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Industrial Revolution Test Review
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1
An economic system that relies on government involvement best describes which economic system?
socialism
capitalism
2
This thinker believed that poor families should have less children to help stop their suffering
Marx
Bentham
Malthus
3
Which piece of Marx's literature is considered the "bible" for communists around the world?
Communist Manifesto
Das Kapital aka Capital
4
Tried to prevent improvements in working conditions through Parliament
working class
middle class
5
What did merchants in the Netherlands and Britain help create?
Joint Stock Companies
Isolated Stock Companies
Single Stock Companies
Combined Stock Companies
6
Crop rotation and new farming technologies were quickly accepted by most peasant farmers.
true
false
7
To survive, peasant farmers had to use Common Land to grow the food for their village.
false
true
8
What invention made possible the growth of railroads?
The steam locomotive
The spinning jenny
The Turnpike
The factory
9
Which of the following is a result of the use of the seed drill?
Fewer crops were planted
Fewer workers needed to work the land
Both answer 1 and answer 2.
Fewer seeds were wasted
10
New innovations in farming reduced the number of farmers needed to work on farms.
false
true
11
The Industrial Revolution in Britain first occurred within which Industry?
Cotton textile industry
Railroad industry
Mining industry
Iron industry
12
Which of the following was NOT a problem Marx identified with capitalism?
Modern work is alienated
Modern work is insecure
Workers get paid little, while capitalists are rich
Capitalism is very stable.
13
A husband kept his wife at home.
middle class
working class
14
Greatest
effect of the Enclosure Movement was that it created a large, movable labor force.
false
true
15
Along with technology, what other ingredients helped lead to industrialization?
Both Answer 2 and 3
A stable Government
Major new inventions
Capital and demand from the people
16
Turned to religion to find hope
middle class
working class
17
This thinker believed that there should be no rich and poor. All people should be equal.
Marx
Malthus
Bentham
18
Included entrepreneurs, merchants and inventors
middle class
Working class
19
According to the Conflict Theory, which of the following does NOT make up the superstructure?
Families
Politics
Labor
Religion
20
Prior to 1750, what did most people do for a living?
Merchants
Farmers
Factory Workers
City Workers
21
Which best describes living conditions in the early industrial city?
both answers 1 and 3
noisy and polluted
pleasant and residual
Harsh and crowded
22
Why did parents allow their children to work?
They didn't care for their children
The children were fed at work
They needed additional income
The law gave them no choice
23
How did railroads affect time?
They created the standardization of time
They created the randomization of time
They had no affect on time.
24
Which of the following is a result of the Enclosure Movement?
Peasant farmers made a lot of money
Many farm workers lost their jobs and land
Farm production of food decreased
25
The increase in Europe’s population during the 1700’s was caused by which of the following?
Immigration to Europe from Asia
An increase in the death rate.
An increase in the food supply.
All of the above
26
One disadvantage of the “putting-out” system was that process of making textiles was too fast.
true
false
27
What was the
main
reason that employers preferred women workers to men?
Employers could pay women less than they would pay men.
Women were, on average, more intelligent then men
Women would complain less.
28
Early farmers used a 3 field system, leaving 1 field fallow. What stopped this practice?
Process of crop rotation
Planting of corn
Planting of corn at different times in the year
All of the above
29
What were 2 advantages that Europeans had over China in starting an Industrial Revolution?
Coal and Steam
Coal and Textiles
Coal and Iron
Coal and Wages
30
Which of the following was an
advantage
of the Cottage Industry?
Cottage industry provided families with expensive clothing
Cottage industry had no clear advantages.
Cottage industry meant families worked outside the home
Cottage industry provided families with additional income
31
Believed it would be fairer if workers shared ownership/profits of the business they work for.
Malthus
Marx
Bentham
32
Which of the following agricultural changes had the
GREATEST
effect on creating a labor supply?
Fertilizer
Enclosure Acts
Seed Drill
Crop Rotation
33
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?
A labor shortage made more use of machines necessary.
Britain had lots of labor, capital, and natural resources.
Agriculture could not feed the population.
The British government was hostile to factories
34
What was the first name of Karl Marx's wife?
Johanna
Margaret
Deborah
Elizabeth
35
This thinker would have believed in the form of Socialism called communism.
bentham
malthus
marx
36
What was the primary means to production
before
the Industrial Revolution?
The guild system
The factory system
The domestic or “putting out” system
The farm system
37
Believed a business owner has the right to be rich but not if his workers are living in poverty
bentham
marx
malthus
38
Considered to be a capitalist with no belief in providing government assistance to the needy
Marx
Malthus
Bentham
39
According to the conflict theory, what is the foundation of society?
Politics
Families
Religion
The Economy
40
Valued hard work and considered the poor to lazy
middle class
working class
41
Spinning mule spun thread so fast that it outpaced weavers creating a need for a new loom
false
true
42
What natural resources gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?
Water and Sand
Good Harbors
Wildlife and Minerals
Coal and Iron
43
Which revolution had to
precede
(come before) the Industrial Revolution to make it possible?
American Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
French Revolution
Cultural Revolution
44
An economic system that is mostly free from government involvement best describes which system?
Capitalism
Socialism
45
Which social theory did Karl Marx have the greatest impact on?
Race Conflict Theory
Conflict Theory
Social Stratification
Social Mobility
46
One
negative
result of the Industrial Revolution was pollution.
false
true
47
Formed mutual aid societies, self-help groups to aid sick or injured workers
working class
middle class
48
Helped to pass laws outlawing child labor and establish pension and insurance
middle class
working class
49
What was the source of Friedrich Engels families wealth?
His father was a famous writer.
His father owned an iron smelting plant.
His father owned a coal mine.
His father owned a cotton mill.
50
The process of fencing off former common land to make larger private fields or pastures.
Enclosure Movement
Modernization
Industrialization
Entrapment Movement
