World History Final

  What do we call the increased output of machine made goods, which began in England in the 1700s?

• Agricultural revolution

• Crop rotation

• Factors of Production

• Industrial Revolution

How did farmers increase crops to provide more, and improved products?

• Crop Rotation

• New Inventions for seeding and harvesting

• Enclosures

• All of the above

Where were the first factories in England located?

• By the river

• By the ocean

• By lakes

• By railroads

What was the first industry to experience industrialization?

• Textiles

• Railroads

• Fishing

• Agriculture

Which of the following statements about the effects of scientific and technological changes during the Industrial Revolution is true?

• They had little or no effect on how people lived outside of factory towns.

• They cheapened the quality of most products of daily life.

• They significantly altered how people worked, played, and maintained their health.

• They led to less democracy and a decline in literacy.

What was a direct impact of the Industrial Revolution on cites?

• They grew smaller

• They grew bigger

• People moved out of cities to look for jobs in farming and agricutlure

• People moved into cities looking for jobs in farming and agriculture

Why did factories hire many young children?

• Their small hands could work on machinery while still running

• They could be paid less

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B

 

Why did the Luddites destroy factory machinery?

• They were angry and the upper class

• They thought the machines were taking their jobs

• They didn’t like the poor working conditions in the factories

• They wanted to go back to agriculture type jobs

  How do unions help workers?

• Strength in numbers means the workers voices can be heard

• If they all work together they can strike if not given what they want

• They help to share ideas of fair treatment and fair pay

• All of the above

In the Second Industrial Revolution, what innovations opened up new industrial frontiers?

• textiles, railroads, iron, and coal

• a world economy, psychoanalysis, and new products

• radios, telephones, light bulbs, and telegraphs

• steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum