Industrial Revolution Review

What was one reason the standard of living improved for many Europeans in the late 1800s?

• Governments had redistributed wealth equally within the working class.

• Epidemics and periods of starvation had eliminated the surplus population.

• Wage and price controls had prevented inflation.

• Industrialization had created more jobs and markets.

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

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

One reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain was that Great Britain had a

• decline in the birth rate

• smooth coastline

• compulsory education system

• plentiful supply of iron ore and coal

Both documents are similar in that each claim that industrialization

• caused great human hardship

• led to environmental pollution

• had a great effect on humans

• produced more goods more efficiently

Which of the following best identifies Ludwig von Mises’ point of view on the effects of the Industrial Revolution?

• The Industrial Revolution brought great hardship to factory workers.

• The Industrial Revolution brought immediate gains to factory owners.

• The Industrial Revolution spared many factory workers from famine.

• The Industrial Revolution had little effect on factory workers.

Living conditions in an urban industrial area in 1848?

• Improving

• Mended

• Deteriorating

• Upgraded

Which of the following best states a cause and effect relationship in Britain?

• Great Britain’s many natural resources led to its early industrialization, which created human hardship.

• Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created great human hardship.

• Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created a migration to rural areas.

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

• factory owners

• investment bankers

• farm laborers

• industrial workers

The workers in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing governments using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society. This statement expresses the views of

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Karl Marx

• Kemal Atatürk