CRQ Practice

"In cities and towns, drinking water was drawn from the same rivers into which raw sewage flowed. This sewage contaminated the water with the bacteria that cause cholera and typhoid fever. However, a direct link between germs and diseases had yet to be made. In England, London’s Thames river was so polluted that in the summer of 1858, the “Great Stink” drove Members of Parliament out of the House of Commons, situated close to the river."

This illustration and excerpt depict events from which time and place in history?

• Revolutionary France

• Victorian England

• Meiji Japan

• Soviet Russia

"In cities and towns, drinking water was drawn from the same rivers into which raw sewage flowed. This sewage contaminated the water with the bacteria that cause cholera and typhoid fever. However, a direct link between germs and diseases had yet to be made. In England, London’s Thames river was so polluted that in the summer of 1858, the “Great Stink” drove Members of Parliament out of the House of Commons, situated close to the river."

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt?

• urban population growth

• improved communication

• new power sources

• trade union movement

"In cities and towns, drinking water was drawn from the same rivers into which raw sewage flowed. This sewage contaminated the water with the bacteria that cause cholera and typhoid fever. However, a direct link between germs and diseases had yet to be made. In England, London’s Thames river was so polluted that in the summer of 1858, the “Great Stink” drove Members of Parliament out of the House of Commons, situated close to the river."

Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt?

• installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods

• burning herbs to purify the air

• improvements in water treatment

• relocation of government offices

“It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling dye. . . .” 

— Charles Dickens, Hard Times

 The author of this passage is describing conditions caused by the

• Commercial Revolution

• French Revolution

•  Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

“It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling dye. . . .” 

— Charles Dickens, Hard Times

Which innovation most directly contributed to the conditions described in the passage? 

• Printing press

• Crop rotation

• Seed drill

• Steam engine

“It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling dye. . . .” 

— Charles Dickens, Hard Times

Which problem is the subject of this passage?

•  economic inequality

• urban pollution

• lack of child labor laws

• poor transportation systems

 “. . . A place more destitute of all interesting objects than Manchester, it is not easy to conceive. In size and population it is the second city in the kingdom, containing above fourscore thousand [80,000] inhabitants. Imagine this multitude crowded together in narrow streets, the houses all built of brick and blackened with smoke; frequent buildings among them as large as convents, without their antiquity, without their beauty, without their holiness; where you hear from within, as you pass along, the everlasting din of machinery; and where when the bell rings it is to call wretches to their work instead of their prayers, . . . ” 

— Robert J. Southey, Letters from England, 1807

What is Robert J. Southey’s point of view of Manchester, England in 1807?

• Urbanization has improved the lives of those living in Manchester.

• Government intervention can solve Manchester’s issues.

•  An increase in factories in Manchester has decreased the quality of life for people who live there.

• The minimum wage should be raised for factory workers in Manchester.

Explain the Geographic Context (BEA) for the changes on the map

Using Document 2, Explain (RACE) the cartoonists purpose for creating this political cartoon about the " Great Stink".

Base your answer to question 3 on both Documents 1 and 2 and on your knowledge of social studies.

Cause — refers to something that contributes to the occurence of an event, the rise of an idea, or the bringing about of a development.

Effect — refers to what happens as a consequence (result, impact, outcome) of an event, an idea, or a development.

Identify and explain a cause(doc 1)-and-effect(doc 2) relationship associated with the historical developments in documents 1 and 2. Be sure to use evidence from both documents 1 and 2 in your response.