Irish Potato Famine

The main cause of the mass starvation in Ireland during the 19th century was the

• British blockade of Irish ports

• failure of the potato crop

• war between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland

• environmental damage caused by coal mining

Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish Famine

• contributed to food shortages

• ignored military concerns

• discouraged emmigration

• led directly to civil war

What was an immediate result of the mass starvation in Ireland in the late 1840s?

• expansion of the Green Revolution to Ireland

• acceptance of British rule by the Irish

• migration of many Irish to other countries

• creation of a mixed economy in Ireland

One way in which the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the 18th century and the potato blight in Ireland in the 19th century are similar is that they both led directly to

• significant human migrations

• more equitable distribution of wealth

• growth in the number of subsistence farmers

• rapid increases in food production

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

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

• Cartel
• Corporation
• Factory
• Urbanization

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations stressed the importance of

• tradition

• supply and demand

• large corporations

• government ownership

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

• heavy taxation of manufacturers

• strict government control of the economy

• minimal government involvement in the economy

• government investments in major industries

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

• factory owners

• investment bankers

• farm laborers

• industrial workers

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