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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
___________ allows for the faster movement of goods and raw materials to factories.
Railroads
Automobiles
Steam Engines
Mass Production
How did the Steam Engine change cotton production in Britain?
Steam Engine had a negative impact on cotton production.
Steam Engine was used to power these machines.
Steam Engine was not used during the 1st I.R.
Steam power was used to power cars that shipped cotton.
Which two major ideas are contained in the writings of Karl Marx?
survival of the fittest and natural selection
class struggle and revolutionary change
separation of powers and checks and balances
monotheism and religious tolerance
Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?
businesses operating with little government regulation
the state establishing production quotas
central planning committees setting prices on goods
decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions
During the Industrial Revolution, which development resulted from the other three?
Factory conditions affected people’s health.
Labor unions were formed.
Unskilled laborers received low wages.
Machinery replaced workers.
During the 1800s, reform legislation passed in Great Britain, France, and Germany led to
formation of zaibatsu, greater equality for men, and establishment of a banking system
legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor
government-owned factories, establishment of five-year plans, and limits placed on immigration
bans on overseas trade, mandatory military service, and universal suffrage for women
. . . The following serious accidents (minor injuries are not reported) were recorded in the Manchester Guardian between June 12th and August 3rd, 1844:
. . .15th June, 1844: A youth from Saddleworth died of dreadful injuries after being caught in a machine.
29th June, 1844: A young man of Greenacres Moor, near Manchester, working in a machine shop, had two ribs broken and suffered from many cuts as a result of falling under a grindstone. . . .
3rd August, 1844: A Dukinfield bobbin turner was caught in a belt and had all his ribs broken. . . . — Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels is using these examples to draw attention to the
efficiency of the factory system
working conditions in factories
living conditions in cities
quality of care in urban hospitals
It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural and black like the painted face of a savage. It town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling dye. . . .”
— Charles Dickens
Which problem is the subject of this passage?
economic inequality
urban pollution
lack of child labor laws
poor transportation systems
