Topic 13-15 Review

Where did the Industrial Revolution start

• France

• United States

• Spain

• Great Britain

Which of the following is a reason explaining why Britain took the lead in the Industrial Revolution?

• land

• labor

• capital

• all answers are correct

Mechanization in the textile industry resulted in

• slower production times

• improved working conditions

• the creation of factories

• improved wages

Which of the following statements regarding workers in factories during the early Industrial Revolution are true?

• Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.

• The British government was interested in improving their lives.

• Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well

• They were allowed to form unions

Factories usually hired women and children because they were easily trained and...

• worked harder.

• worked for less money

• worked faster

• were quieter

Poor, uneducated and unskilled many within the working class found jobs in...

• office buildings

• tenements

• agriculture

• factories

What helps to determine prices, dictates what is to be produced by a capitalist society and encourages competition?

• means of production

• supply and demand

• communism

• socialism

Adam Smith's economic ideas of Capitalism are best demonstrated during the Industrial Revolution in which of the following statements?

• women employed in factories were compensated equally during the industrial revolution

• the proletariat would rebel and take control of the means of production

• Mass production led to lower prices

• workers in factories demanded reform in working conditions

Karl Marx is most associated with...

• Communism

• democracy

• assembly lines

• capitalism

In a communist system the means of production are controlled by...

• indivduals

• bourgeoisie

• the wealthy

• the government