Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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. D

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Phalansteries

Accepted Answer

Phalansteries were a type of utopian community proposed by French social theorist Charles Fourier in the early 19th century. These communities were intended to be self-sufficient and cooperative, with members living and working together in a harmonious and equitable manner.

Who? Charles Fourier proposed the concept of phalansteries.

What? Phalansteries were utopian communities where members lived and worked together in a cooperative and self-sufficient manner.

Where? The concept of phalansteries was proposed in France, but the idea of similar communal living arrangements has been explored in various parts of the world.

When? The concept of phalansteries was proposed in the early 19th century.

Why Important? Phalansteries were important as they represented an early attempt to create a more equitable and harmonious society through communal living and cooperation. While the concept was not widely implemented, it sparked discussions and ideas about alternative forms of social organization.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Richard Arkwright

Accepted Answer

Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and entrepreneur who is credited with inventing the spinning frame, a key development in the industrial revolution. He was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1732 and died in 1792. Arkwright's invention revolutionized the textile industry by mechanizing the process of spinning cotton, leading to increased efficiency and productivity. This innovation played a significant role in the growth of the factory system and the expansion of the textile industry. Arkwright's contributions to industrialization and technology have had a lasting impact on the global economy and are considered important in the history of industrial development.

Question 4

​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 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Robert Owen

Accepted Answer

Robert Owen (1771-1858) was a Welsh soci

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Reform Bill of 1832

Accepted Answer

The Reform Bill of 1832 was a piece of l

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Municipal Corporations Act (1835) wa

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Thomas Malthus

Accepted Answer

Thomas Malthus was an English economist

Question 10

​The first railroad in England connected

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Manchester and Liverpool​ 
B)  ​London and Birmingham​ 
C)  ​Liverpool and London​ 
D)  ​Plymouth and Manchester​ 
E)  ​Birmingham and Manchester 
A)  ​Manchester and Liverpool​ 
B)  ​London and Birmingham​ 
C)  ​Liverpool and London​ 
D)  ​Plymouth and Manchester​ 
E)  ​Birmingham and Manchester

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

In the era before the emergence of mills then factories and international economics, wealth lay

Accepted Answer

A)  the iron industry. 
B)  textile manufacturing. 
C)  the world of finance. 
D)  landed wealth. 
E)  the coal industry. 
A)  the iron industry. 
B)  textile manufacturing. 
C)  the world of finance. 
D)  landed wealth. 
E)  the coal industry.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-William Siemens

Accepted Answer

William Siemens was a prominent 19th-cen

Question 14

Which statement does not match with the work of Charles Fourier?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​He believed that monogamy was a distortion of their sexual needs. 
B)  ​He believed that marriage limited people from community support. 
C)  ​He organized people into phalansteries. 
D)  ​He established the utopian community of New Harmony. 
E)  ​He viewed society as the origin of human misery. 
A)  ​He believed that monogamy was a distortion of their sexual needs. 
B)  ​He believed that marriage limited people from community support. 
C)  ​He organized people into phalansteries. 
D)  ​He established the utopian community of New Harmony. 
E)  ​He viewed society as the origin of human misery.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Laissez faire

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic theory that

Question 16

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Utopian scientists

Accepted Answer

Utopian scientists are not a widely reco

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Combination Acts (1799−1800)

Accepted Answer

The Combination Acts were a series of la

Question 18

According to the text, all of the following contributed to the development of an industrial revolution in Britain except

Accepted Answer

A)  large and easily developed supplies of coal and iron. 
B)  the enclosure movement providing factories with a labor pool. 
C)  a river transportation system supplemented by canals and toll roads. 
D)  relative decentralization of European governments' power. 
E)  availability of cheap labor. 
A)  large and easily developed supplies of coal and iron. 
B)  the enclosure movement providing factories with a labor pool. 
C)  a river transportation system supplemented by canals and toll roads. 
D)  relative decentralization of European governments' power. 
E)  availability of cheap labor.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-James Watt

Accepted Answer

James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mech

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 12: The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Phalansteries

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Richard Arkwright

​The term "holy Monday" referred to the

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Robert Owen

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Reform Bill of 1832

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Thomas Malthus

​The first railroad in England connected

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

In the era before the emergence of mills then factories and international economics, wealth lay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -William Siemens

Which statement does not match with the work of Charles Fourier?​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Laissez faire

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Utopian scientists

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Combination Acts (1799−1800)

According to the text, all of the following contributed to the development of an industrial revolution in Britain except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -James Watt

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

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The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

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

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Which statement does not match with the work of Charles Fourier?

Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?