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Industrial Revolution & European Society CP Study Guide

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What four new methods aided mass production?

(a)  

2.

What was the major result of the enclosure movement?

(a)  

3.

Whose efforts led to the end of the British slave trade?

(a)  

4.

List the three sources of power used in the Industrial Revolution.

(a)  

5.

The first major breakthrough of the Industrial Revolution occurred in which industry?

(a)  

6.

The first phase of the Industrial Revolution began in what country?

(a)  

7.

What product dominated the textile industry?

(a)  

8.

Whose steel-making process led to an exponential growth in steel production?

(a)  

9.

What was a spinning jenny?

(a)  

10.

Who was one of the first American auto manufacturers to use assembly lines?

(a)  

11.

Who introduced a new system of crop rotation?

(a)  

12.

Who was the founder of the Salvation Army?

(a)  

13.

Who wrote On the Origin of Species?

(a)  

14.

Name the prime minister who purchased 44 percent of the Suez Canal on behalf of Great Britain.

(a)  

15.

What did Karl Marx call the working class?

(a)  

16.

What was the primary effect of the Parliament Bill of 1911?

(a)  

17.

Who fought liberalism in the Baptist denomination with the Downgrade Controversy?

(a)  

18.

Who was the social critic who wrote Hard Times?

(a)  

19.

Which painter was a forerunner of expressionism?

(a)  

20.

What was the primary goal of Chartism?

(a)  

21.

Who began Sunday schools to teach working-class children?

(a)  

22.

Name the prime minister who sought an answer to the “Irish Question.”

(a)  

23.

What two ideas were at the root of all four forms of socialism developed in the nineteenth century?

(a)  

24.

British socialists who sought to achieve social reforms without revolution were called what?

(a)  

25.

Who made the first successful airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?

(a)  

26.

Which groups of people did the bourgeoisie consist of?

(a)  

27.

The enclosure movement resulted in . . .

a)

an increase in the number of small farms.

b)

a decrease in the number of small farms.

c)

a decrease in the industrial work force.

d)

a reduction in property for wealthy landowners.

28.

The Industrial Revolution had its start in what industry?

a)

textile

b)

steel

c)

railroad

d)

agriculture

29.

Which of the following was not a change for the worker brought on by the factory system?

a)

The worker was required to supply his own tools.

b)

The worker moved to an urban environment.

c)

The worker no longer controlled his working hours.

d)

The worker performed his job while separated from his family.

30.

Which country did not see great increases in industrialism in the last half of the nineteenth century?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

the United States

31.

The first practical and efficient steam engine was designed by . . .

a)

Henry Bessemer.

b)

Henry Cort.

c)

John McAdam.

d)

James Watt.

32.

Which invention did Richard Arkwright develop?

a)

spinning frame

b)

flying shuttle

c)

spinning jenny

d)

cotton gin

33.

The nation which led the way in social reform was . . .

a)

Great Britain.

b)

Russia.

c)

France.

d)

Italy.

e)

Sweden.

34.

As a result of the Factory Act of 1833, children under age nine . . .

a)

could work no more than eight hours a day in the mills.

b)

could work no more than twelve hours a day in the mills.

c)

could not work in the mills.

d)

had to attend eight hours of school a day.

35.

Which of the following was not a reason that the Industrial Revolution started in Britain?

a)

Britain had an adequate food supply.

b)

Britain experienced violent revolution.

c)

Britain’s government encouraged industry.

d)

Britain’s labor force was large and mobile.

36.

All the following contributed to the tremendous industrial growth in Europe and America between 1870 and 1914 except . . .

a)

automation.

b)

custom-made parts.

c)

division of labor.

d)

the assembly line.

37.

What brought workers, raw materials, and machinery under one roof?

a)

domestic system

b)

enclosure movement

c)

factory system

d)

social reform

38.

Which of the following is not true about socialism?

a)

The government owns the means of production and the distribution of goods.

b)

Socialism emphasizes the group rather than the individual.

c)

Socialism replaces individual initiative with collectivism.

d)

Under socialism, individuals are held responsible for their actions.

39.

The Reform Bill of 1832 was passed when the king threatened to . . .

a)

create new lords to ensure passage by the House of Lords.

b)

disband Parliament.

c)

abdicate the throne.

d)

institute martial law.

40.

William Gladstone faced the problem of British rule of . . .

a)

Australia.

b)

Canada.

c)

India.

d)

Ireland.

41.

The man who was responsible for an inexpensive and efficient process for making steel was . . .

a)

Eli Whitney.

b)

Henry Bessemer.

c)

Robert Fulton.

d)

George Stephenson.

42.

Chartism was a movement that advocated reform in . . .

a)

voting.

b)

trade.

c)

labor.

d)

education.

43.

Which textile manufacturer established “utopias” in both Scotland and Indiana?

a)

Robert Owen

b)

Fabius Maximus

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Robert Raikes

44.

British socialists who sought to achieve a socialistic society without revolution were called . . .

a)

Chartists.

b)

proletariats.

c)

Fabians.

d)

utopians.

45.

Who founded the Salvation Army?

a)

William Booth

b)

George Mueller

c)

Robert Raikes

d)

George Williams

46.

What interest did James Watt, Richard Trevithick, and Robert Fulton have in common?

a)

iron

b)

steam

c)

steel

d)

textiles

47.

Which of these men was not an impressionist or postimpressionist artist?

a)

William Wilberforce

b)

Auguste Renoir

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Paul Cézanne

48.

The Parliament Bill of 1911 . . .

a)

provided for old-age pensions.

b)

took the power of veto away from the House of Lords.

c)

limited the power of the House of Commons.

d)

provided for unemployment insurance.

49.

Who led the antislavery movement in Britain?

a)

Benjamin Disraeli

b)

William Gladstone

c)

John Newton

d)

William Wilberforce

50.

Who was an evangelist in Britain and America?

a)

Robert Raikes

b)

William Booth

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Williams

51.

John McAdam aided the building of . . .

a)

canals.

b)

railroad tracks.

c)

roads.

d)

tunnels.

52.

The British prime minister who helped pass the Reform Bill of 1867 was . . .

a)

William Gladstone.

b)

William Pitt the Younger.

c)

William Wilberforce.

d)

Benjamin Disraeli.

53.

Who was known for founding orphanages?

a)

Charles Spurgeon

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

George Williams

d)

George Mueller

54.

A state in which the government assumes the every individual is called what . . .

a)

Fabian state

b)

proletariat state

c)

utopian state

d)

welfare state

55.

All the Chartist demands were eventually made law except . . .

a)

secret voting.

b)

no property qualifications for Parliament members.

c)

annual elections to Parliament.

d)

equal electoral districts.

56.

What novelist gave vivid descriptions of the bleak conditions of industrial cities and debtors’ prisons?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Leo Tolstoy

c)

Thomas Hardy

d)

Charles Dickens

57.

Karl Marx believed capitalist exploitation of the workers could be solved only through . . .

a)

the gradual destruction of capitalism.

b)

money.

c)

revolution.

d)

legislative reform.

58.

Which of the following men was not an influencer in the textile industry?

a)

John Kay

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

Robert Raikes

d)

James Hargreaves

59.

Karl Marx called which of the following a drug used by the ruling class to keep workers in subjection?

a)

religion

b)

money

c)

education

d)

law

60.

Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet were both French

a)

realists.

b)

romantics.

c)

impressionists.

d)

postimpressionists.

61.

Who discovered x-rays?

a)

Wilhelm Roentgen

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Albert Einstein

62.

Who wrote The Descent of Man?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Adam Smith

63.

E = mc2 was demonstrated by . . .

a)

Pierre Curie.

b)

Albert Einstein.

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev.

d)

Henry Moseley.

64.

Which of the following men wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Friedrich Engels

65.

Which of the following men was not a realist writer?

a)

Samuel Clemens

b)

Leo Tolstoy

c)

Thomas Hardy

d)

Claude Monet

66.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


found two new elements in a type of uranium

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

67.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


one of the French painters who led the impressionistic movement

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

68.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


English novelist who attacked the injustices of his day in his writings

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

69.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Russian chemist who created the periodic table of the elements

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

70.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


author of On the Origin of Species

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

71.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


realistically described life in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

Charles Darwin

72.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


called the Prince of Preachers

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

George Williams

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Mueller

e)

Robert Raikes

73.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


founded the YMCA

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

George Williams

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Mueller

e)

Robert Raikes

74.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


led evangelistic campaigns in Britain and America

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

George Williams

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Mueller

e)

Robert Raikes

75.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


founded orphanages in Bristol, England

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

George Williams

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Mueller

e)

Robert Raikes

76.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


founded Sunday schools

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

George Williams

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

George Mueller

e)

Robert Raikes

77.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


founded the Salvation Army

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

William Booth

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

William Wilberforce

e)

William Gladstone

78.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


British antislavery activist

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

William Booth

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

William Wilberforce

e)

William Gladstone

79.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Religious, compassionate British prime minister

a)

C. H. Spurgeon

b)

William Booth

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

William Wilberforce

e)

William Gladstone