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Industrial Revolution Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The working class, as termed by Karl Marx, is known as...

a)

Proletariat

b)

Capital

c)

Socialism

d)

Bourgeoisie

2.

Money to invest in labor, materials and machines

a)

Capital

b)

Proletariat

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Socialism

3.

Assembly line innovator

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Laissez-faire

4.

The ruling class, as termed by Karl Marx is known as...

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Socialism

d)

Proletariat

5.

Inventor of the telephone

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Eli Whitney

6.

Economy where production of goods is owned and controlled by society/government

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Traditionalism

d)

Laissez-faire

7.

Means business should operate without government interference

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Socialism

c)

Proletariat

d)

Capital

8.

He invented the method of interchangeable parts

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Colt

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

9.

Economy where individuals and private firms, not the government, own the production of goods/services - spurs competition

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Laissez-faire

d)

Bourgeoisie

10.

Organization of workers formed to pressure business owners to improve wages and working conditions

a)

Labor Union

b)

Capital

c)

Socialism

d)

Bourgeoisie

11.

Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

b)

a labor pool due to agricultural revolution

c)

an abundance of capital

d)

rich natural resources, coal and iron

12.

Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?

a)

crop rotation

b)

reducing the size of their farms

c)

improved farm machinery

d)

the availability of more farm workers

13.

During the 1700s, the percentage of Europeans living in towns or cities was about...

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

80%

14.

Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The steam engine

b)

Animals

c)

The windmill

d)

The dynamo

15.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

England

b)

United States

c)

Africa

d)

China

16.

Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were...

a)

Artisans

b)

Merchants

c)

Farmers

d)

Servants

17.

Which of the following conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx’s ideas?

a)

There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor.

b)

More material goods were available.

c)

Factory workers gained great wealth.

d)

People were no longer threatened by famine.

18.

Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.

b)

They were allowed to form unions.

c)

Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.

d)

The British government was interested in improving their lives.

19.

In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived...

a)

in tenements near the factories.

b)

in planned residential neighborhoods.

c)

on the outskirts of the city.

d)

in skyscrapers.

20.

The country nicknamed “the workshop of the world” because of the success of its industrialists was...

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

France

21.

The philosophy that the goal of society should be to bring the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people is known as...

a)

utilitarianism

b)

communism

c)

urbanization

d)

socialism

22.

Moving to cities and towns from rural areas is known as...

a)

urbanization

b)

communism

c)

utilitarianism

d)

ruralization

23.

A person who undertakes risks to establish a business is known as...

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Utilitarian

c)

Socialist

d)

Factory Worker

24.

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...

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

utilitarianism

25.

He built homes for workers, opened a school for children, and treated employees well

a)

Robert Owen

b)

John Stuart Mill

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Karl Marx

26.

He believed government should work to improve the working class’ lives and equal distribution of wealth

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

Robert Owen

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Karl Marx

27.

He wrote the Wealth of Nations, promoting laissez-faire

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Robert Owen

c)

John Stuart Mill

d)

Karl Marx

28.

Process in which major technological advances were made from about 1750 - 1900s

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Governmental Revolution

d)

Economic Revolution

29.

Most of the EARLY factories were located near...

a)

Rivers

b)

Cities

c)

Natural Harbors

d)

Railways

30.

Textile workers in the mid-nineteenth century often...

a)

worked long hours with dangerous machinery

b)

worked in crudely constructed tenements

c)

had much better working conditions than their farmer counterparts

d)

hired domestic servants to perform their housework

31.

The industry that spurred the introduction of the factory system was...

a)

textile production

b)

glass blowing

c)

coal mining

d)

automobile production

32.

By 1870, the two countries that most closely ranked alongside Great Britain as industrial powers were the U.S. and...

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

33.

Steam engine trains and steamboats were developed with the advancements of steam power and...

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Factories

d)

All of these

34.

The agricultural revolution increased the production of food and...

a)

provided large farmers with extra money.

b)

decreased power consumption.

c)

helped small farms to survive.

d)

allowed more city dwellers to farm.

35.

Factory owners blacklisted people suspected of being union members in order to...

a)

stop the spread of workers joining unions

b)

start their own unions

c)

save money to pay factory workers higher wages

d)

all of these

36.

Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform?

a)

Unions

b)

Social Darwinists

c)

Ministers

d)

City Planners

37.

One problem the industrial working class poor had was that the drinking water...

a)

was contaminated

b)

was used for swimming

c)

tasted horrible

d)

was too good

38.

Effects of industrialization included which of the following?

a)

rapid urbanization

b)

increased unemployment

c)

safer working conditions

d)

shorter work days

39.

Who was the first person to bring the knowledge of machines (intellectual property) to America?

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Samuel Colt

c)

James Watt

d)

Richard Arkwright

40.

The steam engine was improved and made more useful by...

a)

Watt

b)

Arkwright

c)

Whitney

d)

Edison