Industrial Revolution Quiz

One way the lives of many nineteenth-century Europeans changed because of industrialization includes —

• working at a variety of professions in one lifetime

• marrying at earlier ages than previous generations

• shifting from an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle

• placing more significance on participation in religious activities

New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to —

• the lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies

• the demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies

• the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class

• the successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade

In his work The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith contributed to economists’ understanding of —

• the rights of workers

• how market forces operate

• why labor unions were needed

• the negative impact of industrialization

Which monarch ruled Britain during the height of British imperialism, contributing her name to references of the era?

• Golda Meir

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Margaret Thatcher

One way that European society was changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution included —

• the rejection of the teachings of the Catholic Church

• the decline of the population due to factory accidents

• the emergence of a middle class and a working class

• the spread of famine caused by families abandoning farms

Most nineteenth century industrialized nations in Europe experienced —

• a general rise in the overall standard of living

• the creation of a common European currency

• a growth in the number of children in families

• the adoption of communist economic systems

European nations in the nineteenth century had an economic incentive to colonize Africa because of —

• the vast natural resources available

• a need for strategic military outposts

• the wealthy markets for European goods

• a desire to expand the Atlantic slavery trade

How did nineteenth century European imperialism differ from sixteenth century European colonialism?

• Europeans began to cooperate to establish extensive global free trade zones.

• Europeans defeated the Ottoman Empire and were able to open overland routes to Asia.

• Europeans learned to respect the native cultures of the territories in which they colonized.

• European focus shifted from control of North America to economic domination of Asia and Africa.

During the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of free enterprise economic principles resulted in —

• the passage of additional protective tariffs

• an accumulation of wealth by factory owners

• the workers sharing in the profits of the factory

• an increase in government regulation of factories

The construction of both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal was intended to —

• improve access to colonies and markets

• provide jobs to natives in colonial regions

• control flooding of major agricultural areas

• serve as blockades to protect colonies in warfare