Question 1

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 2

Where did the earliest inventions in the cotton industry appear?

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A)  Belgium 
B)  Holland 
C)  France 
D)  Britain 
E)  Italy 
A)  Belgium 
B)  Holland 
C)  France 
D)  Britain 
E)  Italy

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The spinning jenny was a key invention i

Question 4

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 5

Britain was able to avoid revolution because it

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A)  took a militaristic stand against worker violence. 
B)  made violence appear to be an attack on nationalism. 
C)  it made unions legal. 
D)  created worker committees. 
E)  became a symbol of reform rather than revolution. 
A)  took a militaristic stand against worker violence. 
B)  made violence appear to be an attack on nationalism. 
C)  it made unions legal. 
D)  created worker committees. 
E)  became a symbol of reform rather than revolution.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Thomas Malthus was an English economist

Question 7

Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the evolution of industrialism in Europe?

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A)  Britain possessed important and developed natural resources to begin the process to industrialism. 
B)  Invasion of Austria into France destroyed emerging industrialism. 
C)  Germany lacked the revenue to develop industrialism. 
D)  Italy concentrated its economy on foreign trade. 
E)  Americans provided Europe with sufficient manufactured goods, therefore discouraging industrial growth. 
A)  Britain possessed important and developed natural resources to begin the process to industrialism. 
B)  Invasion of Austria into France destroyed emerging industrialism. 
C)  Germany lacked the revenue to develop industrialism. 
D)  Italy concentrated its economy on foreign trade. 
E)  Americans provided Europe with sufficient manufactured goods, therefore discouraging industrial growth.

Question 8

Which of the following inventions introduced flexibility in the location of factories?

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A)  railroads 
B)  Hydro-electric power plants 
C)  water frame spinning 
D)  The steam engine 
E)  Wind energy 
A)  railroads 
B)  Hydro-electric power plants 
C)  water frame spinning 
D)  The steam engine 
E)  Wind energy

Question 9

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 10

Important to the British industrialism was the ability to finance ventures which came from which sources of capital?

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A)  Military victories brought in the spoils of defeated nations. 
B)  High taxes increased the ability of the government to subsidize economic ventures. 
C)  A growing domestic market fed industries and businessmen with capital. 
D)  Rich landowners were forced to sell part of their land to industrial developers. 
E)  A treasury which had a large surplus. 
A)  Military victories brought in the spoils of defeated nations. 
B)  High taxes increased the ability of the government to subsidize economic ventures. 
C)  A growing domestic market fed industries and businessmen with capital. 
D)  Rich landowners were forced to sell part of their land to industrial developers. 
E)  A treasury which had a large surplus.

Question 11

​All the following were early Socialists except

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A)  ​Karl Marx 
B)  ​Henry Comte de Saint-Simon 
C)  ​Charles Fourier 
D)  ​Robert Owen 
E)  ​Thomas Malthus 
A)  ​Karl Marx 
B)  ​Henry Comte de Saint-Simon 
C)  ​Charles Fourier 
D)  ​Robert Owen 
E)  ​Thomas Malthus

Question 12

Which of the following was the most rapidly growing social group by the mid-nineteenth century?

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A)  Servants 
B)  Artisans 
C)  Factory workers 
D)  Rural laborers 
E)  The middle class 
A)  Servants 
B)  Artisans 
C)  Factory workers 
D)  Rural laborers 
E)  The middle class

Question 13

As the impact of the Industrial Revolution grew,one may say that

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A)  the middle class of Western Europe gained political power by the early eighteenth century. 
B)  landed power in Western Europe was quickly displaced. 
C)  by the end of the nineteenth century, the bourgeois politicians shared power with the aristocracy in Western Europe. 
D)  in Eastern Europe, the archaic aristocracy was very quickly displaced by the emerging bourgeoisie. 
E)  peasants shared power with the aristocracy. 
A)  the middle class of Western Europe gained political power by the early eighteenth century. 
B)  landed power in Western Europe was quickly displaced. 
C)  by the end of the nineteenth century, the bourgeois politicians shared power with the aristocracy in Western Europe. 
D)  in Eastern Europe, the archaic aristocracy was very quickly displaced by the emerging bourgeoisie. 
E)  peasants shared power with the aristocracy.

Question 14

What were the changes in social structure initiated by the Industrial Revolution? How did this affect the power structure of European states in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Key Terms:
1. Industrial Revolution: The

Question 15

Temperance may be best associated with

Accepted Answer

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 16

Choose either the textile or the iron industry,and explain the nature of major developments influencing the Industrial Revolution in that field.

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Textile Industry:
Who? The textile indus

Question 17

​The term "holy Monday" referred to the

Accepted Answer

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Education Act of 1870 was a key piec

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Edmund Cartwright was an English invento

Question 20

Discuss how the classes of this era changed and affected society?

Accepted Answer

Key Term: Industrial Revolution

Who? Th

Exam 12: The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

The early efforts of workers to unionize resulted in

Where did the earliest inventions in the cotton industry appear?

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

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

Britain was able to avoid revolution because it

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

Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the evolution of industrialism in Europe?

Which of the following inventions introduced flexibility in the location of factories?

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

Important to the British industrialism was the ability to finance ventures which came from which sources of capital?

​All the following were early Socialists except

Which of the following was the most rapidly growing social group by the mid-nineteenth century?

As the impact of the Industrial Revolution grew,one may say that

What were the changes in social structure initiated by the Industrial Revolution? How did this affect the power structure of European states in the nineteenth century?

Temperance may be best associated with

Choose either the textile or the iron industry,and explain the nature of major developments influencing the Industrial Revolution in that field.

​The term "holy Monday" referred to the

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

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

Discuss how the classes of this era changed and affected society?

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

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