World History Quiz: Industrialization
- 1.
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Which of the following art movements is this from: Romanticism, Realism, or Impressionism? How can you tell? (Explain) - 2.How did the industrialization of Europe help to bring about a change from romanticism to realism in art and literature?
- 3.Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Great Britain before it occurred elsewhere in Europe?
- 4.Why might the philosophy of communism have appealed to many 19th-century factory workers?
- 5.What did the Dreyfus case in late nineteenth-century France illustrate?
- A.
The cause for which suffragists had fought for nearly two centuries
- B.
The strength of anti-Semitism in France and other parts of Western Europe
- C.
The unfair taxation of serfs and others who did not have representation
- D.
The brutality of the French Revolution and its lingering affects on soldiers
- 6.How did the Industrial Revolution shift the world balance of power?
- A.
It leveled the playing field for all nations and regions of the world, whether developed or not.
- B.
B. It gave a new found advantage to those countries that had traditionally been less-developed by bringing industry to them.
- C.
It promoted competition between industrialized nations and increased poverty in less-developed countries.
- D.
It all but eliminated trade for a time, leaving nations who still depended on foreign goods in dire need.
- 7.Laissez-faire economics stemmed from French economic philosophers of the Enlightenment. The term laissez faire refers to the economic policy of
- A.
Demanding all industry and business be government-owned and operated.
- B.
Allowing for strong government involvement in the setting of working conditions for industry and business.
- C.
Letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without government interference.
- D.
Requiring that owners of industry and business not set any working conditions.
- 8.During Europe's Agricultural Revolution, an increase in food production led directly to an increase in
- A.
* commercial enterprise.
- B.
* new technologies.
- C.
* overseas trade.
- D.
* the population.
- 9.During the Industrial Revolution, England experienced the greatest population migration from
- A.
* inland areas to coastal areas.
- B.
* small cities to large cities.
- C.
* market centers to manufacturing centers.
- D.
* agricultural settings to urban settings.
- 10.Which was a central criticism of capitalism during the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
* dependence on foreign markets
- B.
* exploitation of natural resources
- C.
* the high cost of new machinery
- D.
* unfair distribution of wealth
- 11.According to Marx and Engels, who should primarily control the factors of industrial production?
- A.
Bourgeoisie
- B.
Proletariat
- C.
Government
- D.
Churches
- 12."The door of Scrooge's counting-house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he couldn't replenish it, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room. . . ." ~~ Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" The quotation from A Christmas Carol is a good example of
- A.
* classicism.
- B.
* romanticism.
- C.
* scientific observation.
- D.
* social criticism.
- 13.All of the following were results of the agricultural revolution in Britain EXCEPT that
- A.
* food prices decrease*
- B.
* population increase*
- C.
* the number of farmers increase*
- D.
* the average size of farms increase*
- 14.An entrepreneur is a type of
- A.
Scientist
- B.
Inventor
- C.
Business person
- D.
Personal secretary
- 15.Which of the following did NOT improve as an EARLY result of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
* factory working conditions
- B.
* the quality of clothing
- C.
* the average person's diet
- D.
* transportation
- 16.Which of the following did NOT improve as a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
* living conditions for the average worker
- B.
* educational opportunities
- C.
* preservation of the environment
- D.
* affordability of consumer goods
- 17.Utilitarianism held that government policies should promote
- A.
* wars and epidemics to kill off excess people.
- B.
* public ownership of the means of production.
- C.
* the complete independence of each individual.
- D.
* the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
- 18.Nineteenth-century socialists argued that government should
- A.
* leave the economy alone.
- B.
* actively plan the economy.
- C.
* destroy the economy.
- D.
* allow the economy to be controlled by the bourgeoise.
- 19.How might small farmers of the agricultural revolution be compared to the working class of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
* Both endured long working hours.
- B.
* Both suffered job losses due to progress.
- C.
* Both lived in climates of social restructuring.
- D.
* All of these
- 20.How did the War of 1812 help pave the way for the United States to industrialize?
- A.
* The British blockade forced it to develop its own industries.
- B.
* Materials left over from the war influenced new American inventions.
- C.
* British prisoners from the war greatly increased the U.S. workforce.
- D.
* Under the Treaty of Ghent, Britain assisted in U.S. industry.
- 21.How did the impact of worldwide industrialization affect the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations?
- A.
* It was the driving force behind imperialism.
- B.
* It weakened economic ties between nations.
- C.
* Industrialized nations exploited their overseas colonies for slaves.
- D.
* all of these
- 22.What were the long-term effects of Marx and Engels's The Communist Manifesto?
- A.
* Working classes worldwide demanded a "dictatorship of the proletariat."
- B.
* Marx and Engels's predictions proved correct as economic forces alone ruled society.
- C.
* In the 1900s, Marxism inspired revolutionaries such as Russia's Lenin.
- D.
* During 1848 and 1849 revolts shook Europe but were suppresse*
- 23.Which of the following statements are true of socialism and communism?
- A.
* Socialism and communism are two words for the same ideology.
- B.
* Socialism and communism are two completely different and unrelated ideologies.
- C.
* Communism is a form of complete socialism in which the people own all production and property.
- D.
* Communism gives control of a country to its people and socialism gives control of industry to the people.
- 24.Which of the following factors MOST contributed to the shorter life span of those living in cities as opposed to those in the country?
- A.
* long working hours
- B.
* illness caused by unhealthy living conditions
- C.
* inadequate housing
- D.
* excessive garbage
- 25.Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
- A.
* protect the nation's industries from foreign competition
- B.
* establish minimum wages and maximum working hours
- C.
* give government complete control of the means of production
- D.
* refuse to interfere in either domestic or international economic matters
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