Industrial Revolution Review

According to Adam Smith, the 'invisible hand' of rational self-interest would create a self-correcting market that priced goods at their 'natural' level. What force or forces did Smith believe would dictate prices in such a system?

• organized labor

• supply and demand

• laws and regulations

• monopolistic companies

In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx called for revolution as a means to address what issue that he believed drove much of human history?

• religious persecution

• economic inequality

• political oppression

• ethnic division

Use the maps to answer the question. What do these maps illustrate?

• the growth of the agricultural industry

• the effects of urbanization

• use of imperialist policies in Europe

• mass immigration to the United States

What contributed to the rapid industrialization that occurred in Japan during the Meiji Restoration?

• Japan's isolationist policies

• economic and political reforms

• resources gained through war

• a democratic government

What BEST completes the diagram?

• Glorious Revolution in England

• Development of the Scientific Method

• Industrial Revolution in Europe

• Results of the Napoleonic Wars

Why were nineteenth-century cotton mills typically located close to rivers or other water sources?

• The mills used the water to dye the cotton.

• The mills used water power to run the machines.

• Rivers provided the water used to clean raw cotton.

• Rivers provided water to irrigate the cotton fields.

What did nineteenth-century laissez-faire economists such as Adam Smith believe?

• The creation of a national bank is necessary for government stability.

• Individuals should be allowed to pursue their self-interest in a free market.

• Economic development is dependent on strong government regulations.

• The interests of the government are more important than the needs of citizens.

What would have been the MOST LIKELY result of a worker joining a union during the Industrial Revolution?

• The worker would get fired.

• The worker would get longer breaks.

• The worker would receive a raise.

• The worker would work fewer hours.

What role would a woman have MOST LIKELY fulfilled during the Industrial Revolution?

• reform movement leader

• business owner

• city council member

• church elder

How did the railroad affect industrialization in Germany?

• Germany flourished as the demand for coal and steel increased.

• Germany was able to import natural resources from other countries.

• Germany's sea trade was hurt by the increase in land transportation.

• Germany became an agrarian state as it could ship grain to other countries.