Industrail Revolution SAHS

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.

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

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane

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

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane

The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because

• the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor

• the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines

• the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce

• laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery

. Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.

Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.

Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy. Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.

To which situation are these speakers most likely reacting?

• rise of industrialization

• growth of Zionism

• formation of military alliances

• division of Africa

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

• businesses operating with little government regulation

• the state establishing production quotas

• central planning committees setting prices on goods

• decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl Marx?

• Private ownership of businesses helps workers.

• Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor.

• Countries should benefit from the wealth of their colonies.

• Industrial capitalism allows workers and employers to work together for a common purpose.

. . . The following serious accidents (minor injuries are not reported) were recorded in the Manchester Guardian between June 12th and August 3rd, 1844:

. . .15th June, 1844: A youth from Saddleworth died of dreadful injuries after being caught in a machine.

29th June, 1844: A young man of Greenacres Moor, near Manchester, working in a machine shop, had two ribs broken and suffered from many cuts as a result of falling under a grindstone. . . .

3rd August, 1844: A Dukinfield bobbin turner was caught in a belt and had all his ribs broken. . . . — Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels is using these examples to draw attention to the

• efficiency of the factory system

• working conditions in factories

• living conditions in cities

• quality of care in urban hospitals

Adam Smith’s laissez-faire theories are most closely associated with

• the separation of church and state

• minimal government regulation of the economy

• a command economy

• high tariffs to protect domestic businesses

Which item best completes the chart? 

 

 

• A. development of railroad systems

• B. electric-powered assembly lines

• C. invention of the automobile 

• D. the light bulb