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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
3.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
4.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
5.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
6.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
7.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
8.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
9.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
10.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
11.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
12.
England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It wasn't an advantage.
b)
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
c)
England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
d)
England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
13.
Which of the following would NOT be associated with mass production?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
division of labor
c)
unique, hand made goods
d)
assembly line
14.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
15.
Who invented the seed drill (A sowing/plowing device)
a)
Jethro Tull
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Adam Smith
16.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Samuel Slater
17.
What process allowed steel to be made quickly and cheaply?
a)
Bessemer Process
b)
Democratic Process
c)
Bethlehem Process
d)
Magma Process
18.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
19.
Thomas Edison invented the incandescent _____ _____ to safely light homes. 
a)
Light bulb 
b)
Candle wick
c)
Flash light
d)
Kerosene lamp
20.
John Kay improved the loom with his
a)
Steam Power
b)
Flying Shuttle
c)
Internal Combustion
d)
Spinning Jenny
21.
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Alfred Nobel
22.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
23.
In what way did the Agricultural Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It led to population growth 
b)
It increased food supplies 
c)
It caused farmers to lose land and seek out other work.
d)
All options are true 
24.
How did the Industrial Revolutions affect cities?
a)
It created technology to clean them
b)
It made them lose valuable sources of food
c)
It made the population grow faster then the housing supply 
d)
it made the crime rate drop 
25.
What is the name for the voluntary association of workers seeking labor reforms?
a)
unions 
b)
strikes 
c)
collective bargining 
d)
utilitarianism 
26.
What is the laissez-faire policy?
a)
a policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant to their industry
b)
a policy where labor created a committee to set working conditions without interference from industry owners 
c)
a policy that taught owners of industry how to set working conditions based on government standards
d)
a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interfernce
27.
In what way did the new middle class change British society?
a)
The power structure in London shifted from the city to the country 
b)
The middle class became the new ruling class in society 
c)
Aristocrats and wealthy landowners looked down on the middle class
d)
Some members of the middle class achieved top positions in society 
28.
Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?
a)
abolition of slavery 
b)
women's rights 
c)
public education 
d)
all options are true 
29.
Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
a)
protect the nation's industries from foreign competition 
b)
establish a minimum wage 
c)
give government control of the means of production 
d)
refuse to interfere with either domestic or international economic matters
30.
What were the long-term effects of Marx and Engel's "The Communist Manifesto"?
a)
working classes worldwide demanded "dictatorship of the proletariat"
b)
Marx and Engel's predictions proved true as economic forces alone ruled society 
c)
in the 1900s, Marxism inspired revolutionaries such as Russia's Lenin
d)
During 1848 and 1849 revolts shook Europe but were suppressed
31.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
a)
increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
b)
increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the 18th century 
c)
a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week
d)
increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
32.
Rapid movement of people from the rural areas to cities in search of industrial jobs was known as:
a)
Industrialization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Depopulation
d)
Migration
33.
James Watt is credited with the following:
a)
invention of the cotton gin
b)
urbanization
c)
improvements on the computer
d)
improvements on the steam engine
34.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
35.
Voluntary worker organizations that wanted help with labor issues were called:
a)
mens clubs
b)
proletariat
c)
labor unions
d)
strikes
36.
Which country, by taking Britain's example, industrialized immediately after Great Britain?
a)
Japan
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Belgium
37.
What kept soil healthier and produced healthier food?
a)
Miracle Grow
b)
Enclosure Movement
c)
Job rotation
d)
Crop rotation
38.
Who would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Business Managers
b)
Partnerships and Corporations
c)
Factory Worker
d)
Entrepreneurs
39.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious
d)
Not very nice
40.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
41.
What is the name for the working class during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
darwinist
b)
proletariat
c)
communist
d)
dynamo
42.
What is the system in which the citizens share all property and business production.  No private property exists.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Free Market
d)
Urbanization
43.
An extreme form of socialism that views class struggle between employees and employers as unavoidable.  
a)
Impressionism
b)
Utilitarianism 
c)
Racism
d)
Communism
44.
The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.
a)
Upper
b)
Poor
c)
Lower
d)
Middle
45.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
46.
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.
47.
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as —
a)
A. crew members on cargo ships
b)
B. cloth weavers in textile mills
c)
C. staff reporters for local newspapers
d)
D. legal counselors in state courts
48.
At first, Factories were built on rivers. Why is this so?
a)
To take baths
b)
Clean equiptment
c)
for power
49.
The spread of the Industrial Revolution brought many far-reaching changes to the world.  One of these changes was _____. 
a)
Growth of Industrial Capitalism
b)
Rise of Farming
c)
End of Trade Unions
50.
Which does NOT describe Capitalism?
a)
Private ownership 
b)
Make a profit
c)
Government controls the factors of production
d)
Prices are set by supply and demand
51.
Who developed the Law of Supply and Demand?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Friedrich Engels 
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Richard Arkwright
52.
What are these?
Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
a)
Economy
b)
Infrastructure
c)
Factors of production
d)
Opportunity Cost
53.

The four factors of production that were vital to the Industrial Revolution and the start of any business include each of the following EXCEPT

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

capital

d)

entrepreneurs

e)

investors

54.

The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as

a)

middle class

b)

upper class

c)

standard of living

d)

purchasing power

55.

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

a)

serfs

b)

rich, or the upper class

c)

expanded lower class

d)

middle class

56.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

a)

textiles

b)

industrial machines

c)

cars

d)

household goods like cookware

57.

Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers should rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

command economies

58.

Which of the following best describes industrialization?

a)

nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

b)

smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

c)

more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

d)

advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves

59.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

c)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

60.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
61.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
62.
Where were most factories built?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
63.
Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
John Deere
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Elias Howe
64.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
65.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?
a)
Cotton was made faster.
b)
Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.
c)
It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.
d)
all of the above
66.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
67.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
68.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
69.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
70.
Businesses that are owned by investors....
a)
companies
b)
stocks
c)
corporations
d)
shares
71.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
72.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
73.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
74.

"The Industrial Revolution was the period in which the production of goods shifted from hand production methods to complex machines. This period of industrialization resulted in social and economic changes." What is an EFFECT of the Industrial Revolution according to the statement?

a)

It resulted in social and economic changes

b)

The land was ideal for farming

c)

The Industrial Revolution happened in Great Britain

d)

Machines were used during the Industrial Revolution

75.

Due to inventions like the seed drill, which made planting crops easier and faster, farmers migrated to the cities. What was an effect of inventions like the seed drill?

a)

Farmers lost their jobs and moved into industrial jobs

b)

The machines turned into robots and took over land in Great Britain

c)

The farmers needed more work and hired more people to work the land.

d)

The farmers moved to the United States to farm.

76.

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Cities were mostly for rich people

b)

Strict housing safety laws

c)

Spacious and luxurious

d)

Crowded and unsanitary

77.
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
78.

Which of the following is not an accurate description to working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Workers often worked more than 12 hours a day

b)

Workers were given multiple breaks

c)

Children, even younger than ten, worked in factories

d)

Workers received low wages

79.

What is an entrepreneur

a)

Someone who starts a new business

b)

someone who designs buildings

c)

Someone who manufactures things

d)

Someone who has new ideas

80.

5. The economy of the north was based on ___________.

a)

manufacturing

b)

agriculture

c)

tourism

d)

socialism

81.

This fueled the industrial boom in the U.S.; examples include coal, iron ore, and oil.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Mechanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Natural Resources

82.

Which of the following statements is a cause of the growth of big business?

a)

Monopolies & trusts all would dominate industry in the U.S.

b)

Workers faced harsh working and living conditions

c)

The United States has a rich supply of natural resources

d)

Labor unions would grow in response to a demand for protection of workers

83.

What problems did workers face in the late 1800s?

a)

a lack of natural resources for production

b)

machinery replacing human workers

c)

long hours and low wages

d)

too much government interference

84.
In comparing Malthus's theory to actual world food production and population growth during the past half-century, the principal difference is that:
a)
actual food production has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
b)
actual population growth has been much higher than Malthus predicted.
c)
Malthus's theory predicted much higher population growth than has actually occurred.
d)
population increased geometrically while food production increased arithmetically.
85.
Thomas Malthus developed his ideas before the Industrial Revolution.
a)
True
b)
False 
86.
Thomas Malthus concluded that
a)
population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically.
b)
the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
c)
moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates.
d)
population growth was outpacing available resources in every country.

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