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Unit 2 - Industrial Revolution/Economic Systems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were/was one of the main factors that lead to the industrial revolution?

a)

The Commercial Revolution from 1500 to 1700

b)

The Scientific Revolution and new advances in technology

c)

The increase in the population of Europe

d)

The political and social revolutions of the 19th Century

e)

All of the above

2.

What was the Enclosure Movement?

a)

The closing or fencing off of land to raise animals (people were kicked off the land)

b)

Opening of lands for more agriculture production

c)

Mass movement to the cities

d)

All of these

3.

Farmers who were kicked off the land were forced to go where?

a)

New farmland

b)

Cities to look for work

c)

Emigrate to the Americas

d)

File lawsuit to stay on their land

4.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

Italy

b)

New York

c)

France

d)

England

5.

Why were cities horrible to live in during the industrial revolution?

a)

Overcrowded and dirty/polluted

b)

No job opporunities

c)

Too many rich, wealthy people

d)

None of the above

6.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution began in England?

a)

Not as much conflict/war, money spent on industry not war

b)

financial institutions were in place, such as a central bank, to finance new factories.

c)

Smaller country, travel was faster

d)

England had an abundant supply of coal

7.

Karl Marx believed that eventually the working class would...

a)

elect union representatives

b)

participate in local government

c)

rise up and revolt against the owners of factories and the upper classes of society

d)

demand pensions and disability insurance

8.

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state (government).

a)

Mixed economics

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

9.

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

a)

heavy taxation of manufacturers

b)

strict government control of the economy

c)

minimal government involvement in the economy

d)

government investments in major industries

10.

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

a)

serfs

b)

rich, or the upper class

c)

expanded lower class

d)

middle class

11.

Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers would rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

command economies

12.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
13.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
14.

In which economic system is property is owned by the state?

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

15.

Children who worked in factories often:

a)

Had less education

b)

Became sick and injured

c)

Worked for less pay than adults

d)

all of the above

16.
This picture shows which problem of the factory system?
a)
unsafe working conditions
b)
urbanization
c)
unfair wages for women
d)
child labor