WorksheetsChapter 13 Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
a)
Urbanization
b)
Enclosure
c)
Migration
d)
Socialism
2.
“We have been driven to the conclusion that only through legislation can any improvement be effected, and that that legislation can never be effected until we have the same power as men have to bring pressure to bear upon our representatives and upon Governments to give us the necessary legislation. . . . We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”—Emmeline Pankhurst, October 21, 1908 Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the above quotation?
a)
Women belong in the kitchen
b)
Women are justified in breaking the law if that will help bring them equality.
c)
Women cannot reform society unless they run for higher office.
d)
Women must have the vote in order to win improvements in their lives.
3.
Which statement best describes how changes in agriculture supported the early Industrial Revolution?
a)
The growth of canals and railroads made it easier to ship farm products to industrial cities.
b)
Industrial machinery was needed for dyke building and crop rotation.
c)
As farming became more profitable, demand for manufactured goods increased.
d)
The enclosure movement created a large class of unemployed agricultural workers.
4.
The increase in steel production largely resulted from the work of
a)
Abraham Darby
b)
Heather Clancy
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Henry Bessemer
5.
The practice of enclosure helped increase farm outputs by
a)
increasing the land available for agriculture.
b)
creating employment for farm laborers.
c)
making it possible to plant seeds in rows.
d)
not allowing workers to escape
6.
What did Karl Marx predict would be the final result of centuries of class struggle and economic competition?
a)
Private ownership of farms and factories would be abolished.
b)
Communist dictatorships would arise around the world.
c)
Deciding whether or not to get a Big Mac or a McRib
d)
The proletariat would become a new ruling class.
7.
Invented the radio, which allowed wired communication by Morse Code over long distances.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alfred Nobel
c)
Guglielmo Marconi
d)
Henry Ford
8.
What made the population increase in London between 1750-1900?
a)
the growth of factories
b)
the rise of the middle class
c)
urban planning and reform
d)
the transportation revolution
9.
The development of atomic theory in the Industrial Age by scientists such as Dalton and Mendeleyev led to
a)
new theories about the age of the Earth.
b)
new developments in chemistry.
c)
a revolution in communications.
d)
increased life expectancy
10.
In which of the following pairs was the second development dependent on the first development?
a)
invention of internal combustion engine / English railroad boom
b)
invention of dynamo / sending of first telegraph message
c)
introduction of assembly line / invention of automobile
d)
The invention of Meow Mix/Whisker Lickins
11.
Invented the steam engine to power machines, locomotives, and steamships
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alfred Nobel
d)
James Watt
12.
A Swedish chemist who invented dynamite.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Nobel
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
13.
Someone who manages and assumes the financial risks of starting new business
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Managers
d)
The president
14.
Which statement best supports the generalization about the women's suffrage movement?
a)
Most men were strongly opposed to giving women the right to vote.
b)
Women are not as intelligent as men
c)
Most women couldn't read therefore should not be allowed to vote
d)
The suffrage movement found much of its support among well-to-do, middle class women.
15.
Developed a new process for making steel from iron
a)
Alfred Nobel
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
James Watt
16.
According to Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" which of the following statements would be supported?
a)
The government has a duty to guarantee everyone a fair wage.
b)
Prices should be regulated by the laws of supply and demand.
c)
Workers should own and control all means of production
d)
A utopian community offers the best guarantee of equality and social justice.
17.
The invention of the automoblie would not have been possible without the earlier invention of the
a)
internal combustion engine
b)
steam engine
c)
flying shuttle
d)
Legos
18.
“Shortly before mid-day I placed the single earphone to my ear and started listening. . . . I heard, faintly but distinctly, pip-pip-pip. . . . I now felt for the first time absolutely certain that the day would come when mankind would be able to send messages without wires not only across the Atlantic, but between the farthermost ends of the earth.” The most likely speaker of the above quotation was
a)
Guglielmo Marconi.
b)
Alexander Graham Bell.
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Ryan Crawford
19.
In practice, which economic system led to the highest degree of government control over economic decisions?
a)
capitalism
b)
utilitarianism
c)
utopian socialism
d)
Marxism
20.
What conclusion is best supported by this map?
a)
Railroads offered advantages over canals for transportation of goods.
b)
The use of canals died out in England.
c)
By 1920, every city in England had access to railroads.
d)
England had the most extensive transportation system in Europe.
21.
Watt's Steam Engine was most directly responsible for a revolution in
a)
steaming the wrinkles out of your clothes
b)
the textile industry
c)
agriculture
d)
transportation
22.
How did the enclosure movement contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It increased demand for manufactured goods.
b)
It reduced the influence of the landed aristocracy.
c)
It encouraged the development of new sources of energy.
d)
It increased the urban workforce.
23.
Which statement most accurately describes the education of middle class girls and boys during the late Industrial Age?
a)
Girls and boys enjoyed equal educational opportunities.
b)
Boys were more likely than girls to receive instruction in science and mathematics.
c)
Few middle class children went to school because they had to work.
d)
They all had iPads and the Internet
24.
The movement of people to cities
a)
Capital
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Communism
d)
Urbanization
25.
The following quotation from a twentieth century dictator reflects the values and beliefs of what theory that emerged during the Industrial Age? “Truly, this earth is a trophy cup for the industrious man. And this rightly so, in the service of natural selection. He who does not possess the force to secure his Lebensraum [territory or space] in this world, and, if necessary, to enlarge it, does not deserve to possess the necessities of life. He must step aside and allow stronger peoples to pass him by.” —Adolf Hitler
a)
Utopian Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Utilitarianism
d)
Social Darwinism
26.
Water transportation declined with the invention of the
a)
bicycle
b)
Pop Tart
c)
textile industry
d)
steam locomotive
27.
“Yes; the machine turns off a regular quantity of cardings, and of course, they must keep as regularly to their work the whole of the day; they must keep with the machine, and therefore however humane the slubber [the boss] may be, as he must keep up with the machine or be found fault with, he spurs the children to keep up also by various means but that which he commonly resorts to is to strap them when they become drowsy.” —excerpt from Sadler report This is an excerpt from an 1832 report, which resulted in
a)
new regulations to ease working conditions for children.
b)
the legalization of organized labor unions.
c)
higher wages for skilled workers.
d)
increased employment of children in textile mills.
28.
What is the main reason the “putting-out” system gave way to the factory system in the British textile industry?
a)
The factory system produced better quality cloth.
b)
The factory system did not require a natural supply of water power.
c)
The factory system allowed employers to hire women and children.
d)
The factory system allowed more cloth to be produced at a lower cost.
29.
Who invented dynamite?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Alfred Nobel
d)
Beyonce
30.
A German philosopher who promoted communism
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Mao Zedong
31.
“Survival of the fittest” Natural forces selected those with physical traits best adapted to their environment to survive
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Socialism
32.
A classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Democracy
33.
The people as a whole rather than private individuals who own and operate the means of production
a)
Theocracy
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
34.
Organizations of workers who bargained for better pay and working conditions
a)
Managers
b)
Entrepreneurs
c)
Capital
d)
Labor Unions
35.
“In place of the bourgeois society, with its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association, in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all.” Who was the most likely author of the above quotation?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Karl Marx
d)
John Locke
36.
The money used to invest in enterprises
a)
Enclosures
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capital
37.
An American inventor who made the first electric light bulb
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Edison
38.
Why was the industrialization of Belgium significant?
a)
Belgium quickly became the leading industrial power in Europe.
b)
Belgium broke Britain’s monopoly on industrial technology.
c)
Belgium was the first country to apply steam power to transportation.
d)
It led to the invention of Belgium Waffles
39.
Leaders of the temperance movement argued that a ban on alcohol would lead to
a)
a decrease in domestic violence.
b)
increased property rights for women.
c)
an increase in the number of workers who could read and write.
d)
greater employment opportunities for women in factories.
40.
Based on the information provided on this map, what is the most likely reason Glasgow, Birmingham, and Lyon became major industrial cities?
a)
They were major port cities.
b)
Mapmakers like to draw random lines
c)
They had a large number of available workers.
d)
They had access to natural resources needed to industrialize.
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