Question 1

The disgruntled workers who destroyed factory machinery in protest were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Methodists. 
B)  Luddites. 
C)  Socialists. 
D)  Williamettes. 
E)  Sackers. 
A)  Methodists. 
B)  Luddites. 
C)  Socialists. 
D)  Williamettes. 
E)  Sackers.

Question 2

What was different about the ideas proposed by socialism and communism?

Accepted Answer

Socialism argued for the application of

Question 3

How did industrialization differ from one country to the next in continental Europe?

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The first region in continental Europe t

Question 4

What was a significant difference in industrialization in Britain compared to the rest of continent?

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A)  It was fueled by technology and private capital. 
B)  It was driven by the transition from mercantilism. 
C)  It was promoted by government investment. 
D)  Private entrepreneurialism was outlawed. 
E)  Like early merchant companies, it relied on joint stock investors. 
A)  It was fueled by technology and private capital. 
B)  It was driven by the transition from mercantilism. 
C)  It was promoted by government investment. 
D)  Private entrepreneurialism was outlawed. 
E)  Like early merchant companies, it relied on joint stock investors.

Question 5

Which was the first region in continental Europe to industrialize?

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A)  Belgium 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  Holland 
E)  Austria-Hungary 
A)  Belgium 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  Holland 
E)  Austria-Hungary

Question 6

Examining the excerpt from Friedrich Engels in Learning From a Primary Source: Friedrich Engels Describes the Condition of the Working Class in England (page 643),what problems did he point to in industrialization that affected the workers? Why was he concerned?

Accepted Answer

Engels became the manager of a factory i

Question 7

Who was the first reformer who advocated total equality of the sexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Mill. 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Flora Tristan 
D)  Zoë Gatti de Gammond 
E)  Charles Fourier. 
A)  James Mill. 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Flora Tristan 
D)  Zoë Gatti de Gammond 
E)  Charles Fourier.

Question 8

Reform Judaism was strongest in Poland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following was not a factor that made French industrialization different than other European countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural efficiency 
B)  Good natural resources 
C)  Inventive thinkers and scientists 
D)  Government encouragement of a robust industrial economy 
E)  France had all of these. 
A)  Agricultural efficiency 
B)  Good natural resources 
C)  Inventive thinkers and scientists 
D)  Government encouragement of a robust industrial economy 
E)  France had all of these.

Question 10

Karl Marx engaged a dialectical argument for historical development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Urbanization was a result of displacement from Enclosure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By what means did the middle classes differentiate themselves and create a self-identity?

Accepted Answer

The middle classes differentiated themse

Question 13

Workers who lost pride and control in individual production of their work were deemed by Marx as suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  ennui 
B)  exploitation. 
C)  mechanization 
D)  alienation. 
E)  depression. 
A)  ennui 
B)  exploitation. 
C)  mechanization 
D)  alienation. 
E)  depression.

Question 14

Class consciousness can best be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  the education of the middle classes. 
B)  the identification of the urban worker. 
C)  the privileges of the nobility. 
D)  the demand for universal male suffrage. 
E)  one's relationship to the economy. 
A)  the education of the middle classes. 
B)  the identification of the urban worker. 
C)  the privileges of the nobility. 
D)  the demand for universal male suffrage. 
E)  one's relationship to the economy.

Question 15

The change in university education in nineteenth century Germany was directed by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm Grieg. 
B)  Friedrich Engels. 
C)  Gregory Mendel. 
D)  Wilhelm von Humboldt 
E)  Friedrich Nietzsche 
A)  Wilhelm Grieg. 
B)  Friedrich Engels. 
C)  Gregory Mendel. 
D)  Wilhelm von Humboldt 
E)  Friedrich Nietzsche

Question 16

The development of a locomotive for use in public railways was first attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  George Stephenson. 
B)  Werner Siemens. 
C)  August Börsig. 
D)  James Watt. 
E)  Samuel Smiles. 
A)  George Stephenson. 
B)  Werner Siemens. 
C)  August Börsig. 
D)  James Watt. 
E)  Samuel Smiles.

Question 17

What was the Eden Treaty of 1786?

Accepted Answer

A)  A treaty within Germany to eliminate tariffs for the thirty-nine states of the Confederation 
B)  An agreement between the states of western Europe to eliminate monopolies on trade goods from the New World 
C)  A French repeal of an embargo against British goods 
D)  An accord between France and America for trade concessions in the wake of the American Revolution 
E)  The English imposition of a tariff on all goods manufactured in North America 
A)  A treaty within Germany to eliminate tariffs for the thirty-nine states of the Confederation 
B)  An agreement between the states of western Europe to eliminate monopolies on trade goods from the New World 
C)  A French repeal of an embargo against British goods 
D)  An accord between France and America for trade concessions in the wake of the American Revolution 
E)  The English imposition of a tariff on all goods manufactured in North America

Question 18

By 1850,the country with the most miles of railroad tracks was

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Italy.

Question 19

The Communist Manifesto

Accepted Answer

A)  was a guidebook on how to form workers' unions to become enfranchised. 
B)  inspired the revolutions of 1848. 
C)  argued for the historical inevitability of class struggles resulting in revolution. 
D)  required that workers obtain the right to vote and change society. 
E)  was none of these. 
A)  was a guidebook on how to form workers' unions to become enfranchised. 
B)  inspired the revolutions of 1848. 
C)  argued for the historical inevitability of class struggles resulting in revolution. 
D)  required that workers obtain the right to vote and change society. 
E)  was none of these.

Question 20

Why was eastern Europe significantly slower to implement industrialization than western Europe? How did this affect the social classes and economy?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Europe had a more conservative a

Exam 21: Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The disgruntled workers who destroyed factory machinery in protest were known as

What was different about the ideas proposed by socialism and communism?

How did industrialization differ from one country to the next in continental Europe?

What was a significant difference in industrialization in Britain compared to the rest of continent?

Which was the first region in continental Europe to industrialize?

Examining the excerpt from Friedrich Engels in Learning From a Primary Source: Friedrich Engels Describes the Condition of the Working Class in England (page 643),what problems did he point to in industrialization that affected the workers? Why was he concerned?

Who was the first reformer who advocated total equality of the sexes?

Reform Judaism was strongest in Poland.

Which of the following was not a factor that made French industrialization different than other European countries?

Karl Marx engaged a dialectical argument for historical development.

Urbanization was a result of displacement from Enclosure.

By what means did the middle classes differentiate themselves and create a self-identity?

Workers who lost pride and control in individual production of their work were deemed by Marx as suffering from

Class consciousness can best be attributed to

The change in university education in nineteenth century Germany was directed by whom?

The development of a locomotive for use in public railways was first attributed to

What was the Eden Treaty of 1786?

By 1850,the country with the most miles of railroad tracks was

The Communist Manifesto

Why was eastern Europe significantly slower to implement industrialization than western Europe? How did this affect the social classes and economy?

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