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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
The working class, as termed by Karl Marx, is known as...
Proletariat
Capital
Socialism
Bourgeoisie
Money to invest in labor, materials and machines
Capital
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Socialism
Assembly line innovator
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Eli Whitney
Laissez-faire
The ruling class, as termed by Karl Marx is known as...
Bourgeoisie
Laissez-faire
Socialism
Proletariat
Inventor of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
Economy where production of goods is owned and controlled by society/government
Socialism
Capitalism
Traditionalism
Laissez-faire
Means business should operate without government interference
Laissez-faire
Socialism
Proletariat
Capital
He invented the method of interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
Samuel Colt
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Economy where individuals and private firms, not the government, own the production of goods/services - spurs competition
Capitalism
Socialism
Laissez-faire
Bourgeoisie
Organization of workers formed to pressure business owners to improve wages and working conditions
Labor Union
Capital
Socialism
Bourgeoisie
Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT...
political instability provided by an absolute monarchy
a labor pool due to agricultural revolution
an abundance of capital
rich natural resources, coal and iron
Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?
crop rotation
reducing the size of their farms
improved farm machinery
the availability of more farm workers
During the 1700s, the percentage of Europeans living in towns or cities was about...
25%
10%
50%
80%
Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?
The steam engine
Animals
The windmill
The dynamo
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
United States
Africa
China
Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were...
Artisans
Merchants
Farmers
Servants
Which of the following conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx’s ideas?
There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor.
More material goods were available.
Factory workers gained great wealth.
People were no longer threatened by famine.
Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true?
Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.
They were allowed to form unions.
Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.
The British government was interested in improving their lives.
In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived...
in tenements near the factories.
in planned residential neighborhoods.
on the outskirts of the city.
in skyscrapers.
The country nicknamed “the workshop of the world” because of the success of its industrialists was...
Great Britain
Germany
United States
France
The philosophy that the goal of society should be to bring the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people is known as...
utilitarianism
communism
urbanization
socialism
Moving to cities and towns from rural areas is known as...
urbanization
communism
utilitarianism
ruralization
A person who undertakes risks to establish a business is known as...
Entrepreneur
Utilitarian
Socialist
Factory Worker
Socialism according to Marx, where capitalism would fail and would lead to the creation of a classless society with no private property, is known as...
communism
democracy
monarchy
utilitarianism
He built homes for workers, opened a school for children, and treated employees well
Robert Owen
John Stuart Mill
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
He believed government should work to improve the working class’ lives and equal distribution of wealth
John Stuart Mill
Robert Owen
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
He wrote the Wealth of Nations, promoting laissez-faire
Adam Smith
Robert Owen
John Stuart Mill
Karl Marx
Process in which major technological advances were made from about 1750 - 1900s
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Governmental Revolution
Economic Revolution
Most of the EARLY factories were located near...
Rivers
Cities
Natural Harbors
Railways
Textile workers in the mid-nineteenth century often...
worked long hours with dangerous machinery
worked in crudely constructed tenements
had much better working conditions than their farmer counterparts
hired domestic servants to perform their housework
The industry that spurred the introduction of the factory system was...
textile production
glass blowing
coal mining
automobile production
By 1870, the two countries that most closely ranked alongside Great Britain as industrial powers were the U.S. and...
Germany
France
Italy
Japan
Steam engine trains and steamboats were developed with the advancements of steam power and...
Steel
Oil
Factories
All of these
The agricultural revolution increased the production of food and...
provided large farmers with extra money.
decreased power consumption.
helped small farms to survive.
allowed more city dwellers to farm.
Factory owners blacklisted people suspected of being union members in order to...
stop the spread of workers joining unions
start their own unions
save money to pay factory workers higher wages
all of these
Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform?
Unions
Social Darwinists
Ministers
City Planners
One problem the industrial working class poor had was that the drinking water...
was contaminated
was used for swimming
tasted horrible
was too good
Effects of industrialization included which of the following?
rapid urbanization
increased unemployment
safer working conditions
shorter work days
Who was the first person to bring the knowledge of machines (intellectual property) to America?
Samuel Slater
Samuel Colt
James Watt
Richard Arkwright
The steam engine was improved and made more useful by...
Watt
Arkwright
Whitney
Edison
