The Industrial Revolution

Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT...

• a labor pool due to agricultural revolution

• political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

• an abundance of capital

• rich natural resources, coal and iron

Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?

• reducing the size of their farms

• improved farm machinery

• crop rotation

• the availability of more farm workers

During the 1700s, the percentage of Europeans living in towns or cities was about...

• 25%

• 10%

• 50%

• 80%

Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?

• The dynamo

• The windmill

• Animals

• The steam engine

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• Africa

• China

• England

Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were...

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Farmers

• Servants

Which of the following conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx’s ideas?

• More material goods were available.

• There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor.

• Factory workers gained great wealth.

• People were no longer threatened by famine.

Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true?

• Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.

• They were allowed to form unions.

• Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.

• The British government was interested in improving their lives.

In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived...

• in planned residential neighborhoods.

• on the outskirts of the city.

• in tenements near the factories.

• in skyscrapers.

The country nicknamed “the workshop of the world” because of the success of its industrialists was...

• France

• United States

• Germany

• Great Britain