Industrial Revolution and Imperialism Review

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Increase in output of goods

• Decrease in the demand for textiles

• Population growth in rural areas

• Abundance of coal and water resources

Which statement best describes political changes in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

• Revolutionaries granted political power to the lower classes instead of the upper classes.

• New towns were given representation and an extension of voting rights were granted to the middle class.

• Trade barriers existed and the King allowed only businesses to trade with France and Spain.

• Public officials disregarded poor sanitary conditions in new towns which led to the formation of unions.

Which of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?

• The Industrial Revolution led to a general improvement in the standard of living of Europeans.

• Industrialization led to a decline in international trade.

• The Industrial Revolution led to an increase in the economic power of the nobility.

• Industrialization led to an increase in the number of small farms in Europe.

How did the free enterprise system affect Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• It increased government interventions and reforms in the economy.

• It encouraged workers to protest against the abuses of factory owners.

• It gave consumers less choice in the types of goods available for purchase.

• It allowed business owners to invest in industries that benefited the economy.

1. The characteristics listed above were major influences of

• Catherine the Great

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Anne

Since the late 1700s, technological innovations such as the steam engine have affected daily life by

• increasing industrial efficiency

• guaranteeing workers’ wages

• causing mass migration to rural areas

• decreasing agricultural production

The poor living conditions of the Industrial Revolution resulted in

• a higher standard of living and a decrease in the death rate

• less time spent at home with family members

• the formation of workers’ unions to improve conditions

• political reforms to improve water and sewage

During the 19th century, European efforts to improve infrastructure in their colonies contributed most directly to

• the spread of Christianity to colonists

• obtaining raw materials for their industries

• creating higher paying jobs for the colonists

• the technological competition between European countries

A supporter of Adam Smith’s economic theory would most likely

• uphold the divine right of kings

• provide strict economic regulations on business

• end universal suffrage

• protect freedoms and property

1. What best explains the short and long term effects listed above?

• Unions

• Rural

• Factories

• Enclosures