Question 1

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 key p

Question 2

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

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David Ricardo was a British economist wh

Question 3

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 4

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

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Fourier refers to a mathematical concept

Question 5

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

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James Hargreaves was an English inventor

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Factory Act (1847)

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The Factory Act (1847) was a piece of le

Question 7

Milltowns 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

​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 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-People's Charter

Accepted Answer

The People's Charter was a political doc

Question 10

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

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William Siemens was a prominent 19th-cen

Question 11

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 12

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

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Manchester is a city and metropolitan bo

Question 13

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

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The Reform Bill of 1832 was a piece of l

Question 14

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

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Phalansteries were a type of utopian com

Question 15

​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 16

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 17

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

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Laissez-faire is an economic theory that

Question 18

​The first railroad in England connected

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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 19

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 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Feargus O'Connor

Accepted Answer

Feargus O'Connor was an Irish Chartist l

Exam 12: The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

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

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

One of the first sources of social reform was the​

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Factory Act (1847)

Milltowns grew up where machines could be powered by

​By the end of the 19th Century,industrialization

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -People's Charter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

​The first railroad in England connected

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Feargus O'Connor

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

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

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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One of the first sources of social reform was the

By the end of the 19th Century,industrialization

Which statement is LEAST true of the newly industrial cities?

The first railroad in England connected