Industrial Revolution

The workers in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing governments using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society. This statement expresses the view

• 
• Adam Smith

• George Washington

• Peter the Great

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

• businesses operating with little government regulation

• the state establishing production quotas

• central planning committees setting prices on goods

• decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

A major reason the Industrial Revolution developed in Great Britain in the 1700s was because of Great Britain’s

• immigration policies

• geographical features

• access to imported oil

• the policy of collectivization

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans.

• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries

• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain

• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers

Which social change occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

• growth of the working and middle classes

• development of the extended family

• expansion of privileges for the landed nobility

• increased status for religious leaders

• Abundant coal resources

• Development of steam power

• Building of an extensive canal system

In the late 1700s, these conditions allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in

• the USA

• Japan

• South Africa

• England

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

• businesses operating with little government regulation

• the state establishing production quotas

• central planning committees setting prices on goods

• decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

The 1800s were a time of 'Industrial Revolution', with great changes. Which of the following is NOT true?

• A move from steam engines to wind power

• A revolution in transport and communications

• A move from domestic industry to factory-based industry

What did Alexander Graham Bell patent in 1876?

• typewriter

• telephone

• machine gun

• sewing machine

How did the industrial revolution begin in the USA?

• Cotton Farms

• Industrial spying

• Advanced Farming

• Government