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Ch. 20.1.2 Mass Society and Democracy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This party based its theories on the work of Karl Marx.

a)

socialist

b)

moderate

c)

capitalist

d)

liberal

2.

In the Second Industrial Revolution, what led the way to new industrial frontiers?

a)

textiles, railroads, iron, and coal

b)

a true world economy, internal-combustion engines, and new products

c)

radios, telephones, light bulbs, and telegraphs

d)

steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum

3.

According to Karl Marx, the ____, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class.

a)

proletariat

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

socialists

d)

Communists

4.

Although they made up only 5 percent of the population, which class controlled 30 to 40 percent of the wealth?

a)

the middle class

b)

the new working poor

c)

the working class

d)

the new elite

5.

The internal-combustion engine gave rise to

a)

conveyor belts and factory lights.

b)

automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.

c)

streetcars and subways powered by electricity.

d)

a true American economy.

6.

Which of the following were Marxists who rejected the revolutionary approach in favor of a more political approach?

a)

socialist soviets

b)

unionists

c)

proletariats

d)

revisionists

7.

During the Second Industrial Revolution, how much of the European population belonged to the working class?

a)

40 percent

b)

62 percent

c)

80 percent

d)

98 percent

8.

Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the

a)

Women’s Social and Political Union.

b)

Red Cross.

c)

Young Women’s Christian Association.

d)

Society for the Advancement of Women.

9.

In what year was the U.S. rural population at about 25 million?

a)

1900

b)

1860

c)

1840

d)

1880

10.

According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Rural population was increasing at a rate greater than the urban population.

b)

Between 1900 and 1920, the total population declined.

c)

Between 1900 and 1920, urban population increased at a greater rate than rural population

d)

Urban population grew more quickly before the Civil War.

11.

According to Marx, the means of production were owned by

a)

the ruling class oppressors.

b)

the government.

c)

the working class oppressed.

d)

the proletariat.

12.

One form of Marxist socialism was eventually called

a)

Engelism

b)

Euroism

c)

Communism

d)

Proletariatism

13.

Organized work stoppages called by unions

a)

dicatorship

b)

revisionists

c)

strike

d)

proletariat

14.

Absolute governmental power by an individual or a group.

a)

dictatorship

b)

revisionists

c)

democracy

d)

mass society

15.

What business was J.P. Morgan in and how did he make his money?

a)

Banking, bought out failing companies and makes the profitable again

b)

Industrialization, create the largest structural steel plant in Pittsburgh

c)

Oil Refining, created the Standard Oil Company, and create a monopoly of the oil industry

d)

Utilities, invented electricity and set up the first power grid in Washington D.C.

16.

Who did J.P. Morgan partner with and invest in, to bring electricity to New York?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Henry Ford

17.

Thomas Edison believed this type of electrical current was was the future of electricity.

a)

DC ( Direct Current )

b)

AC ( Alternating Current )

c)

ACDC (Rock Current)

d)

High Voltage

18.

After Nikola Tesla left the Edison electric company, who decided to invest in Tesla's electrical current?

a)

George Westinghouse

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Thomas Edison

19.

Which of the following individuals is known for his theory of evolution by natural selection?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilei

20.

Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Guglielmo Marconi

d)

James Watt