Causes of the Industrial Revolution and Revolutions Review!

What do we call the period during which new ideas about science, government, and human rights took shape?

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

What are the causes of the Enlightenment? Check all that apply.

• The Reformation

• The Scientific Revolution

• European Exploration and Colonization

• The Plague

The first revolution of the Enlightenment era was also the most successful. This was the (a)   Revolution.

Which form of government (re)emerges out of the Enlightenment?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• capitalism

• democracy

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the French Revolution? Pick all that apply.

• The Reign of Terror during which thousands of aristocrats and monarchy-sympathizers lost their heads.

• A successful democracy right after the war

• The rise of Napoleon as Emperor and years of war with England

• The return of monarchy to France until they tried democracy again in the 20th century.

What was a cause of the Agricultural Revolution? (Check all that apply)

• More people in the cities

• innovations in farming made it faster and easier

• better climate conditions

• More pollution in the cities led to people moving to the countryside.

Which was the most significant cause of the Industrial Revolution (this is a poll, because it's really up to you to decide)?

• Greater access to natural resources

• Folks leaving farms for the cities increased demand for inventions to ease urbanization

• Innovations in the textile industry led to other industrial innovations

• Invention of the steam engine

When did the Industrial Revolution end?

• Post-WWII

• We are still in the Industrial Revolution

• With the decline of the steam engine in favor of the internal combustion engine (like a car)

• When the Internet was invented.