Industrial Revolution Test Prep

Which of the following is a MAIN reason that entrepreneurs were important in the Industrial Revolution?

• They protected family farms.

• They invested in new inventions.

• They created building codes for cities.

• They unionized factory workers.

Which are the three MAIN components required for production in the Industrial Revolution?

• cotton, wheat, and iron

• telegraphs, railroads, and ships

• coal, oil, and steel

• land, labor, and capital

Which statement would a critic of capitalism have MOST likely made during the Industrial Revolution?

• Business owners get rich while workers remain poor.

• Most of our consumer goods are produced overseas.

• The cost of machinery and new factories is too high. Rapid economic growth destroys our natural resources.

What is the idea behind 'laissez-faire?'

• The idea that involves workers deciding upon their own working conditions (hours, wages, etc.).

• The idea that business owners will decide upon working conditions without interference from the government.

• The idea that government will completely control working conditions in businesses.

Which written work criticized the capitalist system during the Industrial Revolution?

• Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

• "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling

• The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

• The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Which statement is true of social class during the Industrial Revolution?

• The very idea of social classes became outdated

• Europe was generally divided between two social classes; the upper and working classes

• People often moved freely from one social class to another

• Social classes became increasingly divided

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• It created technology to clean them

• It made them lose valuable sources of food

• It made the population grow faster than the housing supply

• It made the crime rate drop

A main difference between capitalism and socialism is that in socialism

• individuals make progress when they follow their self interest and manage their resources

• there is a lot of competition and the goal is to make a profit

• the government does not intervene in the economy

• the government intervenes in the economy, distributes resources and services to its people, according to their needs

Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

• Many small farmers moved to cities

• Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy land owners

• Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods

During the Industrial Revolution, the upper class resented those in the middle class for what reasons?

• Lower class workers gained respect for their employed status.

• Factory workers received health care.

• Factory owners and merchants greatly prospered and moved to the upper class.

• Urban housing was more sanitary than suburban living.