Industrial Revolution and New Ways of Thinking

According to Thomas Malthus, why is poverty unavoidable?

• Because of the lack of government support programs

• Because the population is outgrowing the food supply

• Because of the iron law of wages

• Because of the theory of natural selection

What is the Iron Law of Wages proposed by David Ricardo?

• Wage increases are useless because they only cover basic necessities

• Wage increases lead to a decrease in productivity

• Wage increases are necessary to reduce poverty

• Wage increases should be determined by the government

What is the main idea behind Utilitarianism?

• Laws should be based on the idea of individual rights

• Laws should be based on the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

• Laws should be based on religious principles

• Laws should be based on the idea of social equality

Who revolutionized hospitals across Europe and improved army field hospitals during the Crimean War?

• Florence Nightingale

• Robert Koch

• Louis Pasteur

• Adam Smith

What did Louis Pasteur discover in medicine?

• The link between microbes and disease

• The bacteria that causes tuberculosis

• The vaccine for rabies and anthrax

• The development of pasteurization

What did Robert Koch identify in the 1880s?

• The link between mosquitoes and yellow fever

• The bacteria that causes tuberculosis

• The vaccine for rabies and anthrax

• The development of pasteurization

What did the understanding of germs lead to?

• An increase in hygiene

• An increase in population

• An increase in poverty

• An increase in industrialization

What was the goal of urban renewal during the Industrial Revolution?

• To rebuild the poor areas of town

• To create more slums

• To widen roads and improve transportation

• To promote socialism

What were the first major transportation advancements during the Industrial Revolution?

• Steamships, canals, and railroads

• Automobiles and airplanes

• Skyscrapers and sewer systems

• Telegraphs and telephones

What did the rise of big business require?

• Investment of large amounts of capital

• Government control of the means of production

• Charitable handouts and vaccines

• Unions and worker rights