Industrial Revolution

During the 1800s, reform legislation passed in Great Britain, France, and Germany led to

• formation of zaibatsu, greater equality for men, establishment of a banking system

• legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor

• government-owned factories, establishment of five-year plans, and limits placed on immigration

• bans on overseas trade, mandatory military service, and universal suffrage for women

Which statement is referring to laissez-faire capitalism?



• Government should not interfere in

  relations between workers and business owners.

• The workers will rise up and overthrow

  the privileged class.

• Private property will cease to exist. The

  people will own the means of production.

• A favorable balance of trade should be

  maintained by the use of tariffs.

Electricity was especially valuable because it was a power source and because it

• didn't cost anything to create.

• did not use wires or rails

• made other inventions possible.

• worked better than chemicals to run machinery.

In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expressed the idea that

• religion should be the most important factor in society

• power should be determined by a person's wealth

• profits from work should belong to the workers

• supply and demand should control prices

The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of

• militarism

• collectivization

• enlightenment

• urbanization

Why did employers first hire women?

• There were not enough men to fill all the low-paying white-collar jobs.

• Women were better at white-collar jobs than men were.

• The government had laws that forced everyone to hire women.

• Women had always been hired equally with men to work outside the home.

What was one result of extreme urbanization?

• more money and food for all

• a need for urban reform

• more frequent wars

• reduced population

Why was steel used in place of iron in the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Steel could be made cheaply and efficiently.

• Iron was lighter and could be used to make smaller machines.

• Steel made better-looking machines and railways.

• Iron could be used only in the textile industry

How did factories change society in order to make the Industrial Revolution a success?

• Factories created a new labor class and a system of shift work that kept the machines running nonstop

• Society changed in order to encourage people to work in dangerous conditions.

• Women and children became successful by working for high pay.

• People became perfectly disciplined workers who never made mistakes.

What was the name of the locomotive that won the transportation competition from Liverpool to Manchester?

• The Cannonball

• The Missile

• The Comet

• The Rocket