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Industialism

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

3.

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

a)

Low wages

b)

Dangerous working conditions

c)

Safe working conditions

d)

Poor air quality/pollution

e)

Child labor

4.

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 only had to work an 8 hour day

5.

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

a)

It created universal male suffrage

b)

It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

c)

It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

d)

It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories

e)

It led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization

6.

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

a)

Larger populations

b)

Increase in wealth of peasants

c)

Decreased populations

d)

More small family farms

7.

Which term refers to the “money to invest in labor, machines and raw materials” necessary to start a factory and industrialize?

a)

Capital

b)

Industrialization

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Factory system

8.

The movement of people into cities is called…

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Absorption

9.

What was the cause of these effects: 

a)

The Agricultural Revolution

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Capitalist Revolution

d)

The Enclosure Movement

10.

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

animals

c)

the windmill

d)

the dynamo

11.

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

12.

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

farm lands and forests

b)

wildlife and precious gems

c)

coal and iron

d)

mountain ranges

13.

How did industrialization impact women?

a)

Many women entered the paid workplace.

b)

Many women practiced traditional activities such as making their families clothing.

c)

It had no impact on the lives of women.

d)

Women moved from cities to rural areas.

14.

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

a)

Clothing and woven/fabric materials

b)

industrial machines

c)

cars

d)

household goods like cookware

15.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

c)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

16.

Who invented the spinning jenny?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

Isaac Singer

17.

Who invented(upgraded) the steam engine?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford

d)

James Watt

18.

Why were women and children hired more often than men?

a)

a. Mill owners often had no wife or children                       

b)

b. Owners could legally pay them less than men                  

c)

c. Women and children could not work in any other place

d)

d. The fourth answer is correct. Circle it

19.

Why wasn’t it a big deal if kids worked in factories?

  

a)

a. Families had so many kids, they could afford to lose a few of them in factory accidents                                            

b)

b. Often children were ridden like horses on farms, so many did not mind seeing them put to hard work      

c)

c. Kids were much stronger back then. They weren’t soft like y’all.

d)

d. Children often worked long, hard hours on farms, and people saw no difference in them working in factories

20.

True or False. Factory workers worked 12 hours or more each day, but were rewarded with long weekends

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or False. By 1850, the number of people working in factories had more than doubled the number from 1800.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

a)

enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

b)

factory work strengthened extended families

c)

displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

d)

the middle class decreased in size

23.

Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to

a)

the development of a worldwide communications network

b)

the introduction of manorialism

c)

a decrease in the power of the monarch

d)

an increase in life expectancy

24.

“Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to provide subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. . . .” 

— Thomas Malthus, “Essay on Population,” 1798

This prediction proved to be wrong in part because of increases in

a)

ethnic cleansing

b)

farm productivity

c)

the number of wars

d)

the number of droughts

25.

Which pair of natural resources  were used to change transportation and manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

gold and salt

b)

diamonds and petroleum

c)

copper and tin

d)

coal and iron ore

26.

Developments in European History 

A Protestant Reformation 

B Feudal Period 

C Industrial Revolution 

D Neolithic Revolution 

Which set of events is listed in the correct chronological order? 

a)

C → A → B → D

b)

D → C → B → A

c)

B → D → A → C

d)

D → B → A → C

27.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

a)

England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

b)

In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.

c)

Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people.

d)

People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

28.

A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

a)

an increase in the number of small farms

b)

a decline in international trade

c)

a general rise in the standard of living

d)

a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

29.
What types of things was steel used for?
a)
railways
b)
ships
c)
weapons
d)
all of the above
30.
Name the inventor of the telephone.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Joseph Swan
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Eli Whitney
31.
Explain the impact electricity had on factories.
a)
Factories had to close down early.
b)
Factories could remain open 24 hours a day.
c)
People began moving back to the countryside.
d)
People could only go to the factories in the morning.
32.
How did the internal-combustion engine impact transportation?
a)
It provided a new source of power in transportation that gave rise to the airplane and automobile.
b)
It provided a new source of power in the textile industry that gave rise to better clothes.
33.
The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.
a)
Besser
b)
Bossom
c)
Bessemer
d)
Bessem
34.
Who perfected Newcomen's steam engine?
a)
James Watt
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Thomas Edison
35.
How were good produced before 1750?
a)
By hand, mostly by the people who used them
b)
By machine
c)
By simple machine
d)
By my grandma
36.
Why was Great Britain the first country to industrialize?
a)
The king demanded it
b)
No other country wanted to industrialize
c)
They had all the necessary factors of production
d)
They had a political revolution
37.
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
38.
What was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Automobile
b)
Railroad
c)
Textile
d)
Telephone
39.
Samuel Slater ___________________________.
a)
Brought the factory system to America
b)
Stole the factory system from America
40.
Which of the following inventions had the biggest impact on improving communication?
a)
Railroad
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Telegraph
d)
Steamboat
41.

During the Industrial Revolution, factories were ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
dangerous
safe
free time
working class
42.

During the Industrial Revolution, ​ (a)   worked at dangerous jobs.

Choose from the below words
children
upper class
everyone
no one
43.

Match the following

a)
1.

upper class

b)
2.

working class

c)
3.

middle class

44.

Match the people with their pay.

a)

.10/day

1.

children

b)

$1.00/day

2.

men

c)

.50/day

3.

women

45.

Because children worked in factories, they could not go to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
school
store
bus
library
46.

During the Industrial Revolution, many children worked in ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
factories
stores
farms
school
47.

During the Industrial Revolution, some children were hurt by factory ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
machines
boss
workers
upper class
48.

The ​ (a)   class made more money than the ​ (b)   class.

Choose from the below words
middle
working
men
women
49.

The ​ (a)   class did not have enough money for vactations.

Choose from the below words
working
upper class
upper
middle
50.

A major result of the Industrial Revolution was that

a)

the middle class increased in number and in power

b)

the population in cities declined

c)

communist revolutions occurred throughout the world

51.

During the Industrial Revolution working conditions were (choose all that apply)

a)

dangerous

b)

safe

c)

clean

d)

noisy

e)

crowded

52.

During the Industrial Revolution most workers got

a)

Low pay, dangerous conditions, and long hours

b)

good pay, dangerous conditions and an 8 hour day

c)

Low pay, safe conditions and nice employers

d)

Low pay, dangerous conditions and an 8 hour work day

53.

Which movement in the 1700s promoted reason, liberty, and self determination?

a)

The Scientific Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The American Revolution

54.

Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Voltaire

55.

All of the following helped countries to industrialize except:

a)

Access to waterways

b)

Natural resources like coal

c)

Access to foreign resources and markets

d)

Being colonies of other nations

56.

What effect did specialization of labor have on the workplace?

a)

It led to more unskilled labor in factories

b)

It led to more skilled labor in factories

57.

As countries embraced Adam Smith's capitalism laissez faire policies, what new forms of business were promoted?

a)

corporations

b)

monopolies

c)

socialism

d)

transnational businesses

58.

All of the following were reactions to industrialization's negative effects on workers except:

a)

Labor unions

b)

Communism

c)

The invisible hand

d)

Utilitarianism

59.

Accurate effects of industrialization on society include

a)

Poor working and living conditions for the lower class

b)

Increased standard of living for middle and upper classes

c)

Lower class families working closer together in their homes

d)

More accessible and cheaper goods

60.

Luddites

a)

agitated for better wages for factory workers

b)

were Utopian Socialist

c)

adapted Marxism

d)

hated machines

61.

Classical Liberals believe

a)

all of these

b)

that the economy is a natural process

c)

that population will always grow faster than food supply

d)

that poverty will always exit in some form

62.

What is the movement of people from farms to cities?

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Proletariat

d)

Enclosure Movement

63.

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

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

64.

Known as the Father of modern economics, author of Wealth of Nations, based on the principle of Laissez-Faire?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

John Wesley

65.

In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

France

b)

Britian

c)

Prussia

d)

Spain

66.

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

a)

telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

b)

steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb

c)

sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

d)

automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

67.

Which of the following is considered an impact of Industrialization during the 18th and 19th centuries?

a)

Increased competition between industrialized nations

b)

Rise of global inequalities

c)

Transformation of society.

d)

All of the above

68.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
69.
Who is the famous historical figure shown below? He wrote the famous phrase: "Workers of the world unite!"
a)
John Adams 
b)
Thomas Smith
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Edward Jenner
70.
The "Second Industrial Revolution" in the last half of the 19th century was associated with the mass production of which of the following groups of products?
a)
Textiles, iron, and coal
b)
Textiles, automobiles, and planes
c)
Electricity, ships, and radios
d)
Electricity, steel, and chemicals