What were the positive aspects of industrialization? How did industrialization affect people's lives and change them for the better?
What will be an ideal response?
There was an increase in consumer goods that were affordable, meaning that the lower classes could afford to participate in this cultural transformation rather than being excluded, as was traditionally the case. Transportation became easier, and goods, as well as people, could move across vast distances much faster. There was an increase in the growth of the middle classes, who moved up the economic ladder. Last, for some workers, the Industrial Revolution made it possible for them to receive greater wages through specialization of skilled labor.
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A) Nicaragua and Lebanon. B) Cuba and Laos. C) Austria and Honduras. D) Iran and Guatemala.
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A) Jews lived peacefully with Christians. B) Jews were deported to Jerusalem. C) Jews faced persecution and repression. D) Jews came under the protection of patriarchs.
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A) formed a vigilante group called Las Gorras Blancas (the White Caps). B) lobbied the government for more soldiers. C) built forts that protected their land. D) hired mercenaries to patrol their land and expel any trespassers. E) worked to convince the Mexican government to re-annex the American southwest.