Question 1

All of the following are true of the working class in the nineteenth century except that

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A) they usually arrived in the city from agricultural areas. 
B) they moved to the city without their families. 
C) they worked for long hours, sometimes fifteen a day. 
D) working and living conditions were terrible. 
E) their labor barely contributed to industrialization. 
A) they usually arrived in the city from agricultural areas. 
B) they moved to the city without their families. 
C) they worked for long hours, sometimes fifteen a day. 
D) working and living conditions were terrible. 
E) their labor barely contributed to industrialization.

Question 2

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 The Municipal Corporations Act (1835)

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The Municipal Corporations Act (1835) wa

Question 3

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 James Watt

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James Watt was a Scottish inventor and m

Question 4

Which of the following inventions made it more efficient to bring many workers together, rather than sending work out to individuals in their own homes?

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A) The cotton gin 
B) The flying shuttle 
C) The water frame spinning machine 
D) The spinning mule 
E) The steam engine 
A) The cotton gin 
B) The flying shuttle 
C) The water frame spinning machine 
D) The spinning mule 
E) The steam engine

Question 5

​ All the following were early Socialists except

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A) ​Karl Marx 
B) ​Henry Comte de Saint-Simon 
C) ​Charles Fourier 
D) ​Robert Owen 
E) ​Thomas Malthus 
A) ​Karl Marx 
B) ​Henry Comte de Saint-Simon 
C) ​Charles Fourier 
D) ​Robert Owen 
E) ​Thomas Malthus

Question 6

​ The term "holy Monday" referred to the

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A) ​high level of absenteeism due to heavy drinking on Sunday. ​ 
B) ​creation of bank holidays for the wealthy bourgeois. ​ 
C) ​increase of food in soup kitchens after Sunday donations. ​ 
D) ​practice of paydays falling on Monday. ​ 
E) ​rise of Catholicism immigrants to London. 
A) ​high level of absenteeism due to heavy drinking on Sunday. ​ 
B) ​creation of bank holidays for the wealthy bourgeois. ​ 
C) ​increase of food in soup kitchens after Sunday donations. ​ 
D) ​practice of paydays falling on Monday. ​ 
E) ​rise of Catholicism immigrants to London.

Question 7

Mill  town s grew up where machines could be powered by

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A) solar energy. 
B) wind energy. 
C) thermal energy. 
D) oil. 
E) water. 
A) solar energy. 
B) wind energy. 
C) thermal energy. 
D) oil. 
E) water.

Question 8

What were the changes in social structure initiated by the Industrial Revolution? How did this affect the power structure of European states in the nineteenth century?

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Key Terms:
1. Industrial Revolution: The

Question 9

What are the significant societal effects that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution ?

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The Industrial Revolution was a period o

Question 10

Which of the following was the most rapidly growing social group by the mid-nineteenth century?

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A) Servants 
B) Artisans 
C) Factory workers 
D) Rural laborers 
E) The middle class 
A) Servants 
B) Artisans 
C) Factory workers 
D) Rural laborers 
E) The middle class

Question 11

​ The Chartist reform movement was lead by

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A) ​The House of Commons. 
B) ​King William IV. 
C) ​Feargus O'Connor. 
D) ​Thomas Malthus. 
E) ​Robert Owen. 
A) ​The House of Commons. 
B) ​King William IV. 
C) ​Feargus O'Connor. 
D) ​Thomas Malthus. 
E) ​Robert Owen.

Question 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 artisans

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Artisans are skilled craftspeople who cr

Question 13

How did the move to urban areas and factory work affect those workers who had moved from villages?

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A) They were exposed to better education. 
B) Urban laws created healthier living conditions than living in the farm environment. 
C) Laws protected workers from factory owner exploitation. 
D) They lost the social connections attributed to small village life and environment. 
E) Factory wages, although low, afforded them more material wealth. 
A) They were exposed to better education. 
B) Urban laws created healthier living conditions than living in the farm environment. 
C) Laws protected workers from factory owner exploitation. 
D) They lost the social connections attributed to small village life and environment. 
E) Factory wages, although low, afforded them more material wealth.

Question 14

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Thomas Malthus

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Thomas Malthus was an English economist

Question 15

Problems faced by English unionists included each of the following except

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A) strikes were rarely successful and were often suppressed by force. 
B) workers could not embark on strike action to back their demand until after 1875. 
C) unions made some headway in protecting their members from unemployment and dangerous working conditions. 
D) many workers believed that the only hope for their class lay in unified action through trade unions. 
E) their organization was illegal until 1862. 
A) strikes were rarely successful and were often suppressed by force. 
B) workers could not embark on strike action to back their demand until after 1875. 
C) unions made some headway in protecting their members from unemployment and dangerous working conditions. 
D) many workers believed that the only hope for their class lay in unified action through trade unions. 
E) their organization was illegal until 1862.

Question 16

The term immoral was used by urban writers of the time to describe

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A) the enclosure acts. 
B) child labor. 
C) the lack of the middle class in the British parliament. 
D) England's industrial cities. 
E) the destruction of the noble class in British society. 
A) the enclosure acts. 
B) child labor. 
C) the lack of the middle class in the British parliament. 
D) England's industrial cities. 
E) the destruction of the noble class in British society.

Question 17

All of the following are true of Britain in the nineteenth century except

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A) it was a constitutional monarchy with many limits on the powers of the king and state. 
B) it was a truly democratic state. 
C) landed aristocrats dominated both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. 
D) the middle class and working class slowly gained the right to vote. 
E) many towns continued to be governed by corrupt groups. 
A) it was a constitutional monarchy with many limits on the powers of the king and state. 
B) it was a truly democratic state. 
C) landed aristocrats dominated both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. 
D) the middle class and working class slowly gained the right to vote. 
E) many towns continued to be governed by corrupt groups.

Question 18

Who established the "iron law of wages?"

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A) David Ricardo 
B) Thomas Malthus 
C) Richard Owen 
D) Jeremy Bentham 
E) Charles Fourier 
A) David Ricardo 
B) Thomas Malthus 
C) Richard Owen 
D) Jeremy Bentham 
E) Charles Fourier

Question 19

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Laissez faire

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Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy

Question 20

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 The Public Health Act (1848)

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The Public Health Act (1848) was a piece

All of the following are true of the working class in the nineteenth century except that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Municipal Corporations Act (1835)

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? James Watt

Which of the following inventions made it more efficient to bring many workers together, rather than sending work out to individuals in their own homes?

All the following were early Socialists except

The term "holy Monday" referred to the

Mill town s grew up where machines could be powered by

What were the changes in social structure initiated by the Industrial Revolution? How did this affect the power structure of European states in the nineteenth century?

What are the significant societal effects that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution ?

Which of the following was the most rapidly growing social group by the mid-nineteenth century?

The Chartist reform movement was lead by

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? artisans

How did the move to urban areas and factory work affect those workers who had moved from villages?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Thomas Malthus

Problems faced by English unionists included each of the following except

The term immoral was used by urban writers of the time to describe

All of the following are true of Britain in the nineteenth century except

Who established the "iron law of wages?"

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Laissez faire

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Public Health Act (1848)

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: The West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 5: The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society

All of the following are true of the working class in the nineteenth century except that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Municipal Corporations Act (1835)

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? James Watt

Which of the following inventions made it more efficient to bring many workers together, rather than sending work out to individuals in their own homes?

​ All the following were early Socialists except

​ The term "holy Monday" referred to the

Mill town s grew up where machines could be powered by

What were the changes in social structure initiated by the Industrial Revolution? How did this affect the power structure of European states in the nineteenth century?

What are the significant societal effects that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution ?

Which of the following was the most rapidly growing social group by the mid-nineteenth century?

​ The Chartist reform movement was lead by

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? artisans

How did the move to urban areas and factory work affect those workers who had moved from villages?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Thomas Malthus

Problems faced by English unionists included each of the following except

The term immoral was used by urban writers of the time to describe

All of the following are true of Britain in the nineteenth century except

Who established the "iron law of wages?"

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Laissez faire

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Public Health Act (1848)

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: The West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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All the following were early Socialists except

The term "holy Monday" referred to the

The Chartist reform movement was lead by