NB Page #31 Quiz

What was the system in which companies paid peasants to weave textiles?

• Cottage system

• Assembly line system

• Factory system

• Putting out system

What invention revolutionized power by using coal in Great Britain?

• Railroad

• Steam engine

• Water frame

• Spinning jenny

Which industry propelled Great Britain and the West into the Industrial Revolution?

• Steel industry

• Textile industry

• Agriculture industry

• Automobile industry

What provided a high-power source for larger machinery in factories?

• Coal power

• Steam engine

• Water power

• Wind power

Which government provided incentives, rewards, and awards to inventors during the Industrial Revolution?

• Netherlands

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

What revolutionized transportation with the invention of the steam-powered locomotive?

• Airplanes

• Ships

• Cars

• Railroads

What did railroads require a large amount of to lay track?

• Labor and capital

• Machinery and fuel

• Raw materials and technology

• Government support and funding

What was the dominant economic force in Eastern Europe during the Industrial Revolution?

• Trade

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Mining

What did most continental states remain dependent on during the Industrial Revolution?

• Manufacturing

• Trade

• Agriculture

• Mining

What did Tsar Alexander II emancipate in Russia in 1861?

• Merchants

• Nobles

• Serfs

• Peasants