Industrial Revolution/WWI: world history 2 exam

Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat
• oil and natural gas
• coal and iron
• cotton and tobacco

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?

• flying shuttle
• spinning jenny
• cotton gin
• steam engine

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

• fascism
• socialism
• capitalism
• mercantilism

Taking over land other than your own by force. Controlling the land politically, economically, and/or socially.

• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Industrialism
• Socialism

The Wealth of Nations was written by... 

• Karl Marx
• James Watt
• Louis Pasteur
• Adam Smith

Copernicus discovered: 

• that the sun rotated around the earth
• The age of the earth
• structure of the solar system
• The Scientific Method  

Increased food supply which led to a population boom was a improvement in:

• Better trading with other countries
• agricultural crop rotation
• Farmers controlling their crops
• Better quality of food sources 

Why were textile factories located near rivers and streams?

• Easier travel time to and from factories
• It made it easier to transport the finished product
• Energy from waterwheels powered the machines 
• Humidity from the water softened the wool thread

The textile industry growth in the 18th century was due to:  

• New inventions/machines 
• Better factories 
• Women and children workers 
• Better wages