Industrial Revolution Review (WH Unit 4)

What is the term for the period in history when goods were made by MACHINE and NOT by hand?

• Industrial Revolution
• Scientific Revolution
• French Revolution
• All of the Above

All of the following are reasons the Industrial Revolution began in Britain EXCEPT

• The enclosure movement
• social injustices
• improved farming methods
• advanced banking systems

What types of improvements were canals, steamboats, and locomotives (trains)?

• Power
• Factories
• Transportation
• Industrialization

Which of the following describes England's AND America's cities around 1850?

• Streets were paved and sanitation systems were well developed
• Building codes ensured apartments were safe and clean
• Pubs and bars were built to accommodate a growing population
• There was adequate police protection

All of the following are effects of industrialization EXCEPT

• A middle class
• The widening gap between rich and poor countries
• Revolutions in communication, transportation, and production of goods
• Improvements in the economies of Africa and southern Asia

The steam engine, used to drive machinery, was improved by:

• James Hargreaves
• James Watt
• Robert Owen
• Edmund Cartwright

To improve working conditions and wages, workers often joined together in groups called

• Strikes
• Unions
• Salons
• All of the Above

The economic idea that people can make decisions about how to spend their money with LIMITED GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE is called

• Capitalism
• Utilitarianism
• Mercantilism
• Communism/Socialism

The economic idea that people SHARE their money and the government makes ALL decisions is called

• Capitalism
• Utilitarianism
• Mercantilism
• Communism/Socialism

If the development of the factory system is considered a historical cause, what was an immediate and direct effect in Britain?

• A reduction in the need for cottage industries
• An increase in child attendance in schools
• An increase in the health conditions of the population
• A decrease in the desire for new territories