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What was James Watt’s contribution to industrialization in England?

• He invented a more efficient steam engine.

• He invented the internal combustion engine.

• He invented a less expensive way to manufacture steel.

One reason why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize was that it had

(a)  

• a government that supported property rights.
• a high population density.

• an empire that could supply it with coal.

• a strong belief in the free market.

The textile industry was the first industry to be transformed by mechanization because

(a)  

• A. a larger percentage of people worked in the textile industry than in any other.

• B. cloth-making was very laborious and time-consum
• C. globalization created a large surplus of raw cotton.

• D. textiles were the most profitable manufactured commodities.

What invention made the expansion of the steel industry in the American Midwest possible?

(a)  

• interchangeable parts

• the Bessemer process
• the internal combustion engine

• the iron ore inductor

The invention of machine tools that could create part after part of the same size and shape allowed for the use of

• A. highly skilled employees.

• B. interchangeable parts.

• C. interlocking joints.

• D. more efficient power looms.

Which of the following was a factor which allowed for the development of mass production?

• the creation of more sophisticated advertising strategies

• the specialization of workers in a single step of the manufacturing process

• the use of chemical fertilizers and mechanized reapers and harvesters

• the creation of vertical monopolies across a single industry

The American car maker Henry Ford was the first large-scale manufacturer to use

• interchangeable parts

• unskilled workers throughout the production process

• the assembly line method of production

• the corporate business structure

Jackson and Avery were discussing the impact of mechanization on agriculture. What was one effect of this change?

• Many farmers abandoned the raising of livestock.

• Farmers needed more acreage to produce the same amount of food as before.

• Farmers were able to make more healthful food available.

• Small landholders began establishing commercial farms.

During the enclosure movement in England, landowners

(a)  

• expanded the private property rights of their tenants.

• funded the manufacturing ventures of men who lived on their land.

• sold their land to small farmers who had previously rented it.

• took back the rights to their lands from small far

How did a few large companies come to dominate industrial economies by the late 1800s?

• by buying smaller companies or driving them out of business

• by creating partnerships with national banks

• by establishing multinational corporations throughout the globe

• by lobbying national governments for favorable legislation