Question 1

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-industrial factory

Accepted Answer

Industrial factories play a crucial role

Question 2

Can it be argued that the Industrial Revolution provided a net benefit for Western Civilization during the early decades of its emergence?

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Yes, it can be argued that the Industria

Question 3

Industrialization began on the continent first in

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A)  Spain and Italy. 
B)  Belgium, France and Germany. 
C)  Russia and Sweden. 
D)  Sweden and Denmark. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  Spain and Italy. 
B)  Belgium, France and Germany. 
C)  Russia and Sweden. 
D)  Sweden and Denmark. 
E)  Russia.

Question 4

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-child labor

Accepted Answer

Child labor is a serious issue that cont

Question 5

To keep their industrial monopoly, Britain attempted to

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A)  export fewer goods to continental countries. 
B)  prohibit industrial artisans from going abroad. 
C)  limit financial investment overseas. 
D)  increase tariffs to keep out foreign manufactured goods. 
E)  permanently dismantle its empire. 
A)  export fewer goods to continental countries. 
B)  prohibit industrial artisans from going abroad. 
C)  limit financial investment overseas. 
D)  increase tariffs to keep out foreign manufactured goods. 
E)  permanently dismantle its empire.

Question 6

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-hand-loom weavers

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Hand-loom weavers are skilled artisans w

Question 7

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-coal and coke

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Coal and coke are both fossil fuels that

Question 8

Demographic changes that resulted from industrialization saw

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A)  the aristocracy move from cities to escape the ill effects of factory development. 
B)  the new middle class move to the suburbs of cities to escape the urban poor. 
C)  laboring classes become more affluent and varied in their places of residence. 
D)  rich and poor more commonly living together in new suburban housing developments. 
E)  the abandonment of the central city. 
A)  the aristocracy move from cities to escape the ill effects of factory development. 
B)  the new middle class move to the suburbs of cities to escape the urban poor. 
C)  laboring classes become more affluent and varied in their places of residence. 
D)  rich and poor more commonly living together in new suburban housing developments. 
E)  the abandonment of the central city.

Question 9

The Industrial Revolution's effect on the standard of living

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A)  especially benefited the middle classes. 
B)  led to much increased disparity between the richest and poorest classes in society. 
C)  eventually led to an overall increase in purchasing power for the working classes. 
D)  a and c 
E)  all the above 
A)  especially benefited the middle classes. 
B)  led to much increased disparity between the richest and poorest classes in society. 
C)  eventually led to an overall increase in purchasing power for the working classes. 
D)  a and c 
E)  all the above

Question 10

Assume that you are a small landowner who lost his land due to economic changes in the British countryside. In a brief essay, explain your changed position and lifestyle as you and your family move to Manchester to gain employment in one of the new factories.

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As a small landowner who has lost my lan

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-factory discipline

Accepted Answer

Factory discipline refers to the set of

Question 12

Discuss and trace the role of the factory in the early Industrial Revolution. What made the factory system possible? What impact did it have on the lives of workers, especially on women and children?

Accepted Answer

The factory played a crucial role in the

Question 13

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-Henry Cort

Accepted Answer

Henry Cort was an English ironmaster who

Question 14

Which one of the following allowed steam engines to be located away from rivers?

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A)  They were small and hence portable. 
B)  Water could be brought to them by irrigation channels. 
C)  They ran on coal. 
D)  They ran on oil. 
E)  a and b 
A)  They were small and hence portable. 
B)  Water could be brought to them by irrigation channels. 
C)  They ran on coal. 
D)  They ran on oil. 
E)  a and b

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ten Hours Act of 1847

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The Ten Hours Act of 1847 was a signific

Question 16

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-working class

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The working class refers to a social gro

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-puddling

Accepted Answer

Puddling is a metallurgical process that

Question 18

The world's first industrial fair was held in Paris in 1851, commemorating the rebuilding the city under the leadership of Emperor Napoleon III.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Members of the new industrial entrepreneurial class in the early nineteenth century

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A)  particularly excluded aristocrats. 
B)  were responsible for the predominance of giant corporate firms by 1850. 
C)  were usually resourceful individuals with diverse social backgrounds. 
D)  were more often from the lower classes than the bourgeoisie. 
E)  were always from the bourgeoisie. 
A)  particularly excluded aristocrats. 
B)  were responsible for the predominance of giant corporate firms by 1850. 
C)  were usually resourceful individuals with diverse social backgrounds. 
D)  were more often from the lower classes than the bourgeoisie. 
E)  were always from the bourgeoisie.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Edwin Chadwick

Accepted Answer

Edwin Chadwick was a social reformer and

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -industrial factory

Can it be argued that the Industrial Revolution provided a net benefit for Western Civilization during the early decades of its emergence?

Industrialization began on the continent first in

IDENTIFICATIONS -child labor

To keep their industrial monopoly, Britain attempted to

IDENTIFICATIONS -hand-loom weavers

IDENTIFICATIONS -coal and coke

Demographic changes that resulted from industrialization saw

The Industrial Revolution's effect on the standard of living

Assume that you are a small landowner who lost his land due to economic changes in the British countryside. In a brief essay, explain your changed position and lifestyle as you and your family move to Manchester to gain employment in one of the new factories.

IDENTIFICATIONS -factory discipline

Discuss and trace the role of the factory in the early Industrial Revolution. What made the factory system possible? What impact did it have on the lives of workers, especially on women and children?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Henry Cort

Which one of the following allowed steam engines to be located away from rivers?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ten Hours Act of 1847

IDENTIFICATIONS -working class

IDENTIFICATIONS -puddling

The world's first industrial fair was held in Paris in 1851, commemorating the rebuilding the city under the leadership of Emperor Napoleon III.

Members of the new industrial entrepreneurial class in the early nineteenth century

IDENTIFICATIONS -Edwin Chadwick

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