AP Euro Unit 6 - Industrialization

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when

• people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
• people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
• work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
• industrialized nations created overseas colonies.

Why was England the leader in industry during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?

• England produced more cotton and had more workers than any other country in the world.
• England directly bordered France, Spain, and Russia which made trade easy.
• England had a socialist government which paid all workers the same wage.
• England first invented factory machines and had a monopoly of industrial technology.

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?

• The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.
• The industrial revolution first began in France.
• The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.  
• By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.

Which of the following best explains the impact of railroads during the Industrial Revolution?

• Railroads were so slow and expensive that automobiles quickly replaced them.
• Railroads increased transportation costs led to a decline in factory output.
• Railroads were expensive and cost factory owners more money.
• Railroads increased the need for coal, steel, and steam engine production.

Crop rotation and the enclosure movement were important because

• nations began looking to colonize in Africa and Asia.
• farming became profitable and large numbers of people moved away from cities.
• the increase in food increased the number of people who could work in factories.
• these changes led to massive starvation and a population decline in Europe.

Socialism is an economic system in which

• individuals and corporations own the factories while the government plays a minimal role in  the economy.
  
• the government controls all factories, farms, and transportation and distributes jobs.
• society is unequal because of the large gap between the rich and poor.
• the laissez-faire principle is applied to the economy.

What is the central conflict identified by Marxism?

• left vs. right

• rich vs. poor

• white vs. black

• nations vs. other nations

What was the goal of communism, according to Marx?

• the oppression of the working class

• a more equal and fair society

• making everybody rich

• making everybody poor

Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

• aristocrats and peasants

• lords and ladies

• bourgeoisie and proletariat

• workers and owners of capital

What was originally the central idea of Communism?

• free communication for everyone

• communal ownership of means of production

• all factories and land would be destroyed

• oppression of the rich by the poor