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Second Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.
a)
Besser
b)
Bossom
c)
Bessemer
d)
Bessem
2.
___________ refers to the Gilded Age belief that only the strong should survive and are better than the weak in society.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Social Evolution
c)
Social Adaptation
3.
__________ became powerful organizations during the Gilded Age because workers fought to increase wages and safety in workplaces.
a)
Pinkertons
b)
Unions
c)
Relief Committees
d)
Settlement Houses
4.

Who designed and built a gasoline powered airplane?

a)

Duryea Brothers

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

Orville Brothers

d)

Westinghouse Brothers

5.

Select the best definition of "Industry".

a)

the production of manufactured goods

b)

the trading of manufactured goods

c)

owning a cleaning company

d)

making your own products at home

6.

What is an Industrial Revolution?

a)

When workers are so mad at their boss that they overthrow the company

b)

When a society changes from industry-based to agriculture-based

c)

When a society changes from agriculture-based to industry-based

7.

This is considered Thomas Edison's most important invention and allowed industry to work after sundown.

a)

telegraph

b)

lightbulb

c)

phonograph

d)

motion picture projector

8.

Select the correct chronological order for how the light bulb impacted industry.

a)

1: the Bessemer process produced higher quality and cheaper steel 2: more trees were cut down to make railroad ties 3: more people could buy cars

b)

1: Tesla built the Warden Cliff tower 2: Alexander Bell invented the telephone 3: Tesla created the A/C induction motor

c)

1: factories could operate after sundown 2: factories could make more products 3: cost of making products dropped

9.

a cheap and efficient process for making steel; developed during the 1850s and eventually brought to the US

a)

monopoly

b)

stock

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

network

10.

Orville and Wilbur Wright designed...

a)

The lightbulb

b)

Dynamite

c)

The airplane

d)

The telegraph

11.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on transportation during the second Industrial Revolution?

a)

the dynamo

b)

the steam engine

c)

the internal combustion engine

d)

the Bessemer process

12.

Why did some workers organize unions?

a)

to help women get factory jobs

b)

to reduce work stoppages

c)

to improve their working conditions

d)

to support large corporations

13.

Along with the division of labor and interchangeable parts, which of the following increased production efficiency in factories?

a)

the assembly line

b)

the Bessemer process

c)

the dynamo

d)

the electric light bulb

14.
What group would be most likely to encourage poor workers to rebel against factory owners?
a)
Capitalists
b)
Socialists
c)
Utilitarians
d)
Economists
15.

Written by Karl Marx . It advocated a classless socialist society. 

a)
Communist Manifesto
b)
Proletariat
c)
Wealth of Nations
d)
Zaibatsu 
16.

According to Karl Marx, the working class was the

a)
Proletariat
b)
Communism 
c)
Capital
d)

Bourgeoisie

17.

Who are the bourgeoisie?

a)

The working class

b)

Where you buy bread from in France

c)

The middle class

d)

Foreigners who found work in factories

18.

The primary objective when painting during the impressionist movement was to show the effects of _____

a)
converging lines
b)
complimentary colors
c)

light

d)
linear perspective
19.

What do most of the Impressionists artists paint? (pick 2)

a)

Religion scenes

b)

Leisure activities

c)

Family portraits

d)

Outdoor scenes where light can be painted

20.

Who is the most famous painter of Impressionism ?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Edgar Degas

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Edouard Manet

21.

Which one belongs to Impressionists style?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

What is the name of the painting style that describes the work of Claude Monet?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Realism

23.

What artist painted 'Starry Night' and is considered one of the greatest artists in history?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

24.

While Impressionism focuses on light, Post-Impressionism focuses on ____________.

a)

using the exact colors of objects

b)

making viewers feel an emotion through color

c)

making objects look realistic

d)

using classic symbols and imagery

25.

Picasso invented an art movement known as _______________.

a)

Art Nouveau

b)

Cubism

c)

Impressionism

26.

Which of the following words best describes the art style of Cubism?

a)

flowy

b)

blocky

c)

realistic

27.

True or False: The portraits Picasso painted were very realistic.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What country is highlighted?

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

The United Kingdom

29.

What number is Serbia?

a)

29

b)

32

c)

31

d)

28

30.

Which continent is highlighted in blue?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

31.

Which continent is highlighted in red?

(a)  

32.

Which continent is highlighted in red?

(a)  

33.

Which continent is highlighted in red?

(a)  

34.
a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

35.
a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

36.
a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

37.
a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

38.
a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

39.

What is the United Kingdom made up from? (more than one correct answer)

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

e)

The Republic of Ireland

40.

London is the capital of ... (Choose 2)

a)

England

b)

The United Kingdom

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

e)

Northern Ireland

41.

Which part of the United Kingdom is this?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

42.

Which part of the United Kingdom is this?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

43.

What geographical region is marked on the map?

a)

Irish Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

English Channel

d)

North Sea

44.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

45.

What country is shown in red?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy