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20th Century Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 As a result of industrialization, many people moved from

a)

cities to small rural towns

b)

farms to cities

c)

America to Britain

d)

the east to the west

2.

Which of the following is an example of division of labor?

a)

Mike teaches Matt how to swim

b)

Teddy built a playhouse on his own.

c)

Jill watches Sam cook dinner

d)

Henry cuts the cloth and Sara sews

3.
What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?
a)
the growing availability of factory jobs
b)
the constant fear of an influenza outbreak
c)
the declining interest in westward expansion
d)
the educational opportunities at free universities
4.
Which of the following is a correct cause-effect relationship for this era?
a)
Reform movements led to expansion of slavery.
b)
New inventions led to immigration.
c)
Industrialism led to growth of cities.
d)
Inventions led to reform movements.
5.
What effect did Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts have on U.S. manufacturing?
a)
fewer parts were needed for machines
b)
steam engines broke down less frequently
c)
workers could assemble machines quicker
d)
created the assembly line
6.
Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Deere
d)
Cyrus McCormick
7.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Deere
d)
Samuel Slatter
8.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
9.
Why was Thomas Edison such a big deal?
a)
Great Scientist-cured Polio
b)
Great Inventor - improved electric light 
c)
Great Doctor - invented liver transplant
d)
Great Teacher - taught social studies
10.
 How was mass production of products a good thing?
a)
Made it easier to own companies & build corporations
b)
It organized labor in the factories
c)
Made products cheaper & more available
d)
Made communication easier
11.

What are the 4 factors of industrialization?

a)

factory system, mass production, interchangeable parts, & division of labor

b)

mass production, slavery, plantations, & industrialization

c)

factory system, mass production, different parts, & division of labor

d)

factories, cities, workers & labor

12.

How did people's lives change during industrialization?

a)

people had access to electricity

b)

prices of goods dropped

c)

many people moved to cities

d)

all the above

13.

Because of industrialization, many businesses

a)

had more fun

b)

needed less workers

c)

built everything by hand

d)

all the above

14.
The railroad industry ______________ after the Civil War.
a)
decreased
b)
increased
15.
Which of the following is when work divided among several people with each doing a specific task creates the ability to produce a large amount of goods?
a)
Mass Production
b)
Capitalism
c)
Interchangeable parts
d)
Communism
16.
The formal name for the growth of cities is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
amalgamation
d)
melting pot
17.
What was the main attracting factor to cities?
a)
jobs
b)
cars
c)
entertainment
d)
crime
18.
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when
a)
people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
b)
people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
c)
work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
d)
industrialized nations created overseas colonies.
19.
Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century because —
a)
many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years
b)
raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry
c)
factory jobs provided many women independence and wages
d)
a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights
20.

A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled is called

a)

mass production

b)

assembly line

c)

railroad

d)

factory

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