Unit 4. The Industrial Revolution and the class-based society

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Germany

• Belgium

• Great Britain

• France

What change in methods of production resulted from the introduction of factories?

• the types of products made

• the type of people employed

• the type of raw materials used

• the division of work

What is a ‘flying shuttle’?

• a sewing machine

• weaving by hand

• a steam engine

• a weaving machine

Which country industrialised rapidly, along with Germany and France?

• Spain

• Russia

• Belgium

• Portugal

Which of these factors does not relate to the industrialisation of Spain?

• low domestic demand for manufactured products

• poor-quality coal

• insufficient capital for investment

• extensive railway network

In which revolution did the ‘proletariat’ appear?

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Demographic Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

Where did the Spanish textile industry develop?

• Asturius

• Vizcaya

• Cataluña

• Málaga

Which of these conditions does not describe the working-class situation in Spain at that time?

• The right to protest and strike

• 14-hour and 16-hour working days

• Child labour

• Insufficient wages

What was the name of the group of workers who protested against the use of machines?

• Chartists

• Syndicalists

• Trade unions

• Luddites

What workers’ movement was the precursor for the syndicates?

• Luddites

• Chartists

• Trade unions

• Utopian socialism