Industrial Revolution Quiz

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• Germany

• England

• France

Coal and what other natural resource contributed to the Industrial Revolution

• Iron

• Diamond

• Copper

• Lapis Lazuli

What industry is the first to Industrialize?

• Textile Industry

• Coal Industry

• Farming Industry

• Equestrian Industry

Why was the cotton industry booming during this time?

• Because the South started to Industrialize

• Because farmers found a new cotton species

• Because the textile industry had industrialized

• Because slavery had ended

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Eli Whitney

• James Watt

Who invented the first steam engine?

• Richard Trevithick

• Thomas Newcomen

• George Stephenson

• James Watt

Who invented the steamboat?

• James Watt

• Robert Fulton

• Thomas Newcomen

• John Fitch

Who invented a cheap process for making steel?

• Henry Bessemer

• Andrew Carnegie

• James Watt

• Alfred Nobel

What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on Germany?

• Increased agricultural productivity

• Made Germany an industrial power and gave them a powerful modern military

• Decreased the economic gap between classes

• Weakened Germany to the point of dissolution

After what event did America industrialize?

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

• World War I

• The Great Depression