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industrial revolution

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in England? (select 2)

a)

Abundant natural resources.

b)

Better army.

c)

Stable government and economy.

d)

They had overthrown the monarchy.

2.

Which of the following could be considered positive outcomes of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Overall increase in wages

c)

Pollution

d)

Faster transportation

3.

Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Children were not allowed to work

b)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

c)

Work conditions were closely regulated

d)

Children worked an 8 hour day

4.

Mass production means:

a)

Products being made with more superior in quality

b)

goods being made in large quantities

c)

laborers received higher wages

d)

industries moved to rural areas

5.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

6.

Economic system were businesses are privately owned and goods and services are sold for a profit. Also called a free-market economy.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Feudalism

7.

These workers negotiate as a group to try and argue for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions.

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Capitalists

8.

How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods? Choose the BEST answer

a)

Made fewer products

b)

Made more products from home

c)

Made better quality products

d)

Mass production & cheaper goods

9.

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

a)

Era of Good Feelings

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Adoption of gold standard

10.

According to Karl Marx, which group of people in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing governments using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society?

a)

Upper class

b)

Religious extremists

c)

Working class

d)

Farmers

11.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

Factories

b)

Hand

c)

Slaves

d)

Royalty

12.

Which social class grew the most because of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Wealthy

b)

Upper class

c)

Middle class

d)

Working class

13.

An idea opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights

a)

Capital

b)

Proletariat

c)

Mass Production

d)

Laissez Faire

14.

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

a)

Upper

b)

Poor

c)

Lower

d)

Middle

15.

Which word is used to describe the rapid growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Decriminalization

b)

Capitalism

c)

Gentrification

d)

Urbanization

16.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

a)

Low wages

b)

Dangerous working conditions

c)

Safe working conditions

d)

Widespread pollution

17.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories? In what industry did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

Cars

b)

Textiles

c)

Food service

d)

Household goods

18.

Economic system were government owns some industries (businesses), while others are privately owned. The government uses profits to pay for services such as health and education.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

19.

This picture shows which problem of the factory system in Great Britain? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

Unsafe working conditions

b)

Unfair wages for women

c)

Urbanization

d)

Child Labor

20.

Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.

a)

Less

b)

More

21.

What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?

a)

Women work harder

b)

Employers could pay women less money

c)

Women have more experience than men

d)

Women can do more difficult tasks

22.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

a)

water was a major source of irrigation

b)

water power was used to power factory machines

c)

ships could easily deliver goods to factories

d)

ships could bring in supplies

23.

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

a)

the state establishing production quotas

b)

decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

c)

central planning committees setting prices on goods

d)

businesses operating with little government regulation

24.

Which of the following best describes the term industrialization? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

Nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

b)

Smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

c)

More and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

d)

Advancement in technology (machines) to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods by hand

25.

Rural means

a)

country

b)

city

26.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

Moving

b)

Inflation

c)

Industrialization

d)

Urbanization

27.

An industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mass Production