Question 1

One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that

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A)  Western Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world. 
B)  the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization. 
C)  the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly. 
D)  Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition. 
E)  workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly. 
A)  Western Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world. 
B)  the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization. 
C)  the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly. 
D)  Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition. 
E)  workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly.

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Richard Arkwright

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Richard Arkwright was an English invento

Question 3

Which of the following was a way in which workers resisted harsh treatment?

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A)  Changing their jobs frequently 
B)  Being absent on Mondays 
C)  Doing poor-quality work 
D)  Rioting and going on strike 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Changing their jobs frequently 
B)  Being absent on Mondays 
C)  Doing poor-quality work 
D)  Rioting and going on strike 
E)  all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following was true of poor urban neighborhoods?

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A)  They were often filled with overcrowded tenements. 
B)  There was an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage. 
C)  The danger of typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and tuberculosis was very high. 
D)  Houses were often mixed in with factories 
E)  all of the above 
A)  They were often filled with overcrowded tenements. 
B)  There was an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage. 
C)  The danger of typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and tuberculosis was very high. 
D)  Houses were often mixed in with factories 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

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

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reliable food suppli

Question 6

The most obvious change in rural life during the Industrial Revolution was

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A)  electrical power. 
B)  the appearance of new roads, canals, and railroads. 
C)  an increase in leisure time. 
D)  a population shift to rural areas. 
E)  the increase of political power of rural residents at the expense of industrial centers. 
A)  electrical power. 
B)  the appearance of new roads, canals, and railroads. 
C)  an increase in leisure time. 
D)  a population shift to rural areas. 
E)  the increase of political power of rural residents at the expense of industrial centers.

Question 7

The real beneficiaries of the early Industrial Revolution, according to your text, were

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A)  the factory owners. 
B)  recent immigrants who were able to obtain jobs in industry. 
C)  rural farmers and sharecroppers who were in demand for food supply. 
D)  the middle classes. 
E)  women who had greater social mobility and earning power. 
A)  the factory owners. 
B)  recent immigrants who were able to obtain jobs in industry. 
C)  rural farmers and sharecroppers who were in demand for food supply. 
D)  the middle classes. 
E)  women who had greater social mobility and earning power.

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution was a period o

Question 9

In rural areas manufacture was carried out through cottage industries referred to as proto-industries, where

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A)  a factory owner "put out" his workers to work in other factories. 
B)  merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product. 
C)  merchants and factory owners collaborated to "cottage" a lower wage. 
D)  silk and cotton textiles were manufactured together. 
E)  workers led an idyllic working life. 
A)  a factory owner "put out" his workers to work in other factories. 
B)  merchants delivered raw materials to craftspeople and picked up the finished product. 
C)  merchants and factory owners collaborated to "cottage" a lower wage. 
D)  silk and cotton textiles were manufactured together. 
E)  workers led an idyllic working life.

Question 10

Why was transportation such a critical feature of the Industrial Revolution?

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The steam engine is credited as being on

Question 11

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 12

Identify the following term(s).
-positivism

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Positivism is a philosophical theory tha

Question 13

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 14

Single women and married women both did factory work but for different reasons:

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A)  Married women worked if their husbands were unable to support their families. 
B)  Unmarried women worked for themselves or to save for marriage 
C)  Married women worked to put their children through school. 
D)  Single women worked to make friends and be social. 
E)  a and b 
A)  Married women worked if their husbands were unable to support their families. 
B)  Unmarried women worked for themselves or to save for marriage 
C)  Married women worked to put their children through school. 
D)  Single women worked to make friends and be social. 
E)  a and b

Question 15

How were colonialism and European imperialism related to industrialization?

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The economic relationship of Europe with

Question 16

Examine Map (in the textbook) 22.2, and analyze the interconnection between railroads and the growth of trade. Why was there comparatively little industrialization in southern France, Switzerland, Italy, or the Austrian Empire?

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Map 22.2 shows the extensive network of

Question 17

Describe the early advocates of laissez faire and explore some of its critics.

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The most celebrated exponent of laissez

Question 18

Enclosure was

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A)  closing factory doors at working time and not opening them again until closing. 
B)  a closed emigration policy. 
C)  restriction of common agricultural land. 
D)  maintaining private garden plots for personal use. 
E)  a process of closing off rivers for waterpower in factories. 
A)  closing factory doors at working time and not opening them again until closing. 
B)  a closed emigration policy. 
C)  restriction of common agricultural land. 
D)  maintaining private garden plots for personal use. 
E)  a process of closing off rivers for waterpower in factories.

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-proletariat

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The proletariat refers to the working cl

Question 20

Using Map (in the textbook) 22.2, explain the relationship between the locations of coal mining and the emergence of industrial zones.

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The emergence of industrial zones is clo

Exam 22: The Early Industrial Revolution

One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that

Identify the following term(s). -Richard Arkwright

Which of the following was a way in which workers resisted harsh treatment?

Which of the following was true of poor urban neighborhoods?

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

The most obvious change in rural life during the Industrial Revolution was

The real beneficiaries of the early Industrial Revolution, according to your text, were

Identify the following term(s). -Industrial Revolution

In rural areas manufacture was carried out through cottage industries referred to as proto-industries, where

Why was transportation such a critical feature of the Industrial Revolution?

Urbanization had the greatest impact on

Identify the following term(s). -positivism

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

Single women and married women both did factory work but for different reasons:

How were colonialism and European imperialism related to industrialization?

Examine Map (in the textbook) 22.2, and analyze the interconnection between railroads and the growth of trade. Why was there comparatively little industrialization in southern France, Switzerland, Italy, or the Austrian Empire?

Describe the early advocates of laissez faire and explore some of its critics.

Enclosure was

Identify the following term(s). -proletariat

Using Map (in the textbook) 22.2, explain the relationship between the locations of coal mining and the emergence of industrial zones.

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