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WorksheetsCampus Assessment Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
During the Industrial Revolution railroads became important in England because they
Provided an easy way to transport goods to America.
It allowed people in England to travel cheaply.
They allowed English goods to reach markets in mainland Europe quickly.
It gave businesses and factories a cheap way to move supplies and goods across England.
One of the inventions of the Industrail Revolution was the steam engine, this proved to of great importance because it
made water travel faster with the invention of the steamboat
made land travel because of the railroad
provided the power for factories
All of the above
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the lives of women and children?
working class women and children began working in factories
Women and children had more leisure time at home
All the money made from factory jobs meant kids could now go to school and women could attend college
cheap products meant women and children could stay at home while the husbands and fathers worked
The Industrial Revolution contributed to Imperialism from European powers because Europe needed cheap raw materials from the colonies.
True
False
What effect did the assembly line and mass production have on the markets.
The quality of workmanship in the factories made goods more expensive
Goods became cheaper because the sheer number of goods produced.
everyones desire to have factory produced goods drove the prices of factory goods up
it filled the market with goods causing factories to go bankrupt when surplus products could no longer be sold on the market
Long term effects of the Industrial Revolution included
Child Labor laws became necessary when people realized children were being injured in the factories dues to terrible working conditions
increased urbanization as more and more people moved to the cities to get jobs in factories
the organization of Labor Unions and and labor laws to help protect the worker
All of the above
Many Imperialist European governments felt justified to colonize Africa and Asia because the felt the were giving the gift of civilization to undeveloped inferior peoples.
True
False
The injuries and deaths of children working in factories brought about a
need for public education
reform movement to improve the mental health of children
a reform movement in child labor laws
desire to bring mothers into the factories to help the children
Which of the following is not an effect of Imperialism
cultural diffusion of western ideas into Africa and Asia
Colonies stripped of natural resources
the growth of nationalism in European colonies
African and Asian countries feeling that they owe Europe a debt of gratitude
Urbanization, changes in the transportation system, changing labor laws, the the rise of socialism all come from
the effects of the French Revolution
the effects of the Industrial Revolution
the Age of Exploration
the Commercial Revolution
