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Industrial Revolution Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

What was one reason the standard of living improved for many Europeans in the late 1800s?

a)

Governments had redistributed wealth equally within the working class.

b)

Epidemics and periods of starvation had eliminated the surplus population.

c)

Wage and price controls had prevented inflation.

d)

Industrialization had created more jobs and markets.

2.

Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt?

a)

installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods

b)

burning herbs to purify the air

c)

improvements in water treatment

d)

relocation of government offices

3.

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt?

a)

urban population growth

b)

improved communication

c)

new power sources

d)

trade union movement

4.

One reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain was that Great Britain had a

a)

decline in the birth rate

b)

smooth coastline

c)

compulsory education system

d)

plentiful supply of iron ore and coal

5.

Both documents are similar in that each claim that industrialization

a)

caused great human hardship

b)

led to environmental pollution

c)

had a great effect on humans

d)

produced more goods more efficiently

6.

Which of the following best identifies Ludwig von Mises’ point of view on the effects of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The Industrial Revolution brought great hardship to factory workers.

b)

The Industrial Revolution brought immediate gains to factory owners.

c)

The Industrial Revolution spared many factory workers from famine.

d)

The Industrial Revolution had little effect on factory workers.

7.

Living conditions in an urban industrial area in 1848?

a)

Improving

b)

Mended

c)

Deteriorating

d)

Upgraded

8.

Which of the following best states a cause and effect relationship in Britain?

a)

Great Britain’s many natural resources led to its early industrialization, which created human hardship.

b)

Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created great human hardship.

c)

Great Britain’s lack of natural resources slowed its industrialization, which created a migration to rural areas.

9.

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

a)

factory owners

b)

investment bankers

c)

farm laborers

d)

industrial workers

10.

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

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Jomo Kenyatta

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Kemal Atatürk

11.

Which statement reflects the overall effect of laborers demanding better working conditions as shown in this cartoon?

a)

Workers get to take a well-earned vacation.

b)

Workers are deprived of their income and suffer hardships.

c)

Employers can manage their businesses from home.

d)

Employers generally meet workers’ demands quickly.

12.

Which action is often taken by reformers reacting to young workers?

a)

demanding young workers receive schooling

b)

seeking universal suffrage for those sixteen and older

c)

rejecting claims about working conditions

13.

Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?

a)

good harbors

b)

large forests

c)

highland climate

d)

monsoon winds

14.

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

15.

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

a)

caravel

b)

astrolabe

c)

airplane

d)

steam engine

16.

One reason women deserve the right to vote:

a)

they contribute to society in many ways

b)

they can only obtain industrial jobs if they can vote

c)

only women understand what it takes to raise children

17.

What was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

a)

the growth of the middle class

b)

an increase in nomadic herding

c)

a decline in urban population

d)

a decrease in international trade

18.

Urbanization in developing nations today is similar to urbanization in 19th-century England because in both cases

a)

many people moved to rural areas

b)

governments developed policies of forced migration

c)

ties to extended families increased

d)

many farm workers went to cities to look for jobs

19.

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

20.

When were the borders of Europe redrawn like the map?

a)

Potsdam Conference

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

Geneva