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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution and Imperialism
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 22mins
Capitalism fueled industrialization by
Ensuring all workers received high wages
Encouraging entrepreneurs to establish businesses
Giving the country many natural resources
Requiring inventors to file patents
Materials that occur in nature that can be made into products to be sold (a)
Work or workers
labor
capital
boycott
Relating to the countryside
urban
manufactured
rural
activities related to turning raw materials into manufactured goods
natural resources
industry
urbanization
growth of cities and movement of people to cities
urbanization
rural
manufacturing
the idea that private businesses in a capitalist economy can regulate themselves by competing against each other with little or no government control.
tenement
population
industry
free enterprise
a large apartment building usually found in a poorer part of town; often overcrowded and rundown.
telegraph
industry
tenement
coal
gradual process by which machines replaced hand tools
Factory system
Industrial Revolution
Capitalist
a person who invests in a business to make a profit
Factory system
Industrial Revolution
Capitalist
brought workers and machinery together in one place to produce goods
Factory system
Industrial Revolution
Capitalist
machine that could spin many threads at once
urbanization
interchangeable parts
spinning jenny
Toll road
Interstate Commerce
Canal
Turnpike
Monroe Doctrine
Started in the 1700s, this event helped industry take root in Great Britain.
Proletariat
Industrial Capitalism
Agricultural Revolution
Liberalism
The name Karl Marx gave to the middle class citizens that he believed would revolt and create a communist society.
Railways
Agricultural Revolution
Proletariat
Farmers
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
Labor Union
Workers Rights
Worker Strikes
Collective Bargaining
The general idea of utilitarianism is that we should do those things that bring the __________ amount of good to the _________ number of people. (same word twice)
least
greatest
average
What is the definition of socialism?
The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.
The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.
The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.
The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Communism is an economic system where everyone shares the same (a) .
What the name for a perfect society where everyone lives in harmony? (a)
Who invented the flying shuttle? (a)
Who wrote Wealth of Nations and supported Laissez-Faire economics? (a)
What is the name for the working class during the Industrial Revolution? (a)
What was the Spinning Jenny used for?
Weaving Cloth
Sorting Cotting
Making Electricity
Transportation
The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements
mass production
division of labor
interchangeable parts
In pre-industrial times (before the industrial revolution), most people lived…
on very large farms
on rented lands
in cities
in rural villages
The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…
It created new inventions that could be used for urban industrialization
It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields
It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories
It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories
The series of laws passed by the British parliament that made large, factory style farms possible by selling public land was known as… (a)
The agricultural revolution would allow for….
Larger populations
Increase in wealth of peasants
Decreased populations
More small family farms
Which term refers to “money to invest in labor, machines and raw materials” necessary to start a factory and industrialize?
Capital
Industrialization
Entrepreneur
Factory system
Which of the following is true when comparing a Cottage (homemade) Industry with Factory Production?
Cottage industries use assembly lines, factory production does not
Cottage industry goods are more expensive than factory goods
Cottage industries can increase supplies of goods faster than factories can
Cottage industries make poorer quality goods than factories do
The biggest impact that mass production (a lot of goods made quickly) during the Industrial Revolution had on the economy of the world was…?
How factories became the major way that goods are made from that time onward.
How hand-made items became much more popular than industrial (factory) goods.
How people could finally get well-paid jobs working in a city.
How all governments decided to start taking money from the rich through taxes and giving it to the poor.
All of the following were effects of the conditions in factories on children EXCEPT…
They could lose hands or other body parts in machines
They could be beaten by the owners/managers of the factories
They were paid very well for the work that they did
They could work up to 16 hours a day with very few breaks for little pay
Children were given some of the most dangerous jobs during the Industrial Revolution because…?
They had quicker reflexes so they did not get hurt when they were working with dangerous machines
No one else would take the jobs they were offered
They were small enough to fit under machines where the most dangerous jobs were and if they were hurt they could be easily replaced
Children would go on strike when they were forced to work in dangerous or unpleasant conditions
What characteristic of Industrial Revolution factories does the graph above illustrate?
It explains why men and women could work 14 hours a day, 6 days a week and still be poor.
It explains why factory owners would be more likely to give jobs to women than men if they wanted to maximize (make them the biggest) their profits.
It explains why more men were employed during the Industrial Revolution.
It explains how men were paid more than women because they were forced to do much more heavy labor.
The movement of people into cities is called…
Emigration
Immigration
Urbanization
Absorption
What is Jacob Riis describing in the quote below?
“Bedrooms in tenements [run down apartments] were dark closets, utterly [completely] without ventilation [windows]. There couldn’t be any. The houses were built like huge square boxes, covering nearly the whole lot. Some light came in at the ends, but the middle was always black.”—Jacob Riis, The Battle with the Slum, 1902
Why governments should build parks in cities
The poor ventilation and lack of light in tenements
The homes immigrants had before arriving in the United States
The poor ventilation and lack of light in factories
What was the cause of these effects:
The Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Capitalist Revolution
The Enclosure Movement
Which of the following led to decreased (less) opportunities for education in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?
An increase in the number of children who worked in factories
An increase in the number of private schools
An increase in the number of public schools
An increase in the price of books, paper, pencils and other school materials made in factories
Which of the following was a POSITIVE aspect (characteristic) of living in a city when a country industrializes? (a)
Which of the following came about due to the demand factory owners had for new positions such as managers? (a)
How did 17th and 18th-century scientific advances in Europe most contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks
Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to improving production.
Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase their crop yields.
Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes.
How did the introduction of the factory system affect workers' daily lives?
Factories provided relief from farm work because workers performed fewer tasks a day than farmers did
Factory work, with long hours and poor conditions, proved to be even harsher than farm work
Factory workers received higher salaries for their work and enjoyed year-round work rather than seasonal farm work
The factories’ machines required less maintenance and were much safer for children and women than farm equipment
According to Karl Marx, history is the record of the
granting of more political liberties to all people
struggle between classes in society
wars and conflicts between national leaders
increasing prosperity brought about by industrialization
A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the
concentration of workers in urban areas
increased desire of the wealthy class to share its power
control of agricultural production by governments
formation of powerful craft guilds
Adam Smith’s book Wealth of Nations contributed to the rise of
Colonialism
Imperialism
Free-enterprise system
Communism
Which was a direct political change that resulted from the Industrial Revolution?
A greater proportion of people worked on farms and could therefore vote
The middle classes were generally eliminated from political life.
New labor unions sought political as well as economic influence.
Working conditions for workers making textiles encouraged greater participation in public life.
Why did factory owners like to hire women and children?
Because they worked harder than men
To help women enter the workforce
Because they could pay them less than men
To meet government regulations
What caused the development of factories?
Canals were built along the coasts
More families were moving into rural areas
New machines were too big to put into the cottages
The government began to change its child labor laws
Who began the abolitionist movement in England in the 1800’s?
Albert Einstein
Adam Smith
John Locke
William Wilberforce
During the late 19th century, which geographic factor attracted European imperialists to South Africa?
Natural resources
Smooth coastlines
Navigable river
Temperate climates
The term empire is best defined as
a political unit that has a common religious faith
a government ruled by the consent of the people
an extensive territory under the rule of a single authority
a country that requires conquered peoples to assimilate
During the 18th and 19th centuries, increased contact between European and the continents of Africa, Asia, and South America resulted in
closer cultural cooperation between Europe and these continents
the exploitation of the labor and resources of these continents
a return to the political and economic systems of feudal Europe
preservation of the rights of the indigenous peoples
One positive result of British colonialism in India was that -
Britain improved to important infrastructure such as roads, communications, and bridges.
India developed religious unity
China supported Western foreign policies in the United Nations
Britain created programs to increase its population
