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CSmith Global II Unit 3: Industrial Revolution Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was an innovation of the Agrarian Revolution?

a)

Iron plow

b)

Tractor

c)

Steam engine

d)

Seed drill

2.

How did the Agrarian Revolution impact Western society?

a)

It provided more jobs in the agriculture industry

b)

It created commercial farming by allowing for massive increases in wool output

c)

It lead to enclosure of British lands and private land ownership for many

d)

It decreased the need for farm labor, leading to an increase in available industrial workers

3.

Which industry was the first to industrialize?

a)

Ship building

b)

Iron working

c)

Textiles

d)

Railroads

4.

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

a)

It had a large unemployed population

b)

Its large empire, agricultural advances, and unique geography

c)

Its location in Asia afforded it the best opportunities for trade

d)

Its ties to the Americas provided it with an example to follow and improve on

5.

Which of the following innovations led to the other three?

a)

steam engine

b)

locomotive

c)

mass production

d)

power loom

6.

How did the shift from the Domestic System to the Factory System impact workers?

a)

A decrease in necessary skills led to a decrease in wages and conditions

b)

Workers were paid higher wages as production increased and more jobs were created

c)

Working conditions generally remained the same

d)

Less women entered the workplace

7.

Which of the following was a negative impact of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Rapid urbanization led to an increase in the quality of life for the lower class

b)

Overpopulation in cities led to appalling living conditions in slums

c)

Increased innovations led to shorter work days and more free time

d)

Less and less farm workers led to a decrease in food production

8.

What was one social effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Increase in women's rights

b)

Rapid urbanization

c)

Decrease in working hours

d)

Increase in economic equality

9.

How did the Industrial Revolution impact British classes differently?

a)

Led to the upper class losing their accumulated wealth and influence

b)

Created a new class of the lowest of the low, the Untouchables, who were social pariahs in Britain

c)

Led to more class mobility, as lower class workers were paid better

d)

Middle class gained more wealth and status, while lower class faced decreasing conditions

10.

How did Victorian society impact middle class gender roles?

a)

Women gained more equality

b)

Women gained the right to property and divorce

c)

Women remained at home while men worked white collar jobs

d)

Both men and women worked to afford lavish lifestyles of wealth and privilege

11.

How did workers attempt to improve working conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Violent revolutions based on seizing political power

b)

They formed unions to collectively push for better conditions

c)

They adopted the principles of capitalism

d)

They formed communal businesses based on profit sharing

12.

What right was the main focus of the women's movement during the late Industrial Revolution?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Right to divorce

c)

Right to property

d)

Equal pay for equal work

13.

What was the main idea of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations?

a)

Increase production by increasing worker happiness

b)

Maximizing output by increasing efficiency of input usage

c)

A sharing of wealth, resulting in improved social conditions for the lower classes

d)

A complete elimination of social classes and private ownership

14.

How did capitalism impact the Industrial Revolution and industrial nations economically?

a)

Led to a decrease in wages and conditions for working class citizens

b)

Led to an increase in urbanization in rural areas

c)

Led to a decrease in women's rights and equality

d)

Led to massive political upheavals across Europe as workers turned to communism

15.

What was the basic tenant of The Communist Manifesto?

a)

Increasing profit by increasing efficiency of production

b)

Private ownership of businesses must end to end classes in society

c)

A sharing of wealth is what is best for large societies

d)

Whosoever invents a new technology can be the only one to profit from it

16.

Of the three economic ideologies that came from the Industrial Revolution, which of the following supported government enforced equality?

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

17.

Why did the Irish Potato Famine happen?

a)

A blight destroyed all other crops so the Irish survived on potatoes

b)

Fungus destroyed potatoes and the British failed to intervene to prevent mass starvation

c)

British exploitation of Irish land led to a lack of food for all members of the British Empire

d)

Irish leadership forced too many working age men to move to cities, resulting in a lack of farm help

18.

What was the event known as the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Chinese officials refused to host British merchants outside of Canton

b)

Dutch spice merchants massacred an settlement of Japanese colonists in Indonesia

c)

Japan returned the emperor to power and rapidly modernized

d)

Japanese leadership turned to imperialism to fuel its industrial economy

19.

Why did the Japanese rapidly modernize in the late 19th century?

a)

To compete with the Chinese empire in Asia

b)

To avoid Western imperialism and maintain their independence

c)

To force Westerners to leave the nation

d)

To better isolate themselves from world affairs

20.

How did the Japanese industrialize and modernize so rapidly?

a)

Increased trade with China and India to increase cultural diffusion

b)

Government labor programs forced prisoners to build modern infrastructure

c)

The Meiji Emperor passed a series of edicts banning traditional Japanese socio-economic practices

d)

Japanese students studied Western practices abroad, and applied them to Japan