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Urbanization and Industrialization

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The growth of cities is known as

a)

Urbanization

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Town

2.

Which of the following best describes Industrial Revolution?

a)

A change from products made by hand to products made by machines in factories

b)

An industry of revolving around the country

c)

People moving from all around the world to look for gold in California

d)

a place in which everything is perfect

3.

In the 1800s, new inventions changed which of the following.

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Farming

d)

All of these

4.

Which of the following inventions made transportation EASIER & FASTER?

a)

Railroads

b)

Canals

c)

Steamboats

d)

All of these

5.

What was a consequence of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

More people moved to the cities to work in factories

b)

More people became farmers

c)

Immigrants were treated equally because there was a work shortage

d)

There were less slaves because plantations weren't profitable anymore

6.

Why did union membership increase in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

There was a growing demand for worker's rights

b)

There was a growing demand for deregulation of industry

c)

There was a growing demand for conservation

d)

There was a growing demand for consumer safety

7.

Which of the following best explains the list below:

-Shorter workdays

-Improved workplace safety

-Higher wages for workers

-Restrictions on child labor

a)

Nativist demands for reform

b)

Laissez-faire government policies

c)

Issues that labor unions wanted fixed

d)

Goals of the temperance movement

8.

The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.

a)

1700s, 1800s

b)

1800s, 1900s

c)

1900s, 2000s

d)

1500s, 1600s

9.

What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?

a)

France

b)

Britian

c)

United States

d)

Spain

10.

What are the five (5) reasons the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

a)

1. Lots of water

2. more inventors

3. cheaper materials

4. better products

5. more farmland

b)

1. Increased food

2. more money

3. better markets

4. population growth

5. natural resources.

c)

1. Large population

2. Capitalism

3. More philosophers

4. better means of production

5. Constitutional Monarchy

d)

1. Socialism

2. Canals

3. Railroads

4. Agriculture

5. Natural Resources

11.

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

John Kay

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

James Watt

12.

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

13.

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.

14.

a large apartment building usually found in a poorer part of town; often overcrowded and rundown.

a)

industry

b)

enclave

c)

tenement

d)

monopoly

15.

What made city streets safer and allowed for longer working hours?

a)

The invention of electric and gas lights.

b)

The implementation of a police force.

c)

Vigilantes

d)

None of these

16.

Which of the following is NOT true about industrialization?

a)

It changed the focus of the economy from agricultural to manufacturing.

b)

It created a need for skilled factory workers.

c)

It allowed goods to become cheaper.

d)

It led to mass-production.

17.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of industrialization.

a)

Cities became overcrowded.

b)

Cities became polluted.

c)

People were forced to live in tenements.

d)

New inventions.

18.
Workers refuse to work until demands are met
a)
Lockout
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Labor
d)
Strike
19.

Which best describes the working conditions of most of the factory workers during the Industrial Revolution? 

a)

Most workers worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs

b)

Most workers were paid a living wage.

c)

Most workers worked in factories that were clean and well maintained.

d)

Most workers were treated well and had a safe working environment.

20.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
21.

Which class was affected by the Industrial Revolution by creating more jobs, thus increasing the size of this class?

a)

first class

b)

middle class

c)

high class

d)

lowest class

22.

Which economic system focuses on the government owning all means of production?

a)

Captialism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Communism

d)

Bradyism

23.

Economic system with limited government intervention to better the lives of the working class during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Liberalism

24.

Which economic system is best defined for competition producing superior products at affordable prices?

a)

communism

b)

capitalist system

c)

socialism

d)

liberalism

25.
Crop rotation and the enclosure movement were important because
a)
nations began looking to colonize in Africa and Asia.
b)
farming became profitable and large numbers of people moved away from cities.
c)
the increase in food increased the number of people who could work in factories.
d)
these changes led to massive starvation and a population decline in Europe.
26.
Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.
b)
The industrial revolution first began in France.
c)
The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.  
d)
By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.
27.
Which of the following is true about the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The Industrial Revolution began first in Germany, then spread to England.
b)
Living conditions for urban factory workers were typically better than those of rural farmers.
c)
Children and women rarely worked in factories because these jobs were reserved for men.
d)
The number of unskilled workers in factories increased.  
28.
Economic and Political System based on an extreme form of Socialism - End Injustice of Capitalism and Achieve the Perfect Society - Proletariat revolt and overthrow the Bourgeoisie.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Liberalism
29.

Advocated for the right of people to own private property.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

30.

Advocated for regulations such as: minimum wage, fair working hours, and no Child Labor.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

31.

Advocates for a classless society with no need for government.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

32.

Was guided by the law of supply and demand and law of competition.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

33.

System where government regulates/controls all aspects of the economy.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

34.

Caused social problems such as: poor working and living conditions during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

35.

Can be seen in U.S. policies such as: public education and social services like the police force.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

36.

Called for the public ownership of some of the means of production, in an effort to make things more fair

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism