Question 1

The importance of the Darby family and the Severn bridge lies in the fact that

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A)  they symbolize the ability of large businesses dating from the Middle Ages to create marvels of modern technology. 
B)  the bridge was the first to be made of cast iron since Roman times. 
C)  they are indicative of the small family-owned businesses that made Industrial Revolution possible in England. 
D)  they show how new economic realities connected with the Industrial Revolution destroyed small family companies. 
E)  they demonstrate that not all technological innovations were economically viable. 
A)  they symbolize the ability of large businesses dating from the Middle Ages to create marvels of modern technology. 
B)  the bridge was the first to be made of cast iron since Roman times. 
C)  they are indicative of the small family-owned businesses that made Industrial Revolution possible in England. 
D)  they show how new economic realities connected with the Industrial Revolution destroyed small family companies. 
E)  they demonstrate that not all technological innovations were economically viable. C

Question 2

The dismantling of the old manorial system inherited from the Middle Ages resulted in

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A)  increased agricultural productivity. 
B)  increased rural poverty. 
C)  new opportunities for manufacturing entrepreneurs. 
D)  substantial migration to the cities. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  increased agricultural productivity. 
B)  increased rural poverty. 
C)  new opportunities for manufacturing entrepreneurs. 
D)  substantial migration to the cities. 
E)  all of the above E

Question 3

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Much press is given to the dynamic power of private entrepreneurship in the development of industrial capitalism.However,governments also played a very large role in funding and facilitating industrialization,even in England.Provide some examples of this.

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One example of government involvement in funding and facilitating industrialization in England is the establishment of infrastructure such as canals and railways. The government provided funding and support for the construction of these transportation networks, which greatly facilitated the movement of goods and raw materials, and helped to connect industrial centers with ports for export.

Another example is the implementation of protective tariffs and trade policies to support domestic industries. The government imposed tariffs on imported goods to protect and promote domestic industries, and also provided subsidies and incentives for the development of key industries such as textiles and steel.

Additionally, the government played a role in providing funding for research and development, as well as education and training programs to support the growth of skilled labor force needed for industrialization.

Overall, government intervention and support were crucial in funding and facilitating industrialization in England, alongside the efforts of private entrepreneurship.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-What could newcomers to the working class experience as they came to the city? If life was so difficult in the cities,why did workers continue to go there?

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Who? Newcomers to the working class, oft

Question 5

The state in Britain contributed to the Industrial Revolution by

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A)  passing laws allowing for enclosure of common lands. 
B)  fostering enterprise that expanded trade routes. 
C)  revising the electoral system to allow middle-class subjects to vote and thus shape policy. 
D)  protecting private and intellectual property under the law. 
E)  all of the above
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A)  passing laws allowing for enclosure of common lands. 
B)  fostering enterprise that expanded trade routes. 
C)  revising the electoral system to allow middle-class subjects to vote and thus shape policy. 
D)  protecting private and intellectual property under the law. 
E)  all of the above
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Question 6

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-After the 1830s or so,the Industrial Revolution required huge infusions of capital.Why was this so,and how was this capital mobilized?

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The Industrial Revolution required huge

Question 7

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

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A workhouse was a public institution whe

Question 8

Factory work became much more oppressive than farm work mainly because

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A)  the hours were longer. 
B)  the work was much more regulated and depended on the pace of the machine. 
C)  the physical environment was less healthy. 
D)  it paid less than most farm work. 
E)  it prohibited socialization. 
A)  the hours were longer. 
B)  the work was much more regulated and depended on the pace of the machine. 
C)  the physical environment was less healthy. 
D)  it paid less than most farm work. 
E)  it prohibited socialization.

Question 9

Artisans differed from factory workers in that they

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A)  belonged to guilds. 
B)  were highly skilled and usually educated. 
C)  constituted longstanding community within the town or city. 
D)  had stable families and passed on their skills to their children. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  belonged to guilds. 
B)  were highly skilled and usually educated. 
C)  constituted longstanding community within the town or city. 
D)  had stable families and passed on their skills to their children. 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Between 1800 and 1914,the population of Europe changed from

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A)  75 million to 200 million. 
B)  100 million to 200 million. 
C)  100 million to 300 million. 
D)  190 million to 460 million. 
E)  200 million to 125 million. 
A)  75 million to 200 million. 
B)  100 million to 200 million. 
C)  100 million to 300 million. 
D)  190 million to 460 million. 
E)  200 million to 125 million.

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-What were the major features of the Industrial Revolution? In what ways did it create a new age in the history of the West?

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The major features of the Industrial Rev

Question 12

Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?

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A)  Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode. 
B)  The steam engine still required proximity to running streams. 
C)  Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery. 
D)  The expense was too great. 
E)  Patent laws restricted their use. 
A)  Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode. 
B)  The steam engine still required proximity to running streams. 
C)  Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery. 
D)  The expense was too great. 
E)  Patent laws restricted their use.

Question 13

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-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 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss some of the main economic problems facing the new industrial working class.How did governments respond when workers protested?

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Some of the main economic problems facin

Question 15

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

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Holy Monday is a term used within the Ch

Question 16

Which of the following was the most important mid-nineteenth-century innovation that significantly increased funds ready for investment?

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A)  joint-stock companies 
B)  limited liability corporations 
C)  international banks 
D)  public-private companies 
E)  insurance companies 
A)  joint-stock companies 
B)  limited liability corporations 
C)  international banks 
D)  public-private companies 
E)  insurance companies

Question 17

Conditions for miners

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A)  improved rapidly through a variety of technological advances. 
B)  were not the subject of government regulation. 
C)  resulted in significant health problems. 
D)  posed few physical dangers to workers, unlike factory conditions. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  improved rapidly through a variety of technological advances. 
B)  were not the subject of government regulation. 
C)  resulted in significant health problems. 
D)  posed few physical dangers to workers, unlike factory conditions. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

The debate over working class life during early industrialization includes the observation that

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A)  rising wages did not guarantee a rising quality of life. 
B)  industrialization destroyed crafts and displaced craftsmen. 
C)  the new economic system permitted the starvation of a million Irish in the 1840s. 
D)  industrialization led to extensive migration from country to city and emigration abroad. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  rising wages did not guarantee a rising quality of life. 
B)  industrialization destroyed crafts and displaced craftsmen. 
C)  the new economic system permitted the starvation of a million Irish in the 1840s. 
D)  industrialization led to extensive migration from country to city and emigration abroad. 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

The new steam engines required affordable access to

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A)  traditionally produced iron and coal. 
B)  iron and major rivers. 
C)  wood and traditionally produced iron. 
D)  coal and improved, stronger iron. 
E)  improved, stronger iron and major rivers. 
A)  traditionally produced iron and coal. 
B)  iron and major rivers. 
C)  wood and traditionally produced iron. 
D)  coal and improved, stronger iron. 
E)  improved, stronger iron and major rivers.

Question 20

Generally speaking,the relationship between the wealthy bourgeoisie and the European nobility in the later nineteenth century was characterized by

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A)  great hostility. 
B)  bourgeois rejection of noble values. 
C)  extensive intermarriage and social contact. 
D)  noble striving to imitate the bourgeoisie. 
E)  limited contact. 
A)  great hostility. 
B)  bourgeois rejection of noble values. 
C)  extensive intermarriage and social contact. 
D)  noble striving to imitate the bourgeoisie. 
E)  limited contact.

The importance of the Darby family and the Severn bridge lies in the fact that

The dismantling of the old manorial system inherited from the Middle Ages resulted in

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What could newcomers to the working class experience as they came to the city? If life was so difficult in the cities,why did workers continue to go there?

The state in Britain contributed to the Industrial Revolution by

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -After the 1830s or so,the Industrial Revolution required huge infusions of capital.Why was this so,and how was this capital mobilized?

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

Factory work became much more oppressive than farm work mainly because

Artisans differed from factory workers in that they

Between 1800 and 1914,the population of Europe changed from

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the major features of the Industrial Revolution? In what ways did it create a new age in the history of the West?

Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Choose either the textile or the iron industry,and explain the nature of major developments influencing the Industrial Revolution in that field.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss some of the main economic problems facing the new industrial working class.How did governments respond when workers protested?

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

Which of the following was the most important mid-nineteenth-century innovation that significantly increased funds ready for investment?

Conditions for miners

The debate over working class life during early industrialization includes the observation that

The new steam engines required affordable access to

Generally speaking,the relationship between the wealthy bourgeoisie and the European nobility in the later nineteenth century was characterized by

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Exam 5: The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

The importance of the Darby family and the Severn bridge lies in the fact that

The dismantling of the old manorial system inherited from the Middle Ages resulted in

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What could newcomers to the working class experience as they came to the city? If life was so difficult in the cities,why did workers continue to go there?

The state in Britain contributed to the Industrial Revolution by

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -After the 1830s or so,the Industrial Revolution required huge infusions of capital.Why was this so,and how was this capital mobilized?

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

Factory work became much more oppressive than farm work mainly because

Artisans differed from factory workers in that they

Between 1800 and 1914,the population of Europe changed from

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the major features of the Industrial Revolution? In what ways did it create a new age in the history of the West?

Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Choose either the textile or the iron industry,and explain the nature of major developments influencing the Industrial Revolution in that field.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss some of the main economic problems facing the new industrial working class.How did governments respond when workers protested?

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

Which of the following was the most important mid-nineteenth-century innovation that significantly increased funds ready for investment?

Conditions for miners

The debate over working class life during early industrialization includes the observation that

The new steam engines required affordable access to

Generally speaking,the relationship between the wealthy bourgeoisie and the European nobility in the later nineteenth century was characterized by

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and 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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