AnswersPBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_2109310_World History_S2_2015Lesson 2: The Growth of Cities

The Growth of Cities Answers

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What was the main reason for poor living conditions in cities?

A
Cities didn’t care about the welfare of new workers.
B
New workers could not adapt to living in city buildings.
C
New workers did not clean up after themselves.
D
Cities were not prepared for so many new workers.
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What was the biggest effect that new technology had on farm workers?

A
Many workers lost their jobs.
B
Most workers learned new skills.
C
Most workers became more efficient.
D
Many workers could earn more in less time.
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Why did it take so long for working class people to fight for improved conditions?

A
Workers were simply grateful to have a job and a place to live.
B
Workers accepted that industrialization brought problems.
C
Workers were too tired from their jobs to protest.
D
Workers had no power to make their voices heard.
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Workers were attracted to industrial cities because

A
they offered workers the chance to use their skills in new ways.
B
they offered many cultural and educational opportunities.
C
they offered workers the opportunity to earn higher wages.
D
they offered better living conditions than rural farms.
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This excerpt by British physician John Griscom was written in 1842.By providing the laboring classes with better tenements, improved ventilation, and healthy and cleanly arrangements in respect to yards, sinks and sewerage, they will certainly suffer less from sickness and premature mortality, and a vast amount of pauperism, crime, and wretchedness be prevented . . .

A
People who were likely to die young did not worry about the consequences of criminal acts.
B
Living in unsanitary conditions often made people lose their sense of right and wrong.
C
Unhealthy people who could not earn a living were more likely to commit crimes.
D
Being a member of the laboring classes made people more prone to criminal behavior.
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New laws that were passed during the Industrial Revolution helped city residents by

A
creating more jobs for industrial workers.
B
giving children the option to attend school.
C
improving the standard of living in cities.
D
enabling people to move to the upper class.
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Early in the Industrial Revolution, factory owners employed many

A
women.
B
children.
C
miners.
D
artisans.
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growth of citiesgrowth of farmsdecline of citiesdecline of rural areas

A
growth of cities
B
growth of farms
C
decline of cities
D
decline of rural areas
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The shift toward mass production affected consumers by

A
making goods less expensive.
B
creating a greater variety of goods.
C
creating fewer luxury goods.
D
making goods that lasted longer.
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What contributed to poor working conditions for factory workers in the late 1800s? Choose three answers.fourteen to sixteen hour work daysfive day work weekschild labor protection lawsunlivable wages lack of personal protective equipment

A
fourteen to sixteen hour work days
B
five day work weeks
C
child labor protection laws
D
unlivable wages
E
lack of personal protective equipment

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