Question 1

What social,economic,and natural preconditions for industrialization made Britain the home of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Britain had several key preconditions that enabled industry.It naturally had ample supplies of coal,as well as a complex system of rivers and canals,and being an island gave it security and power over valuable shipping lanes across the ocean.By the eighteenth century,Britain's agriculture was far more commercialized than that of any other country in Europe due to a combination of new crops and new techniques.The enclosure of fields and pastures turned small farms or common pasturage into large,privately owned commercial farms for the landlords.Agriculture on small farms was less productive in terms of both cost and food.The large farms were needed to feed the growing populace.Large,commercial agriculture in turn provided the capital needed to invest in industry.Economically,Britain was set to lead the Revolution.The growing supply of wealth from agriculture and the well-developed banking and credit institutions helped London become a center for international trade.The city also was a headquarters for the transfer of raw material,capital,and manufactured products throughout the world.The ready banking institutions made capital more available to underwrite new economic enterprises.Socially and culturally,conditions were also set for Britain.The pursuit of wealth was seen as a worthy goal.The British were also voracious consumers,but as an island,to satisfy this appetite,they had to encourage a well-integrated domestic market.Britain did not have a system of tariffs or tolls,so goods could travel freely to fetch the best price.A constantly improving transportation system boosted that freedom of movement.Many members of Parliament were businesspersons and investors and protected these rights.Britain was also actively wresting overseas territory from its enemies and exploring new lands to increase potential resources and markets.The British navy could transport goods safely around the world and gave Britain unrivaled opportunities for trade and profit.All these factors enabled Britain to experience the first changes of the Industrial Revolution.

Question 2

The British "navvies" were:

Accepted Answer

A) feminists who argued for "equal pay for equal work." 
B) the construction workers who built the railways. 
C) sailors of Her Majesty's navy serving in India. 
D) the construction workers who built factories throughout the British empire. 
E) natives who worked for British companies in the colonies. 
A) feminists who argued for "equal pay for equal work." 
B) the construction workers who built the railways. 
C) sailors of Her Majesty's navy serving in India. 
D) the construction workers who built factories throughout the British empire. 
E) natives who worked for British companies in the colonies. B

Question 3

Which of these countries abolished serfdom last?

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) Italy. 
C) Russia. 
D) Prussia. 
E) The Habsburg Empire. 
A) France. 
B) Italy. 
C) Russia. 
D) Prussia. 
E) The Habsburg Empire. C

Question 4

Which pairing is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Matthew Boulton-spinning jenny 
B) Richard Arkwright-water frame 
C) James Hargreaves-steam engine 
D) George Stephenson-flying shuttle 
E) Richard Corey-cotton gin 
A) Matthew Boulton-spinning jenny 
B) Richard Arkwright-water frame 
C) James Hargreaves-steam engine 
D) George Stephenson-flying shuttle 
E) Richard Corey-cotton gin

Question 5

Britain's cotton industry was a direct result of the tariffs protecting the British wool industry,which prohibited imports of Indian cottons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Employers preferred employing women and children in the textile industry because they were considered more docile and less likely to make trouble and because it was believed that their smaller hands were better suited to the intricate job of tying threads on the power looms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Railways were constructed almost entirely without aid of machinery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793,the cotton gin:

Accepted Answer

A) had little effect on the process of cotton textile manufacture. 
B) produced sixteen threads at once. 
C) combined the best features of the spinning jenny and the water frame. 
D) mechanically separated the seeds from the cotton fibers. 
E) did the work of fifteen men. 
A) had little effect on the process of cotton textile manufacture. 
B) produced sixteen threads at once. 
C) combined the best features of the spinning jenny and the water frame. 
D) mechanically separated the seeds from the cotton fibers. 
E) did the work of fifteen men.

Question 9

Of all the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution,perhaps the most revolutionary was in the new forms of energy that were discovered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) It was centrally planned in Europe and developed evenly across the Continent. 
B) It took place with amazing speed throughout Europe within the course of a single generation. 
C) Steam engines were very quickly adopted in the chemical,textile,and iron industries. 
D) It was largely a planned event,building on centuries of technological accomplishments. 
E) It was unplanned and affected different industries in different countries at different rates of speed. 
A) It was centrally planned in Europe and developed evenly across the Continent. 
B) It took place with amazing speed throughout Europe within the course of a single generation. 
C) Steam engines were very quickly adopted in the chemical,textile,and iron industries. 
D) It was largely a planned event,building on centuries of technological accomplishments. 
E) It was unplanned and affected different industries in different countries at different rates of speed.

Question 11

By the mid-nineteenth century,the world economy had divided into two major groups:

Accepted Answer

A) the producers of fine,luxury goods and those who produced ordinary consumer goods. 
B) those who produced manufactured goods and those who supplied the necessary raw materials. 
C) countries that provided the financing for industrialization and those who produced. 
D) wealthier countries and the rest of the world which the first group supported through grants. 
E) those who produced the goods and those who consumed them. 
A) the producers of fine,luxury goods and those who produced ordinary consumer goods. 
B) those who produced manufactured goods and those who supplied the necessary raw materials. 
C) countries that provided the financing for industrialization and those who produced. 
D) wealthier countries and the rest of the world which the first group supported through grants. 
E) those who produced the goods and those who consumed them.

Question 12

Samuel Smiles is best known for advancing the middle-class ethic of:

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A) the "angel in the house." 
B) state intervention. 
C) "separate spheres." 
D) self-help. 
E) the welfare state. 
A) the "angel in the house." 
B) state intervention. 
C) "separate spheres." 
D) self-help. 
E) the welfare state.

Question 13

The French novelist __________ scandalized society by dressing like a man,smoking cigars,and writing about independent women who thwarted convention and unhappy marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) George Eliot 
B) Jane Austen 
C) George Hanover 
D) Charlotte Brontë 
E) George Sand 
A) George Eliot 
B) Jane Austen 
C) George Hanover 
D) Charlotte Brontë 
E) George Sand

Question 14

In 1860,the largest single occupational category in Great Britain was the agricultural laborer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Fully one and a half centuries after industrialization began in Great Britain,the largest single occupational category was that of __________ workers.

Accepted Answer

A) iron 
B) agricultural 
C) railroad 
D) textile 
E) office 
A) iron 
B) agricultural 
C) railroad 
D) textile 
E) office

Question 16

What changes occurred in the second phase of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

While "cheaper and better" was the goal

Question 17

What was the impact of industrialization on the countryside?

Accepted Answer

Even as the West grew more prosperous,co

Question 18

The domination of the world by European industry was,in general,a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of military force and financial agreements. 
B) the Protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism. 
C) patented improvements in the iron industry. 
D) the abolition of the European peasantry through enclosure. 
E) the patents held by Europeans for the machinery needed to industrialize. 
A) the use of military force and financial agreements. 
B) the Protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism. 
C) patented improvements in the iron industry. 
D) the abolition of the European peasantry through enclosure. 
E) the patents held by Europeans for the machinery needed to industrialize.

Question 19

Middle-class "respectability" required:

Accepted Answer

A) hard work,character,and financial independence. 
B) an education at Oxford or Cambridge. 
C) a household containing at least five servants. 
D) owning one's own business. 
E) a professional vocation. 
A) hard work,character,and financial independence. 
B) an education at Oxford or Cambridge. 
C) a household containing at least five servants. 
D) owning one's own business. 
E) a professional vocation.

Question 20

Most of the labor force in Russia was made up of __________,who remained bound to the land and did not profit from their labor until 1861.

Accepted Answer

A) serfs 
B) children 
C) peasants 
D) women 
E) men 
A) serfs 
B) children 
C) peasants 
D) women 
E) men

What social,economic,and natural preconditions for industrialization made Britain the home of the Industrial Revolution?

The British "navvies" were:

Which of these countries abolished serfdom last?

Which pairing is correct?

Britain's cotton industry was a direct result of the tariffs protecting the British wool industry,which prohibited imports of Indian cottons.

Employers preferred employing women and children in the textile industry because they were considered more docile and less likely to make trouble and because it was believed that their smaller hands were better suited to the intricate job of tying threads on the power looms.

Railways were constructed almost entirely without aid of machinery.

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793,the cotton gin:

Of all the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution,perhaps the most revolutionary was in the new forms of energy that were discovered.

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

By the mid-nineteenth century,the world economy had divided into two major groups:

Samuel Smiles is best known for advancing the middle-class ethic of:

The French novelist __________ scandalized society by dressing like a man,smoking cigars,and writing about independent women who thwarted convention and unhappy marriages.

In 1860,the largest single occupational category in Great Britain was the agricultural laborer.

Fully one and a half centuries after industrialization began in Great Britain,the largest single occupational category was that of __________ workers.

What changes occurred in the second phase of the Industrial Revolution?

What was the impact of industrialization on the countryside?

The domination of the world by European industry was,in general,a result of:

Middle-class "respectability" required:

Most of the labor force in Russia was made up of __________,who remained bound to the land and did not profit from their labor until 1861.

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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Exam 10: The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

What social,economic,and natural preconditions for industrialization made Britain the home of the Industrial Revolution?

The British "navvies" were:

Which of these countries abolished serfdom last?

Which pairing is correct?

Britain's cotton industry was a direct result of the tariffs protecting the British wool industry,which prohibited imports of Indian cottons.

Employers preferred employing women and children in the textile industry because they were considered more docile and less likely to make trouble and because it was believed that their smaller hands were better suited to the intricate job of tying threads on the power looms.

Railways were constructed almost entirely without aid of machinery.

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793,the cotton gin:

Of all the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution,perhaps the most revolutionary was in the new forms of energy that were discovered.

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

By the mid-nineteenth century,the world economy had divided into two major groups:

Samuel Smiles is best known for advancing the middle-class ethic of:

The French novelist __________ scandalized society by dressing like a man,smoking cigars,and writing about independent women who thwarted convention and unhappy marriages.

In 1860,the largest single occupational category in Great Britain was the agricultural laborer.

Fully one and a half centuries after industrialization began in Great Britain,the largest single occupational category was that of __________ workers.

What changes occurred in the second phase of the Industrial Revolution?

What was the impact of industrialization on the countryside?

The domination of the world by European industry was,in general,a result of:

Middle-class "respectability" required:

Most of the labor force in Russia was made up of __________,who remained bound to the land and did not profit from their labor until 1861.

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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