WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution-Mass Society Study Guide
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What nation in Europe had the highest percentage of industrialized areas?
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Russia
What was the LEAST industrialized nation in 1850?
Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Read the following passage from the Communist Manifesto. Karl Marx believed that all problem in history have been a result of a struggle between ________.
Rich and poor classes
Different racial groups
Different religious groups
Men and women
Read the following passage. What happened to mill workers' wages between 1885 and 1895?
They increased
They decreased
They stayed the same
The Industrial Revolution created an equal distribution of wealth throughout society.
True
False
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
USA
China
Brazil
What TWO developments helped improve health conditions within cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Fresh water
Sewage removal
Food banks
Herbicides
What craft was first industrialized?
Textiles
Carpentry
Automobiles
Plumbing
What group was NOT part of the new elite?
Proletariats
Merchants
Industrialists
Aristocrats
What was NOT a development that allowed more products to be made during the second phase of the Industrial Revolution?
Electricity
Steel
Internal combustion
Paper
What were TWO middle class values during the Industrial Revolution?
Hard work
Religion
Exercise
Veganism
What term best describes the middle class; merchants and industrialists; professional people?
Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Capital
Puddling
What term best describes the process in which coke (derived from coal) is used to burn impurities in crude iron to create high-quality iron?
Puddling
Feminism
Capitalism
Cottage Industry
What term best describes the method of work in which individuals performed tasks in their rural homes?
Cottage Industry
Feminism
Entrepreneur
Puddling
What term describes a person interested in finding new business opportunities and ways to create profit?
Entrepreneur
Dictator
Socialist
Feminist
What term best describes money available for investment?
Capital
Feminism
Proletariat
Dictatorship
What term best describes the ability to read?
Literacy
Feminism
Capital
Entrepreneur
What term best describes a system in which society (in the form of a government) collectively own and controls the means of production?
Socialism
Capitalism
Feminism
Puddling
What type of job was NOT open to women during the Industrial Revolution?
Nurse
Manager
Typist
Telephone operator
What was a negative consequence of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
Increase in slavery in the southern USA
Increased investment in cotton mills
Increased profits for southern plantation owners
Increase spending for public schools
What term describes the movement for women's rights?
Feminism
Dictatorship
Cottage Industry
Proletariat
What terms describes a form of government in which one person (or a small group) have absolute power?
Dictatorship
Feminism
Proletariat
Puddling
What invention allowed factories to be located away from rivers?
Steam engine
Bulldozer
Power loom
Paddle wheel
