According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was

shared ownership by the people of the means of production.

Most early factory workers were women because

employers could pay women less than men.

The putting-out system was a method of

producing cloth in individual homes.

The population of Europe exploded between 1800 and 1900 in large part because

medical advances reduced the death rate.

In what way were railroads an improvement over canals?

Railroads did not have to follow the course of a river.

Karl Marx despised capitalism because he believed that it

created prosperity for a few and poverty for many.

During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?

People migrated from rural areas to cities.

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?

a general rise in the standard of living

The cotton gin was a machine that could

separate seeds from raw cotton.

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1
Land enclosure in the 1600s and 1700s resulted in
more fenced farms.
more farms.
more peasant farmers.
larger farms.
2
“The greatest happiness for the greatest number” was a goal of
capitalism
socialism
utilitarianism
communism
3
Steam became an efficient power source because of improvements made by
Thomas Newcomen.
James Watt.
Eli Whitney.
John Stuart Mill.
4
A method in which workers repeatedly perform one task in the manufacturing process is called
the assembly line
cottage industry
the Bessemer Process
interchangeable parts
5
Laws called “factory acts” were passed in the early 1800s to
provide free education for working children.
allow workers to organize into unions.
reform child labor.
provide the right to vote for working-class men.
6
According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was
shared ownership by the people of the means of production.
armed revolution to overthrow the proletariat.
the charity and good works of the religious community.
individual ownership of the means of production.
7
Most early factory workers were women because
more women than men sought employment.
women were less likely than men to have accidents.
employers could pay women less than men.
women were more willing than men to work long hours.
8
What theory applied the idea of natural selection to the development of business and society?
social gospel
socialism
capitalism
Social Darwinism
9
The putting-out system was a method of
separating seeds from cotton.
removing iron from its ore.
producing cloth in individual homes.
spinning thread with water power.
10
The population of Europe exploded between 1800 and 1900 in large part because
medical advances reduced the death rate.
cities eliminated slums.
couples had more children.
couples started families at a younger age.
11
In what way were railroads an improvement over canals?
Railroads did not have to follow the course of a river.
Railroads were the only form of overland transportation.
Railroads could connect two rivers.
Railroads could connect an inland town to a coastal port.
12
The Bessemer process was a method for producing
textiles
identical components
steel
electricity
13
The Luddites were a
secret socialist group.
new religious movement.
labor organization.
political party.
14
Karl Marx despised capitalism because he believed that it
prevented government from protecting workers.
created prosperity for a few and poverty for many.
discouraged labor unions.
limited the individual freedoms of the people.
15
German socialists formed a social democracy in the 1860s in order to transition gradually
from communism to capitalism.
from socialism to communism.
from socialism to capitalism.
from capitalism to socialism.
16
What invention actual did more harm than good in reference to slavery?
Telegraph
Spinning Jenny
Water Frame
Cotton Gin
17
what movement argued that the use of alcohol harmed family life and reduced worker productivity
suffrage
temperance
social gospel
abolition
18
The first factories developed in what industry?
coal mining
textiles
iron manufacturing
agriculture
19
The development of steam power enabled the growth of
the putting-out system
cottage industry
railroads
canals
20
During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?
People began selling their goods instead of trading them.
People learned to use machines to make their own clothes.
People migrated from rural areas to cities.
People migrated from villages to work on large farms.
21
Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?
an overall decline in population
the overall poverty of the working class
a general rise in the standard of living
a general decline in the standard of living
22
The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of the
middle class
bourgeoisie
upper class
working class
23
Who invented the "Water Frame"?
Thomas Edison
Richard Arkwright
James Watt
Jethro Tull
24
an overall decline in population
an unrestricted free market.
popular reform movements.
laws requiring factories to increase wages.
welfare.
25
The cotton gin was a machine that could
separate seeds from raw cotton.
spin thread.
weave thread into cloth.
remove insects from raw cotton.

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