Unit 3 Test Review

Which characteristic was not a reason that the Industrial Revolution began in England?

• many available laborers

• strong banking system

• numerous rivers

• large population of landowners

Which industry launched the Industrial Revolution?

• steel

• railroad

• agriculture

• textile

Which innovation led to an increase in cloth production at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• electric sewing machine

• steam engine

• Bessemer process

• spinning jenny

Which new method of transportation did Robert Fulton pioneer?

• locomotive

• automobile

• steamship

• balloon

What was a new method of production during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• factory system

• assembly line

• steam power

• interchangeable parts

Which was not a source of energy introduced during the late 1800s?

• coal

• kerosene

• gasoline

• electricity

Which is not an example of the human cost of industrialization?

• child labor

• slave trade

• factory injuries

• overcrowded cities

Which best explains why the Industrial Revolution led to a larger middle class?

• Wealth was shared more evenly.

• Land ownership became more important than before.

• Businesses needed more educated people.

• Factory workers earned high salaries.

Which best describes the beliefs of Robert Owen?

• People can build a utopian society with socialist ideals.

• Factory managers are the most important people in a company.

• Laissez-faire capitalism is the fairest economic system.

• Laborers make too much money.

Why did Karl Marx believe that capitalism would be overthrown?

• Laborers would leave the factory.

• Business owners would choose socialism.

• The middle class would grow too large.

• Workers would revolt.