Question 1

Compared to Britain, American industrialization was a capital-intensive endeavor because

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain had more unskilled laborers. 
B)  there was a skilled labor surplus in the U.S. 
C)  there was a skilled labor surplus in Britain. 
D)  there was a larger pool of unskilled laborers in the U.S. 
E)  there was a labor surplus in the U.S. 
A)  Britain had more unskilled laborers. 
B)  there was a skilled labor surplus in the U.S. 
C)  there was a skilled labor surplus in Britain. 
D)  there was a larger pool of unskilled laborers in the U.S. 
E)  there was a labor surplus in the U.S. D

Question 2

Other than in mines, British children in the nineteenth century were generally treated with gentle decency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The development of the railroads in the Industrial Revolution was important in

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing British supremacy in civil and mechanical engineering. 
B)  increasing the size of markets and the price of goods. 
C)  bringing about the demise of joint-stock companies. 
D)  defeating Napoleon. 
E)  making London a great port city. 
A)  increasing British supremacy in civil and mechanical engineering. 
B)  increasing the size of markets and the price of goods. 
C)  bringing about the demise of joint-stock companies. 
D)  defeating Napoleon. 
E)  making London a great port city. A

Question 4

The infrastructure advantages in Britain promoting rapid industrialization included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  canals. 
B)  roads. 
C)  bridges. 
D)  internal customs posts. 
E)  railroads. 
A)  canals. 
B)  roads. 
C)  bridges. 
D)  internal customs posts. 
E)  railroads.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Accepted Answer

The Amalgamated Society of Engineers (AS

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Chartism and the People's Charter

Accepted Answer

Chartism was a working-class movement fo

Question 7

Britain's Great Exhibition of 1851 was held

Accepted Answer

A)  ironically, in New York City. 
B)  at Kensington Palace. 
C)  in the newly built Crystal Palace. 
D)  at scattered locations across England and Wales. 
E)  in the basement of Parliament. 
A)  ironically, in New York City. 
B)  at Kensington Palace. 
C)  in the newly built Crystal Palace. 
D)  at scattered locations across England and Wales. 
E)  in the basement of Parliament.

Question 8

By 1870, most of the world had begun to industrialize according to the models established in western Europe and the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many of the exhibits shown in the Great Exhibition of 1851 were housed in the Crystal Palace, a giant building constructed of glass and iron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements best applies to urban life in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government intervention prevented consumer fraud and food adulteration. 
B)  A tremendous decline in urban death rates accounted for the increased population of most large cities. 
C)  Lower-class family dwellings were on the whole much better than in the countryside. 
D)  Filthy sanitary conditions were exacerbated by the city authorities' slow response to take responsibility for public health. 
E)  Modern urban planning began in the city of London in the 1850s 
A)  Government intervention prevented consumer fraud and food adulteration. 
B)  A tremendous decline in urban death rates accounted for the increased population of most large cities. 
C)  Lower-class family dwellings were on the whole much better than in the countryside. 
D)  Filthy sanitary conditions were exacerbated by the city authorities' slow response to take responsibility for public health. 
E)  Modern urban planning began in the city of London in the 1850s

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-suburbs

Accepted Answer

Suburbs are residential areas that are t

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Robert Owen

Accepted Answer

Robert Owen (1771-1858) was a Welsh soci

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-steamboats

Accepted Answer

Steamboats were a crucial mode of transp

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-bourgeoisie

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-bourgeoisie...

Question 15

The new social class of industrial workers in the early Industrial Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  did not include women. 
B)  worked under dangerous conditions for long hours. 
C)  excluded children from factory work. 
D)  unionized and achieved a good amount of political power. 
E)  demanded a socialist economic system. 
A)  did not include women. 
B)  worked under dangerous conditions for long hours. 
C)  excluded children from factory work. 
D)  unionized and achieved a good amount of political power. 
E)  demanded a socialist economic system.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Great Exhibition of 1851

Accepted Answer

The Great Exhibition of 1851 was a world

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Richard Arkwright's water frame

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Richard Arkwright's water frame...

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-tariffs

Accepted Answer

Tariffs are taxes or duties imposed on i

Question 19

The Luddites

Accepted Answer

A)  received little support in their areas of activity. 
B)  destroyed industrial machines that destroyed their livelihood. 
C)  were composed of the lowest unskilled workers in Great Britain. 
D)  was the first movement of working-class consciousness of the Continent. 
E)  demanded the establishment of a socialist economy. 
A)  received little support in their areas of activity. 
B)  destroyed industrial machines that destroyed their livelihood. 
C)  were composed of the lowest unskilled workers in Great Britain. 
D)  was the first movement of working-class consciousness of the Continent. 
E)  demanded the establishment of a socialist economy.

Question 20

The only European country with a declining population in the nineteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  France. 
E)  Ireland. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  France. 
E)  Ireland.

Exam 20: the Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Compared to Britain, American industrialization was a capital-intensive endeavor because

Other than in mines, British children in the nineteenth century were generally treated with gentle decency.

The development of the railroads in the Industrial Revolution was important in

The infrastructure advantages in Britain promoting rapid industrialization included all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Amalgamated Society of Engineers

IDENTIFICATIONS -Chartism and the People's Charter

Britain's Great Exhibition of 1851 was held

By 1870, most of the world had begun to industrialize according to the models established in western Europe and the United States.

Many of the exhibits shown in the Great Exhibition of 1851 were housed in the Crystal Palace, a giant building constructed of glass and iron.

Which of the following statements best applies to urban life in the early nineteenth century?

IDENTIFICATIONS -suburbs

IDENTIFICATIONS -Robert Owen

IDENTIFICATIONS -steamboats

IDENTIFICATIONS -bourgeoisie

The new social class of industrial workers in the early Industrial Revolution

IDENTIFICATIONS -Great Exhibition of 1851

IDENTIFICATIONS -Richard Arkwright's water frame

IDENTIFICATIONS -tariffs

The Luddites

The only European country with a declining population in the nineteenth century was

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