Question #1
The Industrial Revolution brought rapid ___________, or the movement of people to cities.
The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization, or the movement of people to the cities. Changes in farming soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Alost overnight small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities. Other cities grew up around the factories that entrepreneurs built in once quiet market towns.
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The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization, or the movement of people to the cities. Changes in farming soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Alost overnight small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities. Other cities grew up around the factories that entrepreneurs built in once quiet market towns.
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Question #2
The Bourgeoise were also known as the ______ class.
Those who benefitted most from the Industrial Revolution were the entrepenurs who set it in motion. The Industrial Revolution created this new middle class, or bourgeoisie, whose members came from a variety of backgrounds. Some were merchants who invested their growing profits in factories. Others inventors or skilled artisans who developed new technologies.
Additional Information about the bourgeoisie can be found at - http://www.freenation.org/a/f43h1.html
Those who benefitted most from the Industrial Revolution were the entrepenurs who set it in motion. The Industrial Revolution created this new middle class, or bourgeoisie, whose members came from a variety of backgrounds. Some were merchants who invested their growing profits in factories. Others inventors or skilled artisans who developed new technologies.
Additional Information about the bourgeoisie can be found at - http://www.freenation.org/a/f43h1.html
Question #3
The poor workers often lived in _______ housing, or multistory buildings divided into apartments.
While the wealthy and the middle class lived in pleasant neighborhoods, vast numbers of poor struggled to survive in foul-smelling slums. They packed into tiny rooms in tenements, or multistory buildings divided into apartments. These tenements had no running water, only community pumps. Sewage was dumped into rivers, which created an overwhelming stench and contaminated drinking water. This led to the spread of diseases such as cholera.
Additional Information about tenements can be found at - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzT8EqhuYxA
While the wealthy and the middle class lived in pleasant neighborhoods, vast numbers of poor struggled to survive in foul-smelling slums. They packed into tiny rooms in tenements, or multistory buildings divided into apartments. These tenements had no running water, only community pumps. Sewage was dumped into rivers, which created an overwhelming stench and contaminated drinking water. This led to the spread of diseases such as cholera.
Additional Information about tenements can be found at - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzT8EqhuYxA