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WorksheetsHistory Revolutions in Technology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the first part of the economy to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution?
agriculture
mining
textiles
transportation
Which statement about changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution is true?
Many people moved from farms and small towns to cities to find employment in textile factories.
Industrialization did not take place in countries that had representative governments
Agriculture was the first part of the economy transformed by machines.
More people became subsistence farmers or self-employed craftsmen than in earlier times.
What is the best definition of the Industrial Revolution?
the changes in the way people lived and worked that resulted from the rise of unions and community associations
an enormous change in the way people viewed science and religion
the rebellions by industrial workers that Karl Marx and others predicted
the great changes brought about when machines and factories replaced animal power and handmade goods
What was Adam Smith's contribution to the early Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?
His invention of the spinning jenny revolutionized Great Britain's textile industry.
His writings formed the basis of a capitalist or market economy.
His new technique for separating iron from ore allowed Great Britain to build the first railroads.
His practical steam engine provided power for Great Britain's coal mines and factories.
Which statement about the impact of railroads on business and industry in the 1800s is false?
The cost of manufactured goods went up.
Finished goods could be transported to markets quickly.
Manufacturers could get raw materials more easily.
Small towns along railroad lines grew into major industrial centers.
Which statement accurately describes the Romantic movement?
Romanticism looked for truth in nature and human emotion.
Romanticism embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment.
Romanticism grew from the classical ideals of Greece and Rome.
Romanticism emphasized reason over passion and sentiment.
Which idea was not part of Karl Marx's philosophy as seen in Das Kapital or the Communist Manifesto?
Business owners have never been fair to their workers.
Capitalism is a bad economic system.
If leaders followed the rules of Christianity, they would be better rulers.
Workers are the real producers of wealth.
What was James Watt's contribution to the Industrial Revolution?
He brought plans for new ways of producing textiles to America.
He helped businesses communicate over long distances.
His steam engine powered all kinds of machines.
His spinning jenny revolutionized the textile business.
How did Charles Dickens's writing influence society?
Poor factory workers went on strike for better conditions.
Well-off people in Britain learned about the lives of the poor and demanded reform.
Schools put more emphasis on reading and writing and less on math and science.
The class struggles between rich and poor came to an end.
Which author proposed the theory of "natural selection," which other people called "survival of the fittest"?
Charles Darwin
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Karl Marx
Charles Dickens
