Industrial Revolution

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans

• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries

• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain

• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers

Development and expansion of banking, insurance companies, and stock exchanges were essential to the system of

• feudalism

• tribute

• capitalism

• bartering

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• desert climate

• natural harbors

• mountainous terrain

• monsoon winds

Which traits characterize a laissez-faire capitalist economic system?

• slash-and-burn agriculture and animal powered technology

• central planning and government quotas

• private property and profit incentive

• national health care and social security

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

• factory owners

• investment bankers

• farm laborers

• industrial workers

The belief that workers of the world would unite to overthrow their oppressors is central to

• Social Darwinism

• Marxism

• conservatism

• laissez-faire capitalism

A key idea in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is that workers should support the

• overthrow of the capitalist system

• establishment of labor unions

• legislative regulation of wages and working conditions

• technological changes in production methods

In the early 18^th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• factory work strengthened extended families

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

What is a major belief associated with Marxism?

• The proletariat would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie

• Religion should be more important than political forces

• Private ownership of property should be expanded

• Peasants would gain control of overseas markets

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

• caravel

• astrolab

• airplane

• steam engine