Industrial Revolution (Formative Quiz)

How were homes heated in England in the 1800s?

• They did not need heat.

• Water Power.

• Burning Coal

• Electricity.

What is industrialization?

• The process by which minority groups are not given a voice in society

• The process of a society making changes from agricultural to urbanization

• The process whereby large transnational corporations evade taxes

• The policy of hiring child labourers to fulfill business quotas

What is Laissez-faire capitalism

• Little to no government intervention in a societies economy

• Extreme government intervention in a societies economy

• Welfare programs supported by government tax dollars

• Welfare programs supported by wealthy business owners

Which of the following phrases BEST describes the term "laissez-faire"?

• Free trade

• Do the least

• Self-interest

• Leave it alone

Which of the following abuses was NOT typical of early industrial workplaces?

• Extremely low wages

• Refusal to hire women

• The use of child labourers

• Unsafe working conditions

Who were the Luddites?

• Prisoners who are able to work on the weekends to support their families

• Protestors who broke into hospitals to steal medicine

• Prisoners who escaped from prison

• Protestors who broke into factories to destroy machines

How did activists/protests improve working conditions?

• The government responded to protests by increasing restrictions on laissez-faire capitalism

• They did not - the government killed every person who protested

• The government responded to protests by decreasing restrictions on laissez-faire capitalism

• Pensions came into immediate effect for older members of society

What was NOT a fear involving labour unions?

• Increased cost of living

• Falsely inflating wages

• Workers obtaining medical benefits

• Creating high prices

What did early welfare states NOT include?

• Implementing a death tax

• Unemployment insurance

• Public infrastructure

• Expanded voting rights

In your own words, describe one positive and negative effect of the Industrial Revolution in England