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Industrial Revolution Review S2 - 2022

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
3.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
4.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
5.
Which innovation  allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
6.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
7.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
8.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
9.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
10.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
11.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Cyrus Field

d)

Nikola Tesla

12.

Complete control of a product or market by one person or group. Company with no competitors.

a)

Innovation

b)

Monopoly

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Walmart

13.
Interchangeable parts is making different parts of products look ___.
a)
identical
b)
interchange
c)
opposite
d)
cheaper
14.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
15.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
16.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
17.
England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It wasn't an advantage.
b)
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
c)
England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
d)
England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
18.
This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.
a)
Spinning Mule
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Cotton Gin
19.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
20.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
21.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
22.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
23.

Which two cities does the Erie Canal run through?

a)

New York & Vermont

b)

North & South America

c)

Buffalo & Albany

d)

Charlotte & Raleigh

24.

Which innovation was used to send news of the Transcontinental Railroad completion across the country?

a)

transcontinental railroad

b)

pony express

c)

telegraph

d)

stagecoach

25.

an economy where the means of production are privately owned and based on seeking profit

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

egocentrism

26.

Which of the following is true about the US economy?

a)

The US economy is a republic

b)

The US economy is completely capitalist

c)

The US economy is mostly socialist with a few elements of capitalism

d)

The US economy is mostly capitalist with a few elements of socialism/communism

e)

The US economy is completely socialist/communist

27.

Choose multiple: Which of the following statements are true about the Erie Canal?

a)

Building the Canal was difficult, but possible due to inventions like the bulldozer and steam roller.

b)

Building the Canal was hard, dangerous work that resulted in the deaths of approximately 1000 workers

c)

Irish immigrants, seeking to obtain high paying jobs and escape war, helped build the canal

d)

Irish immigrants, seeking to escape the famine in Ireland, and couldn't find other jobs in America and therefore took jobs to build the canal

28.
Invented steel converter that could make over 30 tons of steel in less than 30 minutes by using a higher melting process – created huge furnaces to create new steel.
a)
James Watt
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Social Darwinism
29.

Which Scottish immigrant profited from and monopolized the steel industry in America?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Samuel Morse

e)

Robert Fulton

30.
Because of the Erie Canal, what American city became the major financial center of America?
a)
New York City.
b)
Buffalo. 
c)
Albany.
d)
Detroit.
31.

an economy where the means of production are privately owned and based on seeking profit

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

egocentrism

32.

Karl Marx’s idea of an equal society without social classes- everyone would share the factors of production

a)

Capitalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Communism

d)

Mercantilism

33.

an economy where the means of production are privately owned and based on seeking profit

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

egocentrism

34.

Karl Marx’s idea of an equal society without social classes- everyone would share the factors of production

a)

Capitalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Communism

d)

Mercantilism

35.

laissez- faire economist and “father of modern economics” wrote a book Wealth of Nations about free market capitalism

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Friedrich Hayek

d)

John Forbes Nash

36.
The government should interfere in the economy as little as possible
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
37.
Equal distribution of wealth.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
38.
How does socialism differ from capitalism?
a)
In socialism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.
b)
In socialism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.
c)
In socialism, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.
d)
In socialism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.
39.

Which of the following is true about the US economy?

a)

The US economy is a republic

b)

The US economy is completely capitalist

c)

The US economy is mostly socialist with a few elements of capitalism

d)

The US economy is mostly capitalist with a few elements of socialism/communism

e)

The US economy is completely socialist/communist

40.
An association of workers formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wagers.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Unions
c)
Factory System
d)
Mass Production
41.
Invented steel converter that could make over 30 tons of steel in less than 30 minutes by using a higher melting process – created huge furnaces to create new steel.
a)
James Watt
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Social Darwinism
42.

As a result of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, how did cotton production change in the years between 1790 and 1820?

a)

cotton production remained the same

b)

cotton production grew very quickly , so that it was ten times as high by 1820

c)

cotton production slowly declined because of the high cost of cotton gins

43.

Which of the following accurately describes the changes European women underwent during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

All women achieved the right to vote early in the 1800s (suffrage)

b)

Young single women (all the single ladies!) were expected to work in factories and later raise children when married

c)

Women’s lives did not change because of the Industrial Revolution

d)

All women were confined to the home to perform domestic duties, such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children and farm animals, during the Industrial Revolution

44.

Which of the following was a factor which allowed for the development of mass production?

a)

the creation of more sophisticated advertising strategies

b)

the specialization of labor in a single step of the manufacturing process (the assembly line)

c)

the use of chemical fertilizers and mechanized reapers and harvesters

d)

the creation of vertical monopolies across a single industry

45.

All of the following are features of Karl Marx’s theories EXCEPT

a)

cooperation and unity of all workers

b)

economic inequality (having rich and poor) and the private pursuit of profit

c)

elimination of the class system by taking money from the rich and distributing it to the poor

d)

public ownership of a means of production

46.

Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?

a)

rapid DECLINE in urban populations

b)

Full political equality for women

c)

An equal sharing of wealth between the rich and poor

d)

the creation of a working class concentrated in urban areas

47.

How did the Industrial Revolution affect some children in the United States?

a)

it gave them more free time because their chores at home became easier

b)

they worked long hours in factories instead of going to school

c)

they were able to visit their parents at work in the factories

d)

it taught them new methods of production that they used on their family farms

48.

What are the main reasons that the Industrial Revolution began in England (Choose 3)

a)

The English were superior to other people

b)

England was the only country that wanted to mass produce goods at reasonable prices

c)

They had an abundance of coal near the surface

d)

England was receiving a lot of cotton from India

e)

Before the Industrial Revolution, England had high wages, therefore they were motivated to replace workers with machines that could do the same jobs

49.

Before the Industrial Revolution nearly _____% of people lived and worked on a farm

a)

10

b)

1

c)

50

d)

80

50.

Which areas did the Industrial Revolution drastically change? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Agriculture

b)

Communication

c)

Transportation

d)

Business

51.

Which author and philosopher supported Capitalism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

James Watt

d)

Eli Whitney

e)

Fidel Castro

52.

What does Lassiez Faire translate to and which type of economic system does it apply to?

a)

Hands on; capitalism

b)

hands off; communism

c)

hands off; capitalism

d)

hands on; communism

53.
When one country takes over another for profit...
a)
colonialism
b)
imperialism
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
mercantlism
rebellion
54.
What was considered the Spheres of Influence?
a)
Exclusive trade zones assigned to European countries
b)
The Qing Dynasty inability to protect a nation from foreign affairs
c)
The British influence on Chinese trade
d)
The signing of unequal treaties from other nations
55.
What was a negative impact of imperialism?
a)
Language barriers
b)
raise of taxes
c)
traditions and cultures ignored
d)
increase of land ownership
56.
The need of new markets and raw materials led European countries to pursue a policy of what?
a)
socialism
b)
communism
c)
isolationism
d)
imperialism
57.
Which 2 countries got the most land in Africa
a)
France and Italy
b)
Britain and France
c)
Australia and India
d)
IDK
58.
Why did European countries want to imperialize Africa?
a)
They wanted more raw materials and new people to sell too
b)
They were just mean
c)
They needed the land for their people
d)
Their military needed bases
59.
What was the conference were European nations met to break up Africa?
a)
American Conference
b)
Bastille Conference
c)
Berlin Confernce
d)
Google that crap, bro??
60.
What was the Berlin Conference
a)
A conference held to split up the country of Africa between European countries
b)
A conference held to end Imperialism throughout the world
c)
The conference that started WWI
d)
The conference that helped organize the United State constitution
61.
How did imperialism affect African societies?
a)
Foreigners helped the continent by finding its valuable minerals to show the African societies
b)
Foreigners used the most useful (fertile) land and took wealth out of the country leaving societies poor
c)
Foreigners provided high paying jobs for Africans. 
d)
African societies were helped out a lot because foreigners removed slavery from Africa
62.

Why did the industrial revolution help imperialism?

a)

medical advancements helped Europeans survive in foreign lands

b)

the new technologies made it easier to colonize other countries

c)

they wanted new markets to sell their products and increase profits

d)

all of these

63.

The theme of this image is

a)

Industrialism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Imperialism

64.

19th Century Imperialism was focused mainly in

a)

North and South America

b)

Africa and Asia

c)

Antarctica and Australia

d)

Europe

65.

The idea that we needed to "civilize" people who were considered "backward" in other countries relates to which motive?

a)

Political

b)

Religious

c)

Military

d)

Cultural

66.
 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 
a)
Democratic Revolutions 
b)
World War I 
c)
Industrialization 
d)
The Renaissance 
67.

The need for more markets for manufactured goods and natural resources was an example of which motive?

a)

military

b)

political

c)

cultural

d)

economic

68.

The idea that people living in African and Asian nations were inferior is an example of which motive for imperialism?

a)

Military

b)

Political

c)

Religious

d)

Cultural

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