Industrial Revolution Quiz Review

What factors led to Great Britain being the first nation to industrialize?

• Political stability

• Availability of raw materials

• Banking and transportation systems

• All of the above

How did the textile industry transform as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• The steam engine made upstream travel possible

• Interchangeable parts were created

• Machines sped up the cloth-making process

• Converting iron to steel became inexpensive

Which of the following describes the domestic system?

• Each worker focused on one task

• Workers ran machines in factories

• Workers were supervised by entrepreneurs

• Workers produced goods in their homes

Which of the following issues was NOT a major concern of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution?

• Low wages

• Womens suffrage

• Unsafe working conditions

• Hours of workday

People moving to cities for factory jobs resulted in ________________. Living conditions in cities were often appalling.

• monopolies

• enclosure

• urbanization

• capitalism

Which economic thinker supported laissez-faire?

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• Friedrich Engels

• Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Nationalism, imperialism, and increased power of industrialized nations were ____________ effects of the Industrial Revolution.

• economic

• religious

• social

• political

Self-interest, limited government interference, and competition are characteristics of--

• free enterprise

• socialism

• communism

• absolutism

Which economic system proposed the government owning key industries to combat inequalities created by industrialization?

• Free enterprise

• Socialism

• Communism

• Laissez-faire

All of the following terms are associated with communism EXCEPT--

• James Watt

• Classless society

• Karl Marx

• Workers revolt