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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
2.
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, European nations wanted
a)
Raw materials
b)
Land
c)
Wealth
d)
All of the Above
3.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
4.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Changes and advancements in government
b)
Changes and advancements in militarism
c)
Changes and advancements in religion
d)
Changes and advancements in the production of goods
5.
Which of the following was a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
Socialism
6.
Why was Great Britain the first country to industrialize?
a)
The king demanded it
b)
No other country wanted to industrialize
c)
They had all the necessary factors of production
d)
They had a political revolution
7.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
8.
What was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Automobile
b)
Railroad
c)
Textile
d)
Telephone
9.
What led to an increase in population in Great Britain and forced many farmers to move to cities
a)
Increased agricultural yields
b)
National movements
c)
Colonial expansion
d)
Formation of a limited government
10.
What allowed goods to be produced cheaper and faster for the increasing population?
a)
Cottage industry
b)
Animal power
c)
Hand made items
d)
Mass production
11.
What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?
a)
Women work harder
b)
Women can do more difficult tasks
c)
Women have more work experience than men
d)
Employers could pay women less money
12.
What parts of Great Britain grew the most during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The cities
b)
Coastal areas
c)
Mountainous areas
d)
Countryside
13.
The __________________ was developed during the first Industrial Revolution
a)
automobile
b)
steam engine
14.
You would perform the same task over and over again if you worked on a(n) _________________________________.
a)
farm
b)
assembly line
15.
The use of ___________________________ was a bad thing that came out of the Industrial Revolution.
a)
child labor
b)
an assembly line
16.
_______________________ moved from agriculture to _______________.
a)
societies/industry
b)
farms/industry
17.
The first Industrial Revolution started in America and the Second Revolution started in England
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The production of a large number of goods is called _______________________.
a)
assembly line
b)
mass production
19.
After Great Britain, where did the Industrial Revolution first spread?
a)
China
b)
the United States
c)
Japan
d)
India
20.
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People were looking for work in factories.
b)
People were looking for farms.
c)
People wanted to buy a house.
d)
People wanted to sell their crops.
21.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
22.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
the American economy benefited from low taxation.
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
23.
Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were —
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
employing children as a source of cheap labor
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
24.
Henry Ford was best known for...
a)
making cars easier to build
b)
making railroads easier to build
c)
making bridges easier to build
d)
making telegraphs easier to build
25.
Define urbanization.
a)
a type of industry
b)
a type of farming
c)
large numbers of people migrating from cities to the countryside
d)
large numbers of people migrating from the countryside to cities
26.
Mass Production
a)
mass produced products & cheaper price
b)
interchangeable parts
c)
division of labor
d)
cottage industry
27.
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in __________.
a)
cities
b)
factories
c)
small farming villages
d)
apartments
28.
Women did not work in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The purpose of a factory system is to?
a)
Make large quantities of a single product
b)
Create jobs
c)
Make things easier in life
d)
Create a sense of nationalism
30.
In order for industries to become profitable they need....?
a)
Raw Materials
b)
Investment
c)
Large amounts of water
d)
Farming
31.
Because of its natural resources and the invention and improvement of the steam engine, the industrial revolution began in:
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
Germany
32.
Wealthy land owners who buy up & fence off huge pieces of land.
a)
Enclosure
b)
Crop Rotation
33.
A system of growing a different crops in a field each year to preserve the health of the land.
a)
Crop Rotaion
b)
Laissez Faire
34.
Mass production of machine made goods.
a)
Industrialization
b)
Corporation
35.
A person who starts their own business.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Stock
36.
Social group between the upper and working classes. Usually professionals.
a)
Middle Class
b)
Enclosure
37.
The following factors helped England initiate the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
a)
Countryside not ravaged by war
b)
English kings required industrialization to fight Napoleon
c)
England's creative middle class
d)
Diverse natural resources unique to England
38.
What was the purpose and the goals of industrialization?
a)
To provide jobs to the populace
b)
To expand colonial influence throughout the world
c)
To create strong armies
d)
To make more needed items faster and cheaper
39.
To maximize agricultural production, many smaller farms were combined and fenced in, and then called . . .
a)
Urbanization
b)
Enclosures
c)
Cottage Industries
d)
Textiles
40.
Workers had little leverage to improve their working conditions because . . .
a)
So many people were desperate for work that employers could easily replace disgruntled workers
b)
The employer was never around to discuss pay and working conditions
c)
They were tied to the factory, as serfs were tied to the farm land
d)
Because Employers owned the factory
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