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Industrial Revoltion Study Guide 2

Part Two - Living Conditions
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1. What were some of the living conditions experienced by workers in cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Higher wages and spacious housing ✓
Overcrowding and poor living conditions ✓
Clean water and hygienic environments ✓
Lots of investment in urban infrastructure ✓
2. Which water-borne diseases spread in large cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Cholera and diphtheria ✓
Smallpox and tuberculosis ✓
Measles and influenza ✓
3. What was the role of Local Boards of Health during the Industrial Revolution?
To maintain overcrowded living conditions ✓
To regulate access to healthcare facilities ✓
To improve and clean up towns and cities ✓
4. What was the life expectancy in some industrial towns during the 1830s?
54 years ✓
40 years ✓
35 years ✓
29 years ✓
5. Which statement is incorrect? The Industrial Revolution...
Made Britain an industrial and urban nation ✓
Transformed living conditions in cities ✓
Increased the population growth rate ✓
Shifted the economy towards agriculture ✓
6. What did the growing working class gradually become aware of during the Industrial Revolution?
Their own political influence and power ✓
Their dependency on the upper class ✓
Their inability to organize ✓
7. What were the main causes of diseases like cholera and diphtheria during the Industrial Revolution?
Lack of access to medication ✓
Polluted water sources ✓
Overcrowded public transportation ✓
Poor air quality ✓
8. What were the benefits of living in cities during the Industrial Revolution, despite the poor living conditions?
Improved sanitation facilities ✓
Access to affordable housing ✓
Lower risk of epidemics ✓
Higher wages and job opportunities ✓
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