WorksheetsUnit 5.3 Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following did NOT contribute to Britain’s Industrial Revolution?
powerful monarchy
large labor force
improved food supplies
abundant money supply
Which country had a much lower standard of living during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Great Britain
Germany
France
Spain
The Industrial Revolution created new jobs in all of the following EXCEPT
railroad construction.
factory production.
coal mining.
farming.
The internal-combustion engine gave rise to
conveyor belts and factory lights.
automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.
streetcars and subways powered by electricity.
a true American economy.
Compulsory elementary education eventually created a new demand for all of the following EXCEPT
Teachers
female colleges
newspapers
religious freedom
This party based its theories on the work of Karl Marx.
Socialist
moderate
liberal
Capitalist
The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the __________.
emergence of the middle class and the working class.
growing death rates, due to accidents on the highways.
thick air pollution that choked the British Isles.
widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.
What is one way improved agriculture contributed to population growth?
It led to better sanitation.
It created a surplus of food.
It meant that horses could be used for transportation.
It led to the production of more wool for warm clothing
Which of the following contributed to Britain’s Industrial Revolution?
Large labor force
decreasing food supplies
powerful monarchy
decreasing money supply
According to Marx, the means of production were owned by
the ruling class oppressors
the working class oppressed
the government
the proletariat
How did the Industrial Revolution changed the quality of life for the average person in Europe and North America.
Leisure activities
better living conditions
higher wages
all of the above
The inventions of Watt, Hargreaves, and Cartwright contributed to the manufacture of
cotton cloth.
weapons
appliances
ships
The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the
thick air pollution that choked the British Isles.
growing death rates.
emergence of the middle class and the working class.
widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.
An Entrepreneur is someone who...
incurs malice upon workers.
is a farmer
loses money
risks their own money to make money.
In the Second Industrial Revolution, what products/ideas led the way to new industrial frontiers?
textiles, railroads, iron, and coal
a true world economy, internal-combustion engines, and new products
radios, telephones, light bulbs, and telegraphs
steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum
According to the ideas of socialism, public ownership of the means of production would
result in technological innovation and advancement.
allow wealth to be distributed more equitably to everyone.
support competition and entrepreneurship.
allow the industry to more quickly respond to supply and demand in the marketplace.
The pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to
the Iron Workers’ Revolt of 1986.
a mass exodus from the cities back to the farms.
socialism, in which society owns and controls the means of production.
a cry for rights for animals that worked in coal mines.
Who invented the first internal combustion car?
Horace E Dodge
Louis Chevrolet
Karl Benz
Henry Ford
The production of ____ was one of the first industries to be affected by the Industrial Revolution.
automobiles
cotton cloth
toys
furniture
Capitalism is best defined as...
a system in which the workers provide for the government.
buyers and sellers are controlled by laws and restrictions.
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by the communist government, rather than by the individual.
The Model-T was the first mass produced car that used the idea of having an assembly line to produce them. Who is the inventor of this car?
Horace E Dodge
Louis Chevrolet
Karl Benz
Henry Ford
Railroads made it faster and inexpensive to ship goods farther and faster than other methods of shipping at the time.
True
False
