WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
a)
increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
b)
increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century
c)
a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week
d)
increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
2.
The Industrial Revolution first began in
a)
the United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Belgium
d)
Germany
3.
In what way did the Agricultural Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It led to population growth.
b)
It increased food supplies.
c)
It caused farmers to lose land and seek other work.
d)
All of the above are true.
4.
Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?
a)
banking
b)
railroads
c)
coal mining
d)
textiles
5.
What was the impact of the steam engine on the production of British goods?
a)
It enabled the mining industry to work more efficiently without the need for workers.
b)
It allowed small ferries to monopolize the transport of raw materials through English canals.
c)
It launched the railway age that brought the transportation of people and materials to a new level.
d)
All of the above are true.
6.
Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency?
a)
Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated.
b)
Women and children were eliminated from working in American factories.
c)
Animal and human power were generally replaced by steam power.
d)
Workers received labor rights.
7.
What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?
a)
It encouraged people to emigrate to other countries.
b)
It eliminated hundreds of thousands of jobs.
c)
It displaced England's agricultural and fishing industries.
d)
It offered cheap transportation for materials and goods.
8.
Who is known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" for his role in bringing industrialization to the US?
a)
William Cockerill
b)
John Cabot Lowell
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Samuel Slater
9.
What role did the early Industrial Revolution have on the European political and social order?
a)
A growing middle class demanded greater social standing and more political rights.
b)
Craftsmen became more important as people demanded higher quality manufactured goods.
c)
The nobility were able to fend off attempts by the newly rich and gain a tighter control of power.
d)
The working poor were elevated from poverty, eliminating the need for unskilled labor.
10.
The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
mines
d)
houses
11.
Henry Ford employed the _____, which divided labor across a series of workers and machines, to mass produce the Model T automobile.
a)
assembly line
b)
steam engine
c)
internal combustion engine
d)
Bessemer Process
12.
Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Stuart Mills
c)
Jeremy Bentham
d)
Karl Marx
13.
Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
a)
protect the nation's industries from foreign competition
b)
establish minimum wages and maximum working hours
c)
give government complete control of the means of production
d)
no government interference in either domestic or international economic matters
14.
Nineteenth-century socialists argued that government should
a)
leave the economy alone.
b)
actively plan the economy.
c)
destroy the economy.
d)
allow the economy to be controlled by the bourgeoisie.
15.
With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
a)
socialism
b)
capitalism
c)
communism
d)
utilitarianism
16.
Which of these is one of the arguments made in The Communist Manifesto?
a)
The private property in every society should be placed in the hands of the proletariat.
b)
Free trade is beneficial to the workers and peasants of the world.
c)
All workers in the world will eventually unify in a revolution against the bourgeoisie.
d)
The proletariat deserves harsh treatment because they lack education.
17.
What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?
a)
poor crop yields
b)
jobs in industrialization
c)
improved living conditions in cities
d)
more efficient transportation systems
18.
All of these were problems created by late 19th century urbanization EXCEPT
a)
a need for city planning.
b)
a lack of adequate transportation.
c)
a shortage of factory workers.
d)
a need for an adequate water supply.
19.
Unlike those in commercial industry, people in "cottage" industries
a)
produced textile clothing goods
b)
tended to work in large urban populations.
c)
manufactured large products made from steel.
d)
usually produced goods out of their own homes.
20.
What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
a)
unions
b)
strikes
c)
collective bargaining
d)
utilitarianism
21.
One example of political change that took place in industrialized nations was
a)
increased power of the monarchs and more government spending.
b)
less emphasis on foreign policy and focus on domestic issues.
c)
increased democratic reforms and rights of workers.
d)
increased reliance on slaves in factories and industrial settings in Europe.
22.
Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?
a)
abolition of slavery
b)
women's rights
c)
public education
d)
all of the above
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