Industrialization & Imperialism Test Review

Why did the Industrial Revolution originate in Great Britain?

• Inventions and Innovations

• Opium

• They imported Tea

• Because they had cool accents

The government policy of Laissez Faire was adopted during this era, what was it?

• a government policy of not interfering in the workings of the free market and allowing businesses to do what they want

• a government policy of testing the economic power

• a government policy of adding more jobs to the country

• a government policy of not working with labor unions

Karl Marx wrote the 'Communist Manifesto'.

• True

• False

Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?

• Banking

• Railroads

• Coal Mining

• Textile Production

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

• increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14-hour days, 6 days a week

• increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s

What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?

• land, labor, capital

• government, military, colonies

• raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods

• road, railway, and water transport

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• It created technology to clean them.

• It made them lose valuable sources of food.

• It made the population grow faster than the housing supply.

• It made the crime rate drop.

How might small farmers of the agricultural revolution be compared to the working class of the Industrial Revolution?

• Both endured long working hours.

• Both suffered job losses due to progress.

• Both lived in climates of social restructuring.

• All of the above are true.

What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?

• It encouraged people to emigrate to other countries.

• It eliminated hundreds of thousands of jobs.

• It displaced England's agricultural and fishing industries.

• It offered cheap transportation for materials and goods.

Which of these was Henry Ford's most major accomplishment?

• Revolutionizing the industrial assembly line for the automobile

• Created the Smallpox vaccine

• Invented the plane

• Laid the foundation for the Free Market