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Test- Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the effect of the enclosure movement and the factory system?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Monitization

c)

Capitalization

d)

Aliens.

2.

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Abundant natural resources

c)

The free market economy

d)

A small population

3.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
4.

What were Tenements?

a)

The tenth Doctor in "Doctor Who"

b)

Tents used by the poor in the Industrial Revolution

c)

Another term for factory owners

d)

Cramped, overcrowded housing for Factory workers

5.

How did the Industrial Revolution change the economy in Europe and the United States?

a)

It fell to communism

b)

Mercantilism remained strong

c)

Production moved from the countryside to factories

d)

Less goods were produced leading to inflation

6.

What are identical pieces that can be used in place of each other which made the assembly possible?

a)

Interchangeable parts

b)

Factories

c)

Dynamos

d)

Assembly Lines

7.

The spinning jenny, locomotive, and steam boat are all

a)

Modes of transportation in the Industrial Revolution

b)

New technologies in the Industrial Revolution

c)

Nicknames of people in the Industrial Revolution

d)

Engines in the Industrial Revolution

8.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
9.

The Wright Brothers invented the __________.

a)

Light bulb

b)

Airplane

c)

Telephone

d)

Telegraph

10.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
11.

Why were railroads so important during this time?

a)

They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.

b)

They were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states.

c)

People could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city.

d)

Ocean travel was made possible.

12.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
13.

How did Alexander Graham Bell revolutionize communications?

a)

He invented the telephone.

b)

He invented the hearing aid.

c)

He invented the grain mill.

d)

He invented the television.

14.

Why did cities have high crime & factories have poor working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

More people were moving to the rural area and government was regulating working and living conditions.

b)

Over population and government was not regulating working and living conditions.

c)

Over population and government was regulating working and living conditions.

d)

More people were moving to the rural area and government was not regulating working and living conditions.

15.

Which was not true of working conditions in the industrial revolution?

a)

One could be fired if they got hurt

b)

12-14 hour workdays were common

c)

Healthcare was not provided by factories

d)

Employees spent more time with their families

16.

What were labor unions?

a)

People who worked together for better working conditions

b)

People who unified their labor to produce more

c)

A band founded in the Industrial Revolution

d)

Violent terrorist factions fighting for capitalism

17.
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
a)
Industrialization
b)
Imperialism
c)
Racism
18.

What was the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 and its outcome?

a)

African nations had representation at the conference.

b)

Empires agreed to treat the people of Africa as equals.

c)

Europeans set up boundaries in Africa without consulting Africans.

d)

China was divided up by the Europeans and given to Africa nations.

19.

What colony was called the "Jewel in the Crown" of Great Britain during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

Australia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Zimbabwe

20.
Mass production is___________
a)
Producing products in Massachusetts
b)
Producing a few items at a time until they are sold. 
c)
Producing a lot of an item at the same time. 
d)
Producing custom made items. 
21.

Which of the following best describes the assembly line manufacturing process?

a)

Each product is fully manufactured one at a time

b)

Products are made one step at a time as they pass down a line

c)

Products are manufactured by robots

d)

Products are made by people who stand in a line

22.
Who had a goal of making cars more affordable for everyone?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
The Wright Brothers
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Henry Ford
23.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Monopolies

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

24.

During the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of ___________________ led to corruption in government, but also improvements in basic services and urban infrastructure.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Nativists

c)

Monopolies

d)

Political Machines

25.

One of the most influential political machines was -

a)

Upton Sinclair and the FDA

b)

Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor

c)

W.E.B. DuBois and the NAACP

d)

Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall

26.

Strike can be defined as.......

a)

refusal of workers to work as a protest

b)

non payment of salaries and wages

27.

Ellis and Angel Island were both

a)

locations of settlement houses

b)

immigration processing centers

c)

centers of shipping and industry

d)

amusement parks

28.

Skyscrapers were built to resolve the issue of

a)

Plumbing and water purification systems

b)

Traffic and transportation

c)

Sanitation and trash pile up

d)

Overcrowded populations that ran out of building space

29.
The  purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
a)
increase the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the US
b)
ban Chinese immigrants into the US.
30.

Most immigrants traveled in ______________ on the way to the United States.

a)

first class

b)

second class

c)

third class

d)

fourth class

31.

Which country was the only African country to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Eritrea

d)

Suez

32.

To say that foreign countries seized “spheres of influence” in China means that they...

a)

had secret agreements with the Chinese government.

b)

created a new territorial government to prevent the U.S. from entering the trade market.

c)

gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China.

d)

established a circular discussion forum.

33.

The belief that it was up to Europeans to civilize lesser cultures

a)

Imperialism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

White Man's Burden

d)

Ethnocentrism

34.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English

b)

Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there

c)

The people in the poster were native-born Americans

d)

Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population

35.

Local Rulers are allowed to keep their authority and status in a new colonial setting.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Colony

c)

Protectorate

d)

Sphere of Influence

36.

Another word for farming

a)

Agriculture

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Technology

d)

Invention

37.

What can you infer from the fact that half the world's countries are democracies?

a)

Half the world can vote in US elections.

b)

Half the world's people have a say in their government.

38.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

a)

Low wages

b)

Dangerous working conditions

c)

Safe working conditions

d)

Widespread pollution

39.

Why did some children work in the early 1900s?

a)

They enjoyed working in factories

b)

They needed to earn money to help their families

c)

They had nothing else to do

d)

School was out