Unit 12 Industrial Revolution/10,11,12 Test Review

Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• the use of skilled craftsmen to manufacture luxury goods

• the introduction of techniques of mass production using new sources of power

• the use of new irrigation techniques to divert rivers and create food surpluses

• the rapid spread of computers from the United States to the rest of the world

How did 17th & 18th-century scientific advances most contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks.

• Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to improving production.

• Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase their crop yields.

• Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes.

Which person is correctly paired with his or her contribution?

• Marie Curie---Developed the theory of relativity and played a role in development of the atom bomb

• Thomas Edison-- Invented the light bulb, record player, and movie projector

• Louis Pasteur--Observed the first microbes through a microscope

• Albert Einstein--developed vaccines and the process of pasteurization to kill germs.

Socialism and communism were similar in that both sought —

• some degree of government ownership of industries

• to share profits between workers and industrialists more equally

• control of government by leading business owners

• the violent overthrow of the ruling class by the people

Which describes a major social effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Decline in the middle class

• Increase in nomadic herding

• Increase in the urban population

• Decrease in international trade

Which statement would Adam Smith most likely agree with?

• Government should interfere as little as possible in the economy

• Revolution is the only solution to a country’s economic problems

• Elimination of most agriculture is necessary in order to industrialize

• Mercantilism is the best policy to promote economic growth.

What was one important influence of Queen Victoria on British Society during the Industrial Revolution?

• She helped to finance many inventions

• She rallied the public against the growth of unions in Britain.

• She supported the social reform bills and charitable programs to improve the lives of the poor.

• She took power back from Parliament to modernize British society.

Which of the following was not a cause of why the Industrial Revolution began in England?

• England had an abundance of natural resources like coal and iron

• England had a strong middle class who was politically stable

• England had numerous harbors and waterways to help with a global colonial trade empire.

• England had an unfavorable balance of trade that had led to recent revolutions.

Which political changes did the Industrial Revolution help bring about in 19^th century Europe?

• Industrialists from different countries cooperated to prevent political change

• The growing middle class received more voting rights and representation in parliament

• The rulers of Russia introduced more democratic practices to accelerate economic development

• Revolutionaries inspired by Marx and Engels “The Communist Manifesto” successfully overturned several European governments.

“The free enterprise system works like an “invisible hand” guiding each individual. Each individual looks after his or her own interests but in doing so benefits the community.”

Which thinker first reached the conclusion above?

• Karl Marx

• Queen Victoria

• Adam Smith

• Friedrich Engels