Industrial Revolution

The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of

• militarism
• collectivization
• pogroms
• urbanization

A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed

• a smooth coastline
• abundant coal and iron resources
• many waterfalls
• numerous mountain ranges

The Commercial Revolution helped lead to the Industrial Revolution because during the Commercial Revolution

• the barter system was instituted
• new forms of business were developed
• socialism was introduced to Europe
• subsistence agriculture was promoted

In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expressed the idea that

• religion should be the most important factor in society
• power should be determined by a person’s wealth
• profits from work should belong to the workers
• ) supply and demand should control prices

Adam Smith would most likely agree with which statement?

• Revolution is the only solution to economic problems.
• Five-year plans are necessary in order to industrialize.
• All nations would benefit from an agricultural economy.
• Government should follow a laissez-faire policy.

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• desert climate
• natural harbors
• mountainous terrain
• monsoon winds

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

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

A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

• an increase in the number of small farms
• a decline in international trade
• a general rise in the standard of living
• a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

Irregular coastline
Abundant mineral resources
Large labor force
Investment capital

Which country had these characteristics and used them to industrialize in the 1700s?

• Germany
• Great Britain
• Italy
• Japan

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms
• factory work strengthened extended families
• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs
• the middle class decreased in size