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WorksheetsUnit 3: Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Identify one change in the methods of food production that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution in Britain, according to the authors of A History of the Modern World.
New technology to increase efficiency
Use of the open field system
Even distribution of farmland to small farmers
Breeding smaller sheep
Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage.
Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms in England
Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers
Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations
Small farmers gained power in Parliament
Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?
England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.
In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.
Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people.
People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.
Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map.
Socialist organizations promised land and a good wage to those who moved to industrial cities.
The British government paid people to move to cities.
Agricultural innovations made it easier for farmers to hire more people.
Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England.
Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map.
The Glorious Revolution
Overcrowded and polluted cities
Higher employment for farmers
England invaded France
According to Martin Perry, what role did Adam Smith believe the government should play in the economy?
The government should regulate businesses to make sure they use safe practices.
The government should restrict which businesses are allowed to open.
The government should make very few laws that affect businesses.
The government should play a role in helping businesses make as much money as possible.
Which of the following effects did Adam Smith’s ideas have in England in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Workers unionized for better pay.
Governments passed laws to prevent child labor.
Theorists predicted that the population would outgrow the nation’s food supply.
Industrial leaders gained in wealth and power.
This illustration and excerpt depict events from which time and place in history?
Revolutionary France
Victorian England
Meiji Japan
Soviet Russia
Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt?
urban population growth
improved communication
new power sources
trade union movement
Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt?
installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods
burning herbs to purify the air
improvements in water treatment
relocation of government offices
What was one development that took place in response to the conditions described in this passage?
Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto
Garibaldi organized the Red Shirts
Charles Darwin developed The Origin of the Species
Atatürk joined the Young Turks
Identify the best use of this document for a historian.
To determine why mine owners employed children.
To study the long-term effects of working in mines on child laborers
To find out how much money mine owners saved by hiring children rather than adults
To understand the conditions child laborers experienced
What was one impact of industrialization on Japan during the Meiji Restoration?
Japan became more isolated from world affairs
Demand for natural resources increased
Japan became a colonial possession of China
Traditional practices of Bushido were reintroduced.
What was the basic cause of the political changes shown on this map?
Russia and Japan formed an alliance
Korea defeated Japan in the Sino-Japanese War
The Japanese people wanted to spread the beliefs of Shinto
Japan needed raw materials for industrialization
Which event is associated with the changes shown on this map?
Opium War
Meiji Restoration
Chinese Nationalist Revolution
rise of the Soviet Union
