Industrial Revolution and Imperialism WH

Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency?

• Workers received labor rights.

• Animal & human power were generally replaced with steam power.

• Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated

• Major labor unions were formed.

Which 19th century person would have been most DIRECTLY affected by the work of 18th century engineer James Watt?

• a person plowing a field

• a person studying the stars

• a person traveling on a train

• a person sailing to New York City

Which invention resulted in an increase in the demand for coal?

• iron plow

• internal combustion engine

• steam engine

• cotton gin

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believed

• the capitalists would eventually dismiss laws of inheritance.

• the imperialists would eventually establish class distinctions.

• the proletariat (workers) would eventually own the means of production.

• the business owners would eventually rise up against the workers

What effect of the Industrial Revolution MIGHT this picture represent?

• the rise of the middle class

• The Increase in urban population

• the spread of infectious diseases

• the organization of the health care system

Which of these BEST describes the labor situation in Europe during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?

• fewer urban workers were needed

• slaves were imported into Europe

• machines quickly replaced human labor

• more agricultural laborers were needed

The "enclosure system" in late 17th and early 18th century England refers to

• the belief that man is "enclosed" by his geographical surroundings.

• locking people inside of factories and forcing them to work long hours.

• allowing cattle to graze freely across open land without having to use barbed wire.

  D)

• the process of "fencing in" property to maximize profits at the expense of the tenant farmers.

Which of these was NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• increased organization of workers

• English settlement of the New World

• increased competition between industrialized countries

• the search for new sources of raw materials and new markets

During the Industrial Revolution the factory system

• allowed more women to stay at home raising children.

• caused better working conditions for people in industry.

• allowed more families to spend more time together working at home.

• caused many workers to have their lives controlled by factory owners.

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”

• Karl Marx.

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler.

• Mohandas Gandhi