The Industrial Revolution

Which condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?

• dependence on subsistence agriculture
• creation of a one-crop economy
• availability of investment capital
• capture of foreign lands

What was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

• the growth of the middle class
• an increase in nomadic herding
• a decline in urban population
• a decrease in international trade

In the late 1700s, the Industrial Revolution developed in Britain because Britain

• possessed key factors of production
• excluded foreign investors
• suppressed the enclosure movement
• required a minimum wage be paid to workers

Based on this image, women deserve the right to vote because

• they contribute to society in many ways
• they can only obtain industrial jobs if they can vote
• only women understand what it takes to raise children
• without the right to vote women cannot be taxed

Which pair of natural resources were used to change transportation and manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• gold and salt
• diamonds and petroleum
• copper and tin
• coal and iron ore

A major result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

• an increase in the percentage of people engaged in farming
• a decreased life expectancy and an increased infant mortality
• an increase in the size and influence of the middle class
• a reliance on subsistence economies

In Western European nations, many of the evils associated with the factory system have been corrected by

• communist revolutions
• the use of child labor
• decreased automation
• government regulation

In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to

• take control of the government
• form labor unions
• return to farming
• set minimum wages

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

• factory owners
• investment bankers
• industrial workers
• farm laborers

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of increase for human populations in relation to the rate of increase for food production was a problem. Malthus believed that

• industrial development would severely limit population growth
• famine and war were natural checks on population growth
• countries with larger populations would conquer countries with smaller populations
• food production would increase at a faster rate than populations would