WorksheetsExploring the Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which development set the stage for the Industrial Revolution?
The invention of the airplane
The Agricultural Revolution
The discovery of electricity
The Renaissance
Which economic system is based on the investment of money for profit?
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
What is an economic system where the factors of production are owned by the public and operated for the benefit of all?
Capitalism
Socialism
Mercantilism
Feudalism
A form of complete socialism in which the means of production are owned by the people and shared equally with no private property is called:
Capitalism
Communism
Mercantilism
Feudalism
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
France
United States
England
Germany
What contributed to the success of the Agricultural Revolution?
New farming techniques
The discovery of gold
The invention of the telephone
The building of skyscrapers
The mass movement of people into cities is known as:
Urbanization
Colonization
Immigration
Emigration
What economic policy did Adam Smith favor?
Laissez-Faire
Protectionism
Socialism
Communism
The Industrial Revolution quickly spread to which countries after England?
China and India
France and Germany
Brazil and Argentina
Egypt and South Africa
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Thomas Edison
James Watt
What are the factors of production?
Land, labor, capital
Money, gold, silver
Water, air, fire
Food, clothing, shelter
Laissez-Faire means:
Government controls everything
Let people do as they please
Everyone shares equally
Only the rich benefit
Why were some countries unable to industrialize during the Industrial Revolution?
They had no natural resources or capital
They had too many factories
They had too many workers
They had too much farmland
Describe how working conditions in early factories affected workers’ health and safety. Use evidence from what you know about the Industrial Revolution.
Factories were clean and safe, so workers were healthy.
Factories were often dirty and dangerous, leading to health problems and injuries.
Workers had short hours and lots of breaks.
Workers were paid very high wages.
Explain how the Agricultural Revolution helped lead to the Industrial Revolution. Use reasoning to support your answer.
It made people move to cities for factory jobs.
It increased food production, which allowed the population to grow and provided more workers for factories.
It made farming less important.
It stopped people from inventing new machines.
Despite the problems that followed industrialization, what were some positive effects of the Industrial Revolution? Use evidence to support your answer.
Improved transportation and more jobs
Fewer inventions and less progress
More pollution and less food
Less education and fewer schools
What were negative aspects of early industrialization? Use reasoning and evidence to answer.
Poor working conditions and child labor
More free time for workers
Safer workplaces
Better health for everyone
Who made up the lower class during the Industrial Revolution? Use evidence to support your answer.
Factory workers and miners
Factory owners
Government officials
Inventors
The Industrial Revolution spread despite certain challenges. Explain one reason why it was able to spread to other countries.
Other countries wanted to copy England’s success and had access to resources and technology.
Other countries did not want factories.
Other countries had no workers.
Other countries banned machines.
What were the eventual long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution? Use reasoning and evidence to answer.
Growth of cities and new inventions
Fewer jobs and less progress
Less education and fewer schools
No changes in society
Who invented(upgraded) the steam engine?
Henry Bessemer
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
James Watt
Who invented the flying shuttle that increased the pace and productivity of weaving?
John Kay
James Hargreaves
Richard Arkwright
Ellen Hacking
Who patented the telephone?
Henry Bessemer
George Pullman
Thomas Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Invention that kick started the Industrial Revolution
Airplane
Automobile
Bessemer Process
Steam Engine
What was the primary source of power before the widespread use of the steam engine?
Electricity
Water and wind
Solar energy
Nuclear energy
Robert Fulton revolutionized the movement of goods along the rivers by inventing the _________/
electric motor
steam locomotive
steam ship
better process for making steel
Which technological innovation greatly improved communication during the Industrial Revolution?
The telegraph
The smartphone
The radio
The television
