Unit 3: Industrial Revolution Multiple Choice Test

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Why was Great Britain able to Industrialize first?

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Britain’s superior wealth and natural resources gave British entrepreneurs the capital needed to open factories.

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Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

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Great Britain’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities

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The invention of James Watt contributed to which societal change?

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Factories could now be built anywhere; they no longer needed to be by water

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Why is Louis Pasteur’s research into germ theory in the nineteenth century significant?

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proved that cleanliness helps to prevent infections.

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How did the industrial revolution change Western (European/American) society?

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They significantly altered how people worked, lived, and maintained their health.

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How did the rapid growth and expansion of railroads between 1850-1900 affect economic growth?

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It made moving resources and goods between cities much faster and less expensive.

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Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl Marx?

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Industrialization benefits the wealthy and harms the poor.

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Laissez-faire or free market capitalism, as attributed to Adam Smith, called for

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minimal government involvement in the economy.

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The chart below shows the differences between which two responses to industrialism? Options: Democracy and Totalitarianism, Socialism and Utopianism, Capitalism and Communism, Utilitarianism and Monarchy

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Capitalism and Communism

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Why did Socialism and Communism take hold among the people during the Industrial Revolution?

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People wanted better living conditions and higher wages