Question 1

Talk about:
-James Hargreaves's spinning jenny

Accepted Answer

James Hargreaves's spinning jenny was a

Question 2

Who gained most from the early Industrial Revolution, and whose lives were most adversely affected? Why?

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The early Industrial Revolution brought

Question 3

Talk about:
-agricultural revolution

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The agricultural revolution was a period

Question 4

Talk about:
-the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

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The Amalgamated Society of Engineers (AS

Question 5

Talk about:
-​Friedrich List

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Friedrich List was a German economist an

Question 6

The infrastructure advantages in Britain promoting rapid industrialization included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  canals. 
B)  roads. 
C)  bridges. 
D)  internal customs posts. 
E)  railroads. 
A)  canals. 
B)  roads. 
C)  bridges. 
D)  internal customs posts. 
E)  railroads.

Question 7

Talk about:
-bourgeoisie

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-bourgeoisie...

Question 8

The European population explosion of the nineteenth century

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A)  was primarily the result of increased birthrates across Europe. 
B)  was largely attributable to the disappearance of famine from western Europe. 
C)  was due to the lack of emigration. 
D)  was due to increased immigration. 
E)  occurred despite the proliferation of major epidemic diseases. 
A)  was primarily the result of increased birthrates across Europe. 
B)  was largely attributable to the disappearance of famine from western Europe. 
C)  was due to the lack of emigration. 
D)  was due to increased immigration. 
E)  occurred despite the proliferation of major epidemic diseases.

Question 9

Talk about:
-preindustrial workers

Accepted Answer

Preindustrial workers were individuals w

Question 10

Talk about:
-Robert Owen

Accepted Answer

Robert Owen (1771-1858) was a Welsh soci

Question 11

Talk about:
-Industrial Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution was a period o

Question 12

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

Accepted Answer

A)  banking facilities. 
B)  roads and means of transportation. 
C)  manpower. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  political will. 
A)  banking facilities. 
B)  roads and means of transportation. 
C)  manpower. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  political will.

Question 13

The so-called American System

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A)  involved the use of high tariffs to protect new industries. 
B)  reduced costs and revolutionized production through labor-saving innovations in manufacturing. 
C)  referred to the establishment of a common market for the western hemisphere. 
D)  embraced free trade and the absence of tariffs. 
E)  was reminiscent of the medieval guild system of wage and price controls. 
A)  involved the use of high tariffs to protect new industries. 
B)  reduced costs and revolutionized production through labor-saving innovations in manufacturing. 
C)  referred to the establishment of a common market for the western hemisphere. 
D)  embraced free trade and the absence of tariffs. 
E)  was reminiscent of the medieval guild system of wage and price controls.

Question 14

One of the differences between British and Continental industrialization was that

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A)  government played a larger role in British industrialization. 
B)  Britain relied upon railroads while Continental nations primarily made use of rivers and canals. 
C)  government played a larger role in Continental industrialization. 
D)  Continental industrialization relied more upon textile manufacturing than did Britain. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  government played a larger role in British industrialization. 
B)  Britain relied upon railroads while Continental nations primarily made use of rivers and canals. 
C)  government played a larger role in Continental industrialization. 
D)  Continental industrialization relied more upon textile manufacturing than did Britain. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 15

The book's excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi describes

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A)  life on a cotton plantation in the American South. 
B)  the first American railroads. 
C)  the American Civil War's impact on those living along the Mississippi. 
D)  the impact of steamboats on a town located on the Mississippi. 
E)  political struggles in small town America during the nineteenth century. 
A)  life on a cotton plantation in the American South. 
B)  the first American railroads. 
C)  the American Civil War's impact on those living along the Mississippi. 
D)  the impact of steamboats on a town located on the Mississippi. 
E)  political struggles in small town America during the nineteenth century.

Question 16

Talk about:
-Luddites

Accepted Answer

The Luddites were a group of English tex

Question 17

Members of the new industrial entrepreneurial class in the early nineteenth century

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A)  particularly excluded aristocrats. 
B)  were responsible for the predominance of giant corporate firms by 1850. 
C)  were usually resourceful individuals with diverse social backgrounds. 
D)  were more often from the lower classes than the bourgeoisie. 
E)  were always from the bourgeoisie. 
A)  particularly excluded aristocrats. 
B)  were responsible for the predominance of giant corporate firms by 1850. 
C)  were usually resourceful individuals with diverse social backgrounds. 
D)  were more often from the lower classes than the bourgeoisie. 
E)  were always from the bourgeoisie.

Question 18

Talk about:
-the workhouse

Accepted Answer

The workhouse was a place established in

Question 19

In Britain, the Industrial Revolution was built upon the coal and iron of heavy industry, while industrialization on the Continent was led by the cotton industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Talk about:
-canals

Accepted Answer

Canals have played a significant role in

Talk about: -James Hargreaves's spinning jenny

Who gained most from the early Industrial Revolution, and whose lives were most adversely affected? Why?

Talk about: -agricultural revolution

Talk about: -the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Talk about: -Friedrich List

The infrastructure advantages in Britain promoting rapid industrialization included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -bourgeoisie

The European population explosion of the nineteenth century

Talk about: -preindustrial workers

Talk about: -Robert Owen

Talk about: -Industrial Revolution

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

The so-called American System

One of the differences between British and Continental industrialization was that

The book's excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi describes

Talk about: -Luddites

Members of the new industrial entrepreneurial class in the early nineteenth century

Talk about: -the workhouse

In Britain, the Industrial Revolution was built upon the coal and iron of heavy industry, while industrialization on the Continent was led by the cotton industry.

Talk about: -canals

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Exam 8: The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Talk about: -James Hargreaves's spinning jenny

Who gained most from the early Industrial Revolution, and whose lives were most adversely affected? Why?

Talk about: -agricultural revolution

Talk about: -the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Talk about: -​Friedrich List

The infrastructure advantages in Britain promoting rapid industrialization included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -bourgeoisie

The European population explosion of the nineteenth century

Talk about: -preindustrial workers

Talk about: -Robert Owen

Talk about: -Industrial Revolution

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

The so-called American System

One of the differences between British and Continental industrialization was that

The book's excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi describes

Talk about: -Luddites

Members of the new industrial entrepreneurial class in the early nineteenth century

Talk about: -the workhouse

In Britain, the Industrial Revolution was built upon the coal and iron of heavy industry, while industrialization on the Continent was led by the cotton industry.

Talk about: -canals

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

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After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Talk about: -Friedrich List