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The Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A new form of transportation that immediately resulted from the Industrial Revolution was the 
a)
Locomotive
b)
Motorboat
c)
Tank Engine
d)
Jet plane
2.
A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks to start a business is called a(n)
a)
Scab
b)
Jacobin
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Jesuit
3.
Countries that experienced the Industrial Revolution also experienced _____ as a result
a)
Revolution
b)
Urbanization
c)
Independence
d)
Colonization
4.
The growth of cities and the migration of people into them.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Citivization
d)
Urbanization
5.
The theory that business, if free of government regulation, will act in ways that benefit the nation is called
a)
laissez-faire
b)
socialism
c)
Marxism
d)
mercantilism
6.
An economic system based on private ownership of resources and the use of those resources to make a profit is called 
a)
Marxism
b)
Socialism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Communism
7.
Which of the following did Britain have access to which allowed it to industrialize before any other nation?
a)
Good harbors
b)
Land, labor, and capital
c)
Stable government and economy
d)
All of these options are correct
8.
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain because it had
a)
Good harbors and geography
b)
Stable government and economy
c)
Access to land, labor, and capital
d)
All of these
9.
Manufactured goods were produced in mass quantities in _____ during the Industrial Revolution.
a)
Cottage industry
b)
Factories
c)
Africa
d)
Homes
10.
The creation of the ____ ____ allowed machines to run on coal rather than water power.
a)
assembly line
b)
cotton gin
c)
steam engine
d)
movable parts
11.
What machine led to the mass production of cotton textiles in south eastern United States?
a)
Power loom
b)
water frame
c)
cotton gin
d)
seed drill
12.
The factors of production
a)
land
b)
labor
c)
capital
d)
all of these
13.
What invention improved communication during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Telephone
b)
Smart Phone
c)
The Grid
d)
The Internet
14.
Wealthy tycoons built businesses that controlled entire industries. This is called
a)
monopolization
b)
incorporating
c)
merging
d)
liquidating
15.
What negative name was given to wealthy tycoons during the Gilded Age?
a)
Jacobins
b)
Loyalists
c)
Cavaliers
d)
Robber Barons
16.

Who restored order and stability in France after the French Revolution?

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Charles de Gaulle

17.

How were revolutions in Europe influenced by the Enlightenment?

a)

People questioned divine right of kings

b)

People called for the re-establishment of monarchies

c)

Communism grew in popularity across Europe and Asia

d)

New languages were introduced as the state language

18.

The enclosure movement, agricultural revolution and new farming innovations all led to what?

a)

rise of nationalism

b)

increase in food variety

c)

rise of disease

d)

population growth

19.

What happened to skilled artisans as a result of the IR?

a)

gained better working conditions

b)

gained equal voting rights

c)

took on lower wages

d)

began having more children

20.

Enlightenment philosophers believe which of the following is true?

a)

man is dependent on a powerful religious authority

b)

man is inherently evil and needs the control of a strong monarch

c)

human knowledge and reason lead to progress

d)

most people are incapable of becoming more educated

21.

Who was responsible for the Reign of Terror and led the radical stage of the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antionette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

22.

What is a result of the factory system?

a)

women worked in the home to spin thread

b)

supervised laborers were often unskilled

c)

entrepreneurs were discouraged from starting businesses

d)

few innovations were created

23.

Why did the IR begin in Britain?

a)

access to coal

b)

good harbors and rivers

c)

large labor force

d)

all of these are correct

24.

The Bessemer process improved which industrial process?

a)

steel

b)

cotton

c)

wool

d)

oil

25.

Which of the following was not a part of the Moderate stage of the French Revolution?

a)

Great Fear

b)

Storming of the Bastille

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Reign of Terror

26.

Who began the independence movement in Mexico?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Francis Bacon

27.

What enlightenment idea was key in leading to revolutions?

a)

gender equality

b)

political equality

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

divine right

28.

What was the long-term impact of the American Revolution?

a)

Resulted in the growth of the British empire

b)

Lead to European and other American revolutions

c)

Immediately ended slavery in most nations

d)

Gave rise to nationalist movements in Africa and Asia

29.

How did the introduction of the steam engine influence the IR?

a)

created a cleaner power source than water

b)

allowed for trans-oceanic travel for the first time

c)

provided a more convenient and reliable energy source

d)

introduced new forms of communication

30.

One key result of the Industrial Revolution was

a)

decline in population growth

b)

rise of the cottage industry

c)

mass consumerism because of cheaper goods

d)

new legislation limiting banking institutions