World History Topic 5: Industrial Revolution Test

The Industrial Revolution began in the early 1700’s in

• England

• China

• India

• Italy

The first major industry that developed during the Industrial Revolution was

• automobiles

• furniture

• military

• textiles

The Enclosure Movement was

• a period in France when workers were forced to work within enclosed factories.

• a period in the United States when the Native Americans were relocated to reservations.

• a period in England when laws were passed allowing fences to be put up around private property forcing the homeless to the cities.

• a period in Germany when laws were passed against having farm animals in the cities.

Adam Smith promoted the idea of capitalism and in his book “The Wealth of Nations” said that governments should

• stay out of the way of business people

• control the economy

• regulate businesses

• protect the environment

Before the Industrial Revolution, early manufacturing was done in homes. Historians call this

• sweatshops

• maquilladores

• cottage industries

• franchise business

A major reason a nation would be successful in the Industrial Revolution is

• the king regulated and controlled business people.

• they were smarter than everyone else.

• they were paid high wages

• plentiful natural resources and a fluid society

In the factories, production based on breaking up work into small repetitive tasks done by many workers is called

• the division of labor

• shared responsibilty

• equal pay for equal work

• socialism

The first new power source linked to the Industrial Revolution was

• windmills

• electricity

• the gasoline powered engine

• the steam engine

The steam train reshaped American society in that

• all people could afford to travel anywhere they wanted

• factories and towns could be located away from rivers and the coast

• many women were employed as engineers and rail workers

• they helped the East coast develop as tracks were only around the Atlantic coast

The new invention that revolutionized communication using electrical current for the first time was

• the television

• the telegraph

• the radio

• the signal light