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Unit 11 Review: Industrial Revolution
Unit 11 Review: Industrial Revolution
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1
Which feature is characteristic of the free enterprise system?
The means of production are privately owned.
Prices and workers’ wages are set by the central government.
Business profits are controlled by local governments.
Most companies are owned by the government.
2
One important impact of new inventions during the Industrial Revolution was:
a better understanding of the laws of nature.
an increase in the demand for hand-made products.
a vast increase in the production of manufactured goods.
a dramatic increase in agricultural production.
3
All of the following are factors stimulating industrialization EXCEPT
investment capital
access to natural resources
an ample population to serve as a workforce
an organized union movement
4
Which of the following contributed the most to the growth of socialist ideology in Europe?
The increased participation of women in reform movements.
The migration of laborers from rural to urban areas.
The emergence of industrial laborers as a separate economic class.
The formation of unions to improve working conditions.
5
How did scientific advances in Europe most contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions
Merchants developed the “domestic system”
There was a more experimental approach to improving production.
Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks.
6
According to Adam Smith, which situation best allows the invisible hand to function?
A ruler collectivizes industries to gain control of a country’s population.
A national leader seizes the means of production from private owners.
A nation subsidizes corporations to promote industrialization.
A government adopts laissez-faire policies
7
The ideas of ending private property and communal ownership first appeared in:
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
A new View of Society by Robert Owen
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels
8
Which of the following is true about the Indian Sepoy Rebellion in 1857?
It was caused by a lack of representation for Indians in Parliament.
It was caused by violations of Hindu and Muslim soldiers’ dietary laws.
It unified the British and French against the native population.
It resulted in a withdrawal of Britain from the Indian subcontinent.
9
Improved farming techniques led to industrialization because –
increased food production allowed for labor specialization
farmers had to spend more time in the fields to supervise
less yields allowed more fields to be converted into factories.
better techniques led to less foodborne illness
10
Which inventor was responsible for the light bulb, motion picture camera, and electric vote recorder?
Robert Fulton
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
11
How did changes in textile manufacturing help initiate the Industrial Revolution?
introduced changes in methods of transportation
first to combine steam power and machinery
used materials recently discovered in the Americas
used highly skilled workers
12
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to –
the colonization of Taiwan.
increased tensions between China and Korea.
the overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country.
greater Russian influence in Manchuria.
13
The 19th-century ideology of Social Darwinism promoted the notion that –
industrialization would lead to the revolution of the working class.
a ruler had an obligation to protect the natural rights of his citizens.
domination of Europeans over subject peoples was a result of superiority
scientific processes could address all issues
14
Which of the following BEST represents a key idea of The Communist Manifesto?
The working class, through education and employment would gain wealth
Capitalism would peacefully evolve into communism.
The abuses of the capitalism would be solved only by revolution.
Slow, deliberate reform from within the government
15
In 1769, James Watt invented the machine shown in the photograph. What impact did his invention have?
It made it necessary to hire women in textile manufacturing.
It made it possible to print books for the first time.
It moved the manufacturing of goods from factories to homes.
It provided power for manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
16
Opium most notably linked which of the following three nations in the nineteenth century?
India, China, and Turkey
Afghanistan, China, and the Netherlands
Great Britain, Afghanistan, and China
Great Britain, India, and China
17
The Berlin Conference laid the groundwork for African interethnic and tribal conflicts of the twentieth century by –
drawing African colonial boundaries based on European politics
legally establishing a system of racial designations
granting slave trading monopolies to some European nations
assigning mineral rights in perpetuity to European colonizers
18
Which statement identifies an essential characteristic of the free enterprise system?
Governments determine consumer choices.
Stockholders are guaranteed a profit when they invest in a corporation.
Governments invest in overseas colonies to create new markets.
Businesses compete for government and consumer spending.
19
Socialism and communism were similar in that both sought –
the violent overthrow of the ruling class by the proletariat.
to share profits between workers and industrialists more equally.
control of government by leading business owners.
some degree of government ownership of industries.
20
How did industrialization in the early 1800s affect the Atlantic slave trade?
machine production caused the slave trade to experience a slow
It had little or no effect on the slave trade.
It increased demand for cotton and revived the slave trade for decades.
It brought an immediate end to the slave trade.
