Industrial Revolution

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Which two major ideas are contained in the writings of Karl Marx? Options: survival of the fittest and natural selection, class struggle and revolutionary change, separation of powers and checks and balances, monotheism and religious tolerance

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class struggle and revolutionary change

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Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

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steam engine

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A major reason the Industrial Revolution developed in Great Britain in the 1700s was because of Great Britain’s geographic features.

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geographic features

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Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism? Options: businesses operating with little government regulation, the state establishing production quotas, central planning committees setting prices on goods, decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

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businesses operating with little government regulation

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During the Industrial Revolution, which development resulted from the other three? Options: Factory conditions affected people’s health., Labor unions were formed., Unskilled laborers received low wages., Machinery replaced workers.

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Labor unions were formed.

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Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl Marx? Options: Private ownership of businesses helps workers. Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor. Countries should benefit from the wealth of their colonies. Industrial capitalism allows workers and employers to work together for a common purpose.

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Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor.

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A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

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a general rise in the standard of living

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During the 1800s, reform legislation passed in Great Britain, France, and Germany led to: legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor

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legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor

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Adam Smith’s laissez-faire theories are most closely associated with

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minimal government regulation of the economy

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During the Industrial Revolution, locating factories near concentrations of natural resources and transportation routes most directly promoted

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migration and urbanization