Industrial Revolution Quiz

Collective Bargaining was a process of negotiation between:

• Union and the Government

• Employers and Workers

• Employers and the Government

• Workers and Unions

How do unions help workers?

• They help to share ideas of fair treatment and fair pay

• Strength in numbers means the workers voices can be heard

• If they all work together they can strike if not given what they want

• All of the above

Most wealthy factory owners supported ideas of:

• Communism

• Socialism

• Social Democracy

• Capitalism

Which economist do we credit with the idea of Laissez-Faire economics

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• Eli Whitney

• James Watt

Why did many upper class people become frustrated with the growing wealth of the middle class?

• They were angry at them for stealing their profits

• They did not like the factories taking their slaves

• They felt like the new middle class made money in a "dirty" way

• They were not frustrated, and welcomed the new middle class wealth

Laissez-Faire refers to the government being:

• Hands on with the economy

• Hands off with the Economy

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B

With what economic idea is Karl Marx MOST CLOSELY associated with?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Social Democracy

Citizens in a social democracy expect the government to:

• Leave the economy alone

• Engage in collective bargaining

• provide them with certain benefits

• own all the factors in production

Which of the following describes a major change in how people worked from pre-Industrial Revolution times to post-Industrial Revolution times?

• In large numbers, workers rejected the idea of unionization in favor of more freedom to negotiate working conditions

• Workers who were forced to work for lower wages fueled a strong movement to unionize

• The vast majority of workers became happier and more content with their jobs

• Labor unions were formed by governments to help factory owners to increase their productivity

Which statement is TRUE of social classes during the industrial revolution?

• Social classes became increasingly divided

• The very idea of social classes became outdated

• People could move freely from one social class to another

• Europe was generally divided between an upper and a working class