Question

which of these developments helped launch the industrial revolution? choose two answers. demand for goods increased. more families produced their own food. populations grew rapidly. many people moved back to rural areas. landowners hired more workers.

Explanation:

• Demand for goods increased: As populations grew (another factor), there was a greater need for more and varied goods. This created an incentive for more efficient production methods, which the Industrial Revolution provided through mechanization.
• Populations grew rapidly: A larger population meant more potential workers for factories (as people moved to urban areas for jobs, not back to rural areas) and more consumers. More families producing their own food (\(2^{nd}\) option) was more characteristic of pre - Industrial Revolution (agricultural) economies. Landowners hiring more workers (\(5^{th}\) option) was also more tied to traditional agricultural setups rather than being a key launch factor for the Industrial Revolution.

Answer:

Demand for goods increased, Populations grew rapidly.