Industrial Revolution

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?

• The Economic Revolution
• The Glorious Revolution
• The Agricultural Revolution
• The French Revolution

What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

• ruralization
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?

• Entrepreneurs
• Factory Workers
• Large Business Corporations
• Factory Managers

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• Made the crime rate decrease
• Led to an increase in farm workers
• Make the cities cleaner and safer
• Led to an increase in population in the cities

Adam Smith would most likely agree with which statement?

• Revolution is the only solution to economic problems.

• Five-year plans are necessary in order to industrialize.

• All nations would benefit from an agricultural economy.

• Government should follow a laissez-faire policy.

A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• Communism

• Free enterprise system

• Karl Marx

• Law of competition

A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

• Laissez-faire
• Law of supply and demand
• Proletariat
• Socialism