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Industrial Revolution Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Germ Theory allowed for the creation of a process to eliminate germs from liquids so as to make them safer to drink. Who created this theory and process?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

James Watt

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Hargreaves

2.

The Spinning Jenny was invented by

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

3.

The Capitalist economic system and the book, Wealth of Nations, are both credited to

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

James Hargreaves

4.

Henry Bessemer is credited with

a)

writing the Communist Manifesto

b)

creating the light bulb

c)

using an assembly line to speed production

d)

finding a way to process steel

5.

Which of the following is an invention by Thomas Edison?

a)

light bulb

b)

steel processing

c)

cotton gin

d)

steam engine

6.

Whose invention had the most influence on your cell phone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

Eli Whitney

7.

The invention of the steam engine is credited to

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

James Watt

d)

Eli Whitney

8.

The invention created to pick the seeds out of cotton fibers, known as a cotton gin, is credited to

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Hargreaves

9.

Henry Ford and his assembly line is credited with

a)

the creation of the fastest car in the world

b)

the most reliable car in the world

c)

the most affordable car of its time

d)

the most luxurious car of its time

10.
  • SELECT ALL THAT APPLY* The communist economic system and the book, The Communist Manifesto, are both credited to
a)

Karl Marx

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Friedrich Engles

11.

The elimination of a social class system is a characteristic of

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

romanticism

d)

optimism

12.

Laissez Faire means

a)

the government should not be involved in the economy

b)

the government should control the economy

c)

the bourgeoise should control the economy

d)

the proletariat should not be involved in the economy

13.

Which of the following allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in England? *SELECT ALL THAT APPLY*

a)

abundance of coal

b)

abundance of iron ore

c)

abundance of farmers

d)

abundance of money

14.

Which of the following is an effect on cities due to the industrial revolution? *SELECT ALL THAT APPLY*

a)

increased urbanization

b)

increased pollution

c)

increased life expectancy

d)

increased middle class

15.

Which of the following is a problem caused by the industrial revolution? *SELECT ALL THAT APPLY*

a)

exploitation of child labor

b)

increased pay for the proletariat

c)

lack of workers rights

d)

poor working conditions