Question 1

Thomas Malthus blamed the rising poverty on​

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A) ​the factory owners. 
B) ​the House of Commons. 
C) ​immorality. 
D) ​population. 
E) ​pollution. 
A) ​the factory owners. 
B) ​the House of Commons. 
C) ​immorality. 
D) ​population. 
E) ​pollution.

Question 2

​How did reformers attempt to respond to the changing industrial society?  Consider the political, social, and philosophical reform movements.

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Reformers responded to the changing indu

Question 3

The Factory Act of 1847 stipulated that

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A) a worker who is injured on the job has to be compensated. 
B) boys under eighteen and women could not work for more than ten hours in a day in factories. 
C) adult males cannot work for more than ten hours a day. 
D) mining companies could not engage women as workers. 
E) women could not work in factories. 
A) a worker who is injured on the job has to be compensated. 
B) boys under eighteen and women could not work for more than ten hours in a day in factories. 
C) adult males cannot work for more than ten hours a day. 
D) mining companies could not engage women as workers. 
E) women could not work in factories.

Question 4

​By the end of the 19th Century, industrialization

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A) ​had reduced the culture gulf between rich and poor. 
B) ​triumphed over the ideals of the French Revolution. 
C) ​prevented social mobility. 
D) ​widened the gap between the west and the rest of the world. 
E) ​declined in importance. 
A) ​had reduced the culture gulf between rich and poor. 
B) ​triumphed over the ideals of the French Revolution. 
C) ​prevented social mobility. 
D) ​widened the gap between the west and the rest of the world. 
E) ​declined in importance.

Question 5

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 The Education Act of 1870

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The Education Act of 1870 was a landmark

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A) Belgium was one of the last states to industrialize. 
B) German industrialization began early. 
C) Britain, in the eighteenth century, jumped ahead in the production of cotton. 
D) Germans realized quite soon that they were blessed with tremendous natural resources. 
E) France was the leading industrial nation in the eighteenth century. 
A) Belgium was one of the last states to industrialize. 
B) German industrialization began early. 
C) Britain, in the eighteenth century, jumped ahead in the production of cotton. 
D) Germans realized quite soon that they were blessed with tremendous natural resources. 
E) France was the leading industrial nation in the eighteenth century.

Question 7

​ Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?

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A) ​The cities populations grew rapidly. 
B) ​Cities developed significant problems with sanitation and lighting due to lack of planning. 
C) ​Pollution became a significant problem. 
D) ​Child and infant mortality rates reached as high as 26 out of every 100. 
E) ​Local governments attempted to regulate their growth. 
A) ​The cities populations grew rapidly. 
B) ​Cities developed significant problems with sanitation and lighting due to lack of planning. 
C) ​Pollution became a significant problem. 
D) ​Child and infant mortality rates reached as high as 26 out of every 100. 
E) ​Local governments attempted to regulate their growth.

Question 8

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

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John Kay is a Scottish economist and aut

Question 9

Temperance may be best associated with

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A) an attack on gin drinking. 
B) criticism of wife abuse. 
C) psychological study of the criminal mind. 
D) the call for moderation in political attacks on opponents. 
E) an attack on cigarette smoking. 
A) an attack on gin drinking. 
B) criticism of wife abuse. 
C) psychological study of the criminal mind. 
D) the call for moderation in political attacks on opponents. 
E) an attack on cigarette smoking.

Question 10

​ The man responsible for the process of converting pig iron into steel removing the impurities was_______

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A) ​William Siemens 
B) ​Samuel Crompton 
C) ​Henry Bessemer 
D) ​John Kay 
E) ​James Watt 
A) ​William Siemens 
B) ​Samuel Crompton 
C) ​Henry Bessemer 
D) ​John Kay 
E) ​James Watt

Question 11

All of the following are true of nineteenth-century miners except

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A) they labored under the hazards of cave-ins. 
B) sometimes miners faced explosions and deadly gas fumes. 
C) life under the mines was dark, cold, wet, and tenuous. 
D) miners toiled their lives away in "the pits." 
E) mine owners improved working conditions. 
A) they labored under the hazards of cave-ins. 
B) sometimes miners faced explosions and deadly gas fumes. 
C) life under the mines was dark, cold, wet, and tenuous. 
D) miners toiled their lives away in "the pits." 
E) mine owners improved working conditions.

Question 12

One of the first sources of social reform was the ​

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A) People's Charter. 
B) support of the church. 
C) Municipal Corporations Act. 
D) enclosure acts 
E) The Combinations Acts. 
A) People's Charter. 
B) support of the church. 
C) Municipal Corporations Act. 
D) enclosure acts 
E) The Combinations Acts.

Question 13

Each of the following refers to aspects of the Industrial Revolution except

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A) creation of successful labor unions. 
B) new forms of power, particularly steam, replaced animal strength and human muscle. 
C) better ways of obtaining and using raw materials. 
D) a new way of organizing production and workers. 
E) technology moved from triumph to triumph with a momentum unprecedented in human history. 
A) creation of successful labor unions. 
B) new forms of power, particularly steam, replaced animal strength and human muscle. 
C) better ways of obtaining and using raw materials. 
D) a new way of organizing production and workers. 
E) technology moved from triumph to triumph with a momentum unprecedented in human history.

Question 14

With the development of the open-hearth process

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A) the use of coal was practical. 
B) iron became cheap. 
C) iron was produced instead of steel. 
D) the use of coal was practical and iron was produced instead of steel. 
E) steel became cheap. 
A) the use of coal was practical. 
B) iron became cheap. 
C) iron was produced instead of steel. 
D) the use of coal was practical and iron was produced instead of steel. 
E) steel became cheap.

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes the impact of the steam engine?

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A) It was impractical for mining. 
B) It required very skilled workers for its operation. 
C) It facilitated the shift to child labor and women's labor. 
D) It required more human participation in the manufacturing process. 
E) It required only male labor. 
A) It was impractical for mining. 
B) It required very skilled workers for its operation. 
C) It facilitated the shift to child labor and women's labor. 
D) It required more human participation in the manufacturing process. 
E) It required only male labor.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

James Hargreaves was an English weaver a

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT describe why the artisans of the industrial revolutionary era were the most successful of the laboring classes?

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A) Their skills were difficult to learn. 
B) Early machines were unable to duplicate their work. 
C) In most cases they were educated and literate. 
D) Guilds and unions provided them with political protection. 
E) Socially they came from a stable background. 
A) Their skills were difficult to learn. 
B) Early machines were unable to duplicate their work. 
C) In most cases they were educated and literate. 
D) Guilds and unions provided them with political protection. 
E) Socially they came from a stable background.

Question 18

The early efforts of workers to unionize resulted in

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A) public support. 
B) acceptance by factories rather than face strikes 
C) workers turned to militant union actions. 
D) laws protecting mine workers. 
E) the downfall of laissez faire mentality. 
A) public support. 
B) acceptance by factories rather than face strikes 
C) workers turned to militant union actions. 
D) laws protecting mine workers. 
E) the downfall of laissez faire mentality.

Question 19

Explain why Britain pioneered the Industrial Revolution.

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Who? The Industrial Revolution was pione

Thomas Malthus blamed the rising poverty on

How did reformers attempt to respond to the changing industrial society? Consider the political, social, and philosophical reform movements.

The Factory Act of 1847 stipulated that

By the end of the 19th Century, industrialization

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Education Act of 1870

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?

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

Temperance may be best associated with

The man responsible for the process of converting pig iron into steel removing the impurities was_______

All of the following are true of nineteenth-century miners except

One of the first sources of social reform was the

Each of the following refers to aspects of the Industrial Revolution except

With the development of the open-hearth process

Which of the following accurately describes the impact of the steam engine?

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

Which of the following does NOT describe why the artisans of the industrial revolutionary era were the most successful of the laboring classes?

The early efforts of workers to unionize resulted in

Explain why Britain pioneered the Industrial Revolution.

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

Thomas Malthus blamed the rising poverty on​

​How did reformers attempt to respond to the changing industrial society? Consider the political, social, and philosophical reform movements.

The Factory Act of 1847 stipulated that

​By the end of the 19th Century, industrialization

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? The Education Act of 1870

Which of the following statements is correct?

​ Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?

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

Temperance may be best associated with

​ The man responsible for the process of converting pig iron into steel removing the impurities was_______

All of the following are true of nineteenth-century miners except

One of the first sources of social reform was the ​

Each of the following refers to aspects of the Industrial Revolution except

With the development of the open-hearth process

Which of the following accurately describes the impact of the steam engine?

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

Which of the following does NOT describe why the artisans of the industrial revolutionary era were the most successful of the laboring classes?

The early efforts of workers to unionize resulted in

Explain why Britain pioneered the Industrial Revolution.

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

Filters

Thomas Malthus blamed the rising poverty on

How did reformers attempt to respond to the changing industrial society? Consider the political, social, and philosophical reform movements.

By the end of the 19th Century, industrialization

Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?

The man responsible for the process of converting pig iron into steel removing the impurities was_______

One of the first sources of social reform was the