Industrialization & Imperialism

Which book, written by Adam Smith in 1776, is considered a fundamental work in classical economics?

• The Wealth of Nations

• Das Kapital

• An Essay on the Principle of Population

• The Condition of the Working Class in England

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

• Upper

• Poor

• Lower

• Middle

In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France

• Great Britain

• Prussia

• Spain

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

• telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

• steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb

• sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

• automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

• James Hargreaves
• John Kay
• Richard Arkwright
• James Watt

__________________ predicted a violent revolution that would result in the working class taking over in a classless political and economic systems known as communism.

• John Adams

• Thomas Smith

• Karl Marx

• Edward Jenner

The Steam engine

• was originally invented to pump water out of coal mines

• originally used petroleum to function

• was originally invented to improve transportation

• originally used electricity to function

Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

• Industries were owned by the national government.

• Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

• Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• natural harbors

• monsoon winds

• mountainous terrain

• desert climate

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane