monarchy
    4️⃣ Republic
  • Empires often implemented protectionist economic policies
  • Different government structures shaped industrialization through economic policies, infrastructure investments, and labor regulations
  • Empires and dictatorships often adopted protectionist economic policies.

    True
  • Republics implemented protectionist tariffs to support domestic industries.

    True
  • What was the primary goal of government regulatory policies during the Industrial Revolution (1750-1900)?
    Support industrial development
  • Match the government system with its regulatory focus:
    Empires ↔️ State-directed industrialization
    Dictatorships ↔️ Suppression of labor rights
  • Order the types of government systems from most to least supportive of labor rights during the Industrial Revolution:
    1️⃣ Republics
    2️⃣ Constitutional Monarchies
    3️⃣ Empires
    4️⃣ Dictatorships
  • Empires during the Industrial Revolution took a centralized, state-directed approach
  • Urbanization during the Industrial Revolution led to economic growth but also overcrowding.
    True
  • Match the social structure of pre-industrial and industrial societies:
    Pre-Industrial Society ↔️ Hierarchical, based on land ownership
    Industrial Society ↔️ Emergence of new classes
  • What type of economic policies did empires use during the Industrial Revolution?
    Protectionist economic policies
  • Empires during the Industrial Revolution centralized power under an emperor
  • What types of infrastructure projects did constitutional monarchies fund during the Industrial Revolution?
    Railways and canals
  • What was a common characteristic of dictatorships regarding infrastructure and industrial development during the Industrial Revolution?
    Limited investment
  • Empires during the Industrial Revolution used protectionist trade policies to expand territorial control