From farming country to industrial nation
14 questions · Beginner
Based on UHR’s study material about Sweden (Sverige i fokus). The material may contain value judgments and is not necessarily entirely neutral.
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How to answer
Choose the right answer about how Sweden became an industrial society.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| About how long did it take Sweden to go from a poor farming country to a high-tech welfare society? | About two hundred years |
| Compared with other European countries, what was Sweden like two hundred years ago? | A poor country |
| Where did almost the whole population live two hundred years ago? | In the countryside |
| In which century did Sweden begin to develop into an industrial society? | The 19th century |
| About how many people lived in Sweden at the start of the 1800s? | 2.5 million |
| How had Sweden's population changed a hundred years after the start of the 1800s? | It had doubled |
| Which two things made the population grow during the 1800s? | More food and medical advances |
| Roughly how many Swedes emigrated to the United States between 1850 and 1920? | Over one million |
| To which country did many Swedes emigrate between 1850 and 1920? | The United States |
| Why did many people choose to leave Sweden in the 1800s? | Poverty and a lack of jobs |
| When were the first large industries started in Sweden? | In the mid-1800s |
| What were some of Sweden's first large industries? | Sawmills and steel works |
| Where did many people move to work in factories as industry grew? | To the cities |
| Which three things in the cities were affected by so many people moving there during industrialization? | Housing, the job market and infrastructure |
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