Industrial Revolution Test Review

The early industrial working class experienced all of the following EXCEPT...

• dangerous working conditions

• low pay for long hours

• fair pay regardless of age or gender

What was one way that the agricultural revolution contributed to the Industrial Revolution?

• it caused an increase in the population, creating a larger workforce

• it tied peasants even more closely to the land

• it ended feudalism

• it caused a decrease in the population

The Industrial Revolution began in this country:

• Germany

• Russia

• Great Britain

• America

What natural resources were considered most important in the early Industrial Revolution?

• Coal and iron

• steel and steam

• cotton and wood

• copper and oil

What invention made the growth of railroads possible?

• the spinning jenny

• the factory

• the cotton gin

• the steam engine

Adam Smith, philosopher of capitalism & laissez-faire economics, believed that:

• mercantilism was the only way to insure a truly free trade

• the government should regulate the economy to ensure fairness

• the government should not interfere with the free market

• colonies were an essential source of competition

What was the main effect of the Enclosure movement and cause of urbanization in Britain in the 19th century?

• Agriculture

• Imperialism

• The Enlightenment

• Industrialization

Which inventor and invention are INCORRECTLY matched?

• James Hargreaves- Cotton Gin

• Edward Jenner-Vaccines

• James Watt- Steam Engine

• Henry Bessemer- Steel Processing

Adam Smith and his book The Wealth of Nations promotes...

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

According to Karl Marx, a communist system should...

• support a monarchy

• support a capitalist system

• redistribute wealth based on need

• maximize competition in a free market