Quiz 11 - Industrial Revolution

The mechanization of what industry helped spark the growth of industrialism?

• coal mining
• construction
• textiles
• water treatment

What factor led to a rise in support of socialism in the 1800s?

• The poor were finding it difficult to find jobs in the new industrial market.
• The working class was abused by the upper classes.
• Industrialization gave all classes great wealth.
• Political parties created laws that protected business owners.

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Russia

What was one major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• a higher population of workers in urban areas
• an increased desire of the wealthy class to share its power
• the spread of the ideas of liberty and fraternity
• government control of agricultural production

How did industrialism lead to imperialism?

• Industrialized nations wanted to gift their technology to other nations.
• Industrialized nations wanted to exploit other nations for natural resources.
• Industrialized nations wanted to bring labor unions to other nations.
• Industrialized nations wanted to spread democratic ideals to other nations.

How did the Industrial Revolution impact the population of Great Britain?

• It caused the overall population to greatly decrease.
• It caused the population to shift from rural to urban areas.
• It caused the population to remain the same.
• It caused the population to move to more isolated areas.

With which statement would Karl Marx agree?

• New technology will help the poor achieve a higher social standing.
• Industrialization benefits the wealthy by exploiting the poor.
• Governments should discourage the formation of labor unions.
• Capitalism is an ideal economic system and benefits all classes of people.

What was the purpose of labor unions and reform movements that came about as part of the Industrial Revolution?

• to increase the power of business owners
• to streamline the training of factory workers
• to decrease the economic division between the classes
• to make it more difficult to hire factory workers

Which statement explains the economic and political changes caused by the Industrial Revolution?

• The upper classes paid the most taxes but were not represented in government.
• The middle class grew and gained wealth and political power.
• Farming became prestigious and workers moved to rural areas to work on farms.
• European nations lost interest in acquiring colonies.

How did an increase in European population contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

• It forced many farmers to move to the cities in search of factory jobs.
• It increased the poverty of many nations.
• It decreased the importance of religion in many nations.
• It allowed the monarchies to create large armies.