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Middle class family life in the new industrial societywas charecterized by

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Gendered division of labor and space

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Which of the following is NOT true about the 19th century European urban environment

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The working class occupied clean, if not always luxurious, tenements

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What kinds of economic and social changes did industrialization bring about?

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It increased economic activity

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One advantage of the industrial corporation over the older joint stock company was

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The limited liability for investors

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The population of Europe

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Rose sharply in the 18th century and 19th century

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How did Europe assist the United States as it industrialized in the 1800's

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Provided labor and capital

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Apart from North America and Europe, which of the following benefited most from the 19th century geographic division of labor

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Japan

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During the 1850's and 1860's, British and French governments laid the legal foundation for

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The modern corporation

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The Luddites were threatened by industrialization of what industry in particular

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Textiles

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The improvements in transportation, such as the railroads and steamships

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All these answers are correct

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In what nation did the government give significant support to industry in the late 19th century

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Germany

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How did the British maintain their head start in industrialization

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By sabotaging the efforts of their competitors

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Industrial expansion in Britain began with

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Textile production

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Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles believed that

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Capitalists ruthlessly exploited the working class, requiring a socialist revolution

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Cotton cloth was valued by European consumers in the 18th century because

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It was comfortable and convenient

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All of the following are examples of vertical organization EXCEPT

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The British east India company's monopoly on the tea trade

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Industrialization changed families by

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Moving economic production outside the home

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Until the 18th century _____ had served as Great Britain's main source of fuel

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Wood

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The Luddites were

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A group of disaffected English workers who destroyed machines they blamed for low wages

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The population of the industrial world grew dramatically in the 19th century in part because

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Improved transportation networks resulted in cheaper food and therefore better diets

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In response to socialist demands for social and economic reform, most governments

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All these answers are correct

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In Britain, one outcome of the laws against child Lahore in the late 19th century was that

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All children were required to attend public school

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Which of the following was NOT a typical inducement for Europeans to emigrate abroad in the 19th century

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Unemployment in Britain

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What was the development of large scale production in which workers were centralized and performed specialized tasks

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Factory system

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From the perspective of the worker, the factory system meant

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Harsh discipline and close supervision

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Which of the following was NOT an economic advantage enjoyed by Britain in the 18th century

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Local sources of raw Cotton

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In what areas did dependence on exporting primary products produce little or no industrialization

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Most of Latin America, sub Saharan Africa, South Asia, and south east Asia

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How did industrialization influence the economic and social development of societies

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All these answers are correct

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In their critique of industrialization capitalism, Karl Marx and Freidrich Engles claimed that

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Only a communist revolution would change the a abuses of capitalism and create a just and equal society

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From the perspective of the consumer, the factory system meant

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Cheaper manufactured goods

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About one third of_____ immigrants in 19th century America ended up returning to their mother country

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Italian

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By 1900's, birth rates had sharply declined in most industrialized countries because

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All these answers our correct

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Rural laborers new to the factory had difficulty adjusting to

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The figure timetables of industrial work

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