AP European History/The Industrial Revolution

Industrialization in the textile industry resulted in

• better paying jobs

• the establishment of factories

• improved working conditions

• more reliance on silk from China

In which of the following ways did Britain's colonial empire contribute to the country's industrialization?

• Industrial technology was shared with the colonies, thus improving the empire's overall industrial output

• Colonial laborers worked for much cheaper wages than unionized British Workers

• The colonies provided a growing market for British manufactored goods

• The colonies provided iron and coal, which Britain was lacking

Which of the following agricultural innovations is Charles Townsend most frequently associated with?

• four crop rotation

• the three field system

• invention of the steel plow

• heavy use of manure for fertilizer

The first factories in Britain's Industrial Revolution produced

• textiles

• tools

• trains

• car

As a consequence of mass produced cotton textiles

• cotton goods became cheaper and more affordable for people of all classes

• shortages of this key raw material were experienced

• India became an industrial power

• working conditions in the factories improved

James Watt's improvement of the original steam engine in 1769 was significant because

• factories cold now use bulbs instead of candles for light

• oil was no longer needed as an energy source

• factories located near rivers now had an advantage over factories located away from water

• new kinds of of power equipment could be used to aid people in their work

Britains Factory Act of 1833

• monitored pollution levels in factories

• addressed the issue of child labor by limiting their working hours

• provided women with equal for equal work with men

• required employers to pay workman's compensation for injuries sustained in the factory

The creation of what customs union among the German states in 1834 facilitated industrialization and became the basis of the political unification of the German states

• the Reichstag

• the Zollverein

• the Bundestag

• the Bundeswehr

Which of the following was the only European country to suffer a declining population in the 19th century

• France

• Ireland

• Russia

• Great Britain

The 19th century Chartists

• were originally granted a charter to colonize India

• favored equal membership for women in all trade unions

• demanded universal male suffrage and political representation in Parliament for the working class

• were Protestants looking to spread the faith to Britain's Caribbean colonies