Unit 5: Industrialization & Imperialism Quiz #1

Industrialization started in...

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Italy

During Industrialization, _____________ worked towards improving working conditions and pay increases.

• Karl Marx

• Labor Unions

• Capitalists

• The Middle Class

The factors of production that were vital to the Industrial Revolution and the start of any business include each of the following EXCEPT

• land

• labor

• capital

• investors

The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called

• industrialization

• urbanization

• materialism

• commercialism

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

• serfs

• rich, or the upper class

• expanded lower class

• middle class

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

• textiles

• industrial machines

• cars

• household goods like cookware

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

• England was the most powerful nation in the world

• It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

• England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?

• The Economic Revolution
• The Glorious Revolution
• The Agricultural Revolution
• The French Revolution

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

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

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