Question 1

What happened with the English Poor Law Act of 1834?

Accepted Answer

A) It established workhouses where jobless poor people were forced to live. 
B) It placed a tax rate of 50 percent on the wealthy and redistributed that money to the poor. 
C) It never got out of Parliament. 
D) It reclassified people with less than one hundred pounds annual income as poor. 
E) It forced the poor into the British navy. 
A) It established workhouses where jobless poor people were forced to live. 
B) It placed a tax rate of 50 percent on the wealthy and redistributed that money to the poor. 
C) It never got out of Parliament. 
D) It reclassified people with less than one hundred pounds annual income as poor. 
E) It forced the poor into the British navy.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Luddites

Accepted Answer

The Luddites were a group of English tex

Question 3

Which continental nations were the first to establish a comprehensive railroad system?

Accepted Answer

A) France and Italy 
B) Belgium and Germany 
C) Prussia and Poland 
D) Russia and Austria 
E) the Scandinavian countries 
A) France and Italy 
B) Belgium and Germany 
C) Prussia and Poland 
D) Russia and Austria 
E) the Scandinavian countries

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-bourgeoisie

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-bourgeoisie...

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-the Great Famine

Accepted Answer

The Great Famine, also known as the Iris

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-cotton industry

Accepted Answer

The cotton industry has played a signifi

Question 7

The People's Charter demanded universal employment for all adult men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-industrial factory

Accepted Answer

Industrial factories play a crucial role

Question 9

What was true of Britain's cotton industry in the late eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) It could not keep up with French textile production. 
B) It was inspired by the textile industry found in the United States. 
C) It declined due to the lack of technical innovation. 
D) It immediately declined with the success of the Industrial Revolution. 
E) It was responsible for the creation of the first modern factories. 
A) It could not keep up with French textile production. 
B) It was inspired by the textile industry found in the United States. 
C) It declined due to the lack of technical innovation. 
D) It immediately declined with the success of the Industrial Revolution. 
E) It was responsible for the creation of the first modern factories.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-India's cotton cloth production

Accepted Answer

India's cotton cloth production is a sig

Question 11

What did Richard Trevithick pioneer in 1804?

Accepted Answer

A) An oil-fired locomotive 
B) The steering wheel for trains 
C) The first steam-powered locomotive on an industrial rail line 
D) The first electric-powered locomotive for military use 
E) The motion-picture camera 
A) An oil-fired locomotive 
B) The steering wheel for trains 
C) The first steam-powered locomotive on an industrial rail line 
D) The first electric-powered locomotive for military use 
E) The motion-picture camera

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Henry Cort

Accepted Answer

Henry Cort was an English ironmaster who

Question 13

What was the only European country with a declining population in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Italy 
C) Austria 
D) France 
E) Ireland 
A) Russia 
B) Italy 
C) Austria 
D) France 
E) Ireland

Question 14

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? What forces drove it? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution began in Great

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Accepted Answer

The Amalgamated Society of Engineers (AS

Question 16

Which statement is correct concerning the Luddites?

Accepted Answer

A) They received little support in their areas of activity. 
B) They destroyed industrial machines that destroyed their livelihood. 
C) They were composed of the lowest unskilled workers in Great Britain. 
D) They were the first movement driven by working-class consciousness on the Continent. 
E) They demanded the establishment of a socialist economy. 
A) They received little support in their areas of activity. 
B) They destroyed industrial machines that destroyed their livelihood. 
C) They were composed of the lowest unskilled workers in Great Britain. 
D) They were the first movement driven by working-class consciousness on the Continent. 
E) They demanded the establishment of a socialist economy.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-capital

Accepted Answer

Capital refers to the financial assets o

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-wrought iron

Accepted Answer

Wrought iron is a form of iron with a ve

Question 19

Between 1750 and 1850, the population of Europe almost doubled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did railroads accelerate the process of industrialization? Would industrialization have continued at a rapid pace if railroads developed more slowly?

Accepted Answer

Railroads played a crucial role in accel

Exam 20: The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

What happened with the English Poor Law Act of 1834?

Please define the following key terms. -Luddites

Which continental nations were the first to establish a comprehensive railroad system?

Please define the following key terms. -bourgeoisie

Please define the following key terms. -the Great Famine

Please define the following key terms. -cotton industry

The People's Charter demanded universal employment for all adult men.

Please define the following key terms. -industrial factory

What was true of Britain's cotton industry in the late eighteenth century?

Please define the following key terms. -India's cotton cloth production

What did Richard Trevithick pioneer in 1804?

Please define the following key terms. -Henry Cort

What was the only European country with a declining population in the nineteenth century?

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? What forces drove it? Explain.

Please define the following key terms. -the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Which statement is correct concerning the Luddites?

Please define the following key terms. -capital

Please define the following key terms. -wrought iron

Between 1750 and 1850, the population of Europe almost doubled.

How did railroads accelerate the process of industrialization? Would industrialization have continued at a rapid pace if railroads developed more slowly?

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