WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was one reason the standard of living improved for many Europeans in the late 1800s?
Governments had redistributed wealth equally within the working class.
Epidemics and periods of starvation had eliminated the surplus population.
Wage and price controls had prevented inflation.
Industrialization had created more jobs and markets.
Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt?
installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods
burning herbs to purify the air
improvements in water treatment
relocation of government offices
Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt?
urban population growth
improved communication
new power sources
trade union movement
One reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain was that Great Britain had a
decline in the birth rate
smooth coastline
compulsory education system
plentiful supply of iron ore and coal
Both documents are similar in that each claim that industrialization
caused great human hardship
led to environmental pollution
had a great effect on humans
produced more goods more efficiently
Which of the following best identifies Ludwig von Mises’ point of view on the effects of the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution brought great hardship to factory workers.
The Industrial Revolution brought immediate gains to factory owners.
The Industrial Revolution spared many factory workers from famine.
The Industrial Revolution had little effect on factory workers.
Living conditions in an urban industrial area in 1848?
Improving
Mended
Deteriorating
Upgraded
Which of the following best states a cause and effect relationship in Britain?
Great Britain’s many natural resources led to its early industrialization, which created human hardship.
Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created great human hardship.
Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created a migration to rural areas.
During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by
factory owners
investment bankers
farm laborers
industrial workers
The workers in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing governments using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society. This statement expresses the views of
Mikhail Gorbachev
Jomo Kenyatta
Karl Marx
Kemal Atatürk
Which statement reflects the overall effect of laborers demanding better working conditions as shown in this cartoon?
Workers get to take a well-earned vacation.
Workers are deprived of their income and suffer hardships.
Employers can manage their businesses from home.
Employers generally meet workers’ demands quickly.
Which action is often taken by reformers reacting to young workers?
demanding young workers receive schooling
seeking universal suffrage for those sixteen and older
rejecting claims about working conditions
Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?
good harbors
large forests
highland climate
monsoon winds
In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because
enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms
factory work strengthened extended families
displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs
the middle class decreased in size
Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the
caravel
astrolabe
airplane
steam engine
One reason women deserve the right to vote:
they contribute to society in many ways
they can only obtain industrial jobs if they can vote
only women understand what it takes to raise children
What was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?
the growth of the middle class
an increase in nomadic herding
a decline in urban population
a decrease in international trade
Urbanization in developing nations today is similar to urbanization in 19th-century England because in both cases
many people moved to rural areas
governments developed policies of forced migration
ties to extended families increased
many farm workers went to cities to look for jobs
Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to
the development of a worldwide communications network
the introduction of manorialism
a decrease in the power of the monarch
an increase in life expectancy
When were the borders of Europe redrawn like the map?
Potsdam Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Congress of Vienna
Geneva
