The Industrial Revolution

1.

Multiple Choice

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What important historical period was caused by these factors?

World War I

the Enlightenment

the Age of Absolutism

the Industrial Revolution

2.

Multiple Choice

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According to this map, which areas of the world industrialized during the 1800s?

Asia

Africa

Latin America

Europe and the US

3.

Multiple Choice

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What was the drawback of using a river water as power source for a factory?

Unreliable

Factories had to be near a river

Rivers could freeze or dry up

All of the above

4.

Multiple Choice

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How did the Agricultural Revolution make the Industrial Revolution possible?

Population growth increased the labor supply for factories

More people left the cities to become farmers

Britain was able to feed its army better and expand its empire

Farmers became rich and invested in factories

5.

Multiple Choice

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What was an advantage of steam power?

It was a free source of natural energy

Factories could be located anywhere

It used multiple resources new to the Industrial Revolution movement

It was clean energy that did not pollute the atmosphere

6.

Multiple Choice

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What economic system drove industrialization in Europe and the US during the 1800s by giving business owners more freedom to run their businesses?

capitalism

socialism

feudalism

mercantilism

7.

Multiple Choice

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The mechanization of what industry sparked the growth of the factory system?

oil

steel

textiles

automobiles

8.

Multiple Choice

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How did mass production lead to an increase in the size of the middle class?

it made the population grow

many poor workers died from overwork

assembly line workers gained more skills and higher pay

goods became more plentiful and more affordable

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Multiple Choice

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Why did cities grow larger in Europe and the US during the Industrial Revolution?

people moved from rural to urban areas to work in factories

people moved to the cities to become farmers

governments forced people to move to cities to make it easier to control them

people sought better protection from roving bands of marauders

10.

Multiple Choice

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After the Industrial Revolution, people __________.

made their own clothes

grew their own food

bought goods in stores

lived mostly on farms

11.

Multiple Choice

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The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain.

True

False

12.

Multiple Choice

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Before the Industrial Revolution, most people worked in factories.

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

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What word means the change from farming to factories in a society?

capitalism

agriculture

industrialization

factors of production

14.

Multiple Choice

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In what industry did the Industrial Revolution start?

farming

textile/cloth industry

maritime industry

coal industry

15.

Multiple Choice

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What contributed mostly to the fast spread of disease in urban centres?

People already having diseases and bringing those from the rural areas

Poor working conditions, poor living conditions and poor sanitation

The densely packed and poorly constructed working-class neighbourhoods

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