Industrial Revolution Test

Which headline would most likely have appeared in a pamphlet during the Industrial Revolution?

• “Michelangelo Completes Sistine Chapel”

• “Karl Marx Attacks Capitalism”

• “Martin Luther Speaks Out Against Sale of Indulgences”

• “John Locke Calls for the People to Choose the King”

A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

• an increase in the number of small farms

• a decline in international trade

• a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

• a general rise in the standard of living

According to this graph, which town had the largest growth from 1801 to 1861?

• Birmingham

• Manchester

• Leeds

• Liverpool

How come children were used in factories?

• They were smaller so they could get into machines easier

• They were very expensive

• They were better trained to move heavy machines

• Children were never used in factories

Which economic system allowed private citizens to own the means of production and wanted the most profit.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

Which economic system allowed citizens or government to own the means of production and wanted the help the citizens prosper.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

Eight-hour work days, improved safety measures, and the outlawing of child labor were all accomplishments fought for by?

• Business leaders

• Labor unions

• The bourgeois

• Mutual-aid societies

What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• People moved from cities to farms in the country.

• People spent more time with their fighting wars.

• People moved from small farms to towns and cities.

• People stopped enjoying vacations.

Which of the following was NOT a result of The Industrial Revolution?

• A decrease in child labor

• Migration to rural areas

• Pollution

• An increase in the middle class

Rapid movement of people from the rural areas to cities in search of industrial jobs was known as:

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Depopulation

• Migration