Question 1

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

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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.

Question 2

In 1804, Richard Trevithick pioneered

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A) an oil-fired locomotive. 
B) the steering wheel for trains. 
C) the first steam-powered locomotive on an industrial rail line. 
D) the first electric-powered locomotive for military use. 
E) the motion-picture camera.

Question 3

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?

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Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

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A) banking facilities. 
B) roads and means of transportation. 
C) manpower. 
D) capital for investment. 
E) political will.

Question 6

The water frame spinning machine was invented by

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A) James Hargreaves. 
B) James Watts. 
C) Benjamin Franklin. 
D) Richard Arkwright. 
E) Matthew Boulton.

Question 7

The success of the steam engine in the Industrial Revolution made Britain dependent upon

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A) timber. 
B) coal. 
C) water power. 
D) electricity. 
E) copper.

Question 8

The Industrial Revolution in Britain was largely inspired by

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A) the urgent need to solve the great poverty in the eighteenth century. 
B) the failure of the cottage industry. 
C) entrepreneurs who sought and accepted the new profitable manufacturing methods. 
D) the industrialization of the Dutch and French. 
E) the economic and technological needs engendered by the French Revolution.

Question 9

The so-called American System

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A) involved the use of high tariffs to protect new industries. 
B) reduced costs and revolutionized production through labor-saving innovations in manufacturing. 
C) referred to the establishment of a common market for the western hemisphere. 
D) embraced free trade and the absence of tariffs. 
E) was reminiscent of the medieval guild system of wage and price controls.

Question 10

In the early nineteenth century, much of India fell under the control of

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A) the Dutch East India Company. 
B) the French Foreign Legion. 
C) the Qing dynasty of China. 
D) the British East India Company. 
E) the United States military.

Question 11

How are changes in population growth and the development of urbanization related to the Industrial Revolution?

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Question 12

Did the Industrial Revolution create entirely new collective identities in the form of distinct classes? How did these classes differ from former social groupings?

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