Industrial Age Review

Match the important figure to the description that best matches them:

Promoted laissez-faire economics, & is known as the father of capitalism.

• Adam Smith

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Karl Marx

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Inventor of the telephone.

• Adam Smith

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Karl Marx

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Credited with the creation of the first light bulb.

• Adam Smith

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Karl Marx

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Wrote the Communist Manifesto, promoting a revolution of the working class against the bourgeoisie.

• Adam Smith

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Karl Marx

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Pioneer & innovator of the assembly line.

• Adam Smith

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Karl Marx

Factors that contributed to Great Britain's industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT ... (Mark only one answer):

• A labor pool due to agricultural revolution

• An abundance of capital

• Rich natural resources such as coal & iron

• Political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• Germany

• England

• France

Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines & factories during the Industrial Age is true?

• They were allowed to form unions

• Their working conditions were dangerous & inhumane

• Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well

• Governments of industrialized countries were interested in improving their lives

The success & efficiency of machine produced consumer goods led to the expansion of the factory system in business. What was the first industry that provided the model of how to mass produce goods utilizing machines?

• Steel production

• Coal mining

• Automobile production

• Textile production

Textile workers in the mid-nineteenth century often …

• Worked long hours with dangerous machinery

• Worked in crudely constructed tenements

• Had much better working conditions than their farmer counterparts

• Hired domestic servants to perform their housework