Question 1

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America.

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Long before the Industrial Revolution be

Question 2

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the population grew because of .

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reliable food suppli

Question 3

Who wrote The Wealth of Nations ?

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A) Adam Smith 
B) Thomas Malthus 
C) Jeremy Bentham 
D) Friedrich List 
E) Friedrich Engels 
A) Adam Smith 
B) Thomas Malthus 
C) Jeremy Bentham 
D) Friedrich List 
E) Friedrich Engels

Question 4

What five revolutionary innovations made possible the Industrial Revolution? Give one example of each of these innovations, and describe how each was adapted.

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The five innovations were (a)mass produc

Question 5

What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on women and family life?

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Women who could not afford servants had

Question 6

England began importing raw cotton and making cloth domestically

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A) because the English Parliament banned importation of cotton cloth. 
B) because there was no other source of cheap clothing. 
C) because it badly needed the raw material for its mills. 
D) because its export was stopped by other countries. 
E) in order to support the southern states during the American Civil War. 
A) because the English Parliament banned importation of cotton cloth. 
B) because there was no other source of cheap clothing. 
C) because it badly needed the raw material for its mills. 
D) because its export was stopped by other countries. 
E) in order to support the southern states during the American Civil War.

Question 7

Urbanization had the greatest impact on

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A) the elite, who came to the cities to attend fashionable events. 
B) the bourgeoisie, who developed a professional class. 
C) the factory owners, who came to the cities to keep an eye on their businesses. 
D) the poor, who came to increasingly overcrowded cities from rural areas for work. 
E) children, who attended schools in cities. 
A) the elite, who came to the cities to attend fashionable events. 
B) the bourgeoisie, who developed a professional class. 
C) the factory owners, who came to the cities to keep an eye on their businesses. 
D) the poor, who came to increasingly overcrowded cities from rural areas for work. 
E) children, who attended schools in cities.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the appeal of Chartism in England?

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A) universal male suffrage 
B) the secret ballot 
C) salaries for members of Parliament 
D) annual elections 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) universal male suffrage 
B) the secret ballot 
C) salaries for members of Parliament 
D) annual elections 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

The most revolutionary invention of the Industrial Revolution was James Watt's

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A) cotton gin. 
B) steam engine. 
C) saddle. 
D) bicycle. 
E) light bulb. 
A) cotton gin. 
B) steam engine. 
C) saddle. 
D) bicycle. 
E) light bulb.

Question 10

Steamships brought what disease to Europe from India?

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A) smallpox 
B) cholera 
C) rickets 
D) shingles 
E) bubonic plague 
A) smallpox 
B) cholera 
C) rickets 
D) shingles 
E) bubonic plague

Question 11

The Factory Act of 1833

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A) prohibited textile mills from employing workers under the age of nine. 
B) increased wages for all workers of Great Britain and Scotland. 
C) granted women equal pay for equal work. 
D) created separate guilds for male and female workers. 
E) enacted safety laws. 
A) prohibited textile mills from employing workers under the age of nine. 
B) increased wages for all workers of Great Britain and Scotland. 
C) granted women equal pay for equal work. 
D) created separate guilds for male and female workers. 
E) enacted safety laws.

Question 12

According to the chapter, what was not one of the five major innovations that spurred industrialization?

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A) electricity 
B) the steam engine 
C) the division of labor 
D) increased production of iron 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) electricity 
B) the steam engine 
C) the division of labor 
D) increased production of iron 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Women with small children tried hard to find work that could be done at home such as

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A) laundry. 
B) embroidery. 
C) millinery. 
D) taking in lodgers. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) laundry. 
B) embroidery. 
C) millinery. 
D) taking in lodgers. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 14

A significant technology that transformed the lives of factory workers and expanded the work day past sunset was

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A) gas lighting. 
B) electricity. 
C) indoor plumbing. 
D) regulation of clocks. 
E) public transportation. 
A) gas lighting. 
B) electricity. 
C) indoor plumbing. 
D) regulation of clocks. 
E) public transportation.

Question 15

The Chinese government remained an empire much less dependent on foreign trade than major European powers.

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The answer of The Chinese government remained an empire much...

Question 16

How do you account for the spread of industrialization outside of England in the nineteenth century?

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Students should note the beginnings of i

Question 17

Abraham Darby discovered that could be used in place of more expensive charcoal.

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A) iron 
B) puddling 
C) steam 
D) coke 
E) glass 
A) iron 
B) puddling 
C) steam 
D) coke 
E) glass

Question 18

What were the environmental effects of the Industrial Revolution?

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Students can choose from an extensive li

Question 19

Who invented the battery, making it possible to produce an electric current?

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A) Thomas Edison 
B) Alexander Graham Bell 
C) Samuel Morse 
D) Alessandro Volta 
E) William Cooke 
A) Thomas Edison 
B) Alexander Graham Bell 
C) Samuel Morse 
D) Alessandro Volta 
E) William Cooke

Question 20

Thomas Malthus' explanation of workers' misfortunes was that

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A) the population was outgrowing the food supply and leading to falling wages. 
B) workers were immoral and destined to fail. 
C) the weak would perish and the strong would survive. 
D) workers needed to work harder and longer hours. 
E) the government was uncaring. 
A) the population was outgrowing the food supply and leading to falling wages. 
B) workers were immoral and destined to fail. 
C) the weak would perish and the strong would survive. 
D) workers needed to work harder and longer hours. 
E) the government was uncaring.

Exam 22: The Early Industrial Revolution

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the population grew because of .

Who wrote The Wealth of Nations ?

What five revolutionary innovations made possible the Industrial Revolution? Give one example of each of these innovations, and describe how each was adapted.

What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on women and family life?

England began importing raw cotton and making cloth domestically

Urbanization had the greatest impact on

Which of the following best describes the appeal of Chartism in England?

The most revolutionary invention of the Industrial Revolution was James Watt's

Steamships brought what disease to Europe from India?

The Factory Act of 1833

According to the chapter, what was not one of the five major innovations that spurred industrialization?

Women with small children tried hard to find work that could be done at home such as

A significant technology that transformed the lives of factory workers and expanded the work day past sunset was

The Chinese government remained an empire much less dependent on foreign trade than major European powers.

How do you account for the spread of industrialization outside of England in the nineteenth century?

Abraham Darby discovered that could be used in place of more expensive charcoal.

What were the environmental effects of the Industrial Revolution?

Who invented the battery, making it possible to produce an electric current?

Thomas Malthus' explanation of workers' misfortunes was that

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