Unit 5 Test Review

Which situation in Great Britain was a major reason why the Industrial Revolution began there?

• an ample supply of human and natural resources

• increasing power of the laboring class

• high quality of public education

• eagerness of the nobility to become factory owners

The industrialization of the United States and of Japan differed most in that Japan lacked

• entrepreneurs to organize industries

• sources of investment capital

• a mobile labor supply

• vast natural resources

An important social aspect of the early part of the Industrial Revolution in England was the

• urbanization of factory workers

• elimination of the class system

• development of government-funded housing and medical care programs

• acceptance of dissenting religious groups

The drawing illustrates workers' reactions to which development of the Industrial Revolution?

• machines replacing workers

• slum housing conditions

• rise of unions

• equal sharing of profits with workers

Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

• Industries were owned by the national government.

• A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

• Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

All of these statements describe events or viewpoints that relate to the

• Protestant Reformation

• Commercial Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Berlin Conference

What was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

• the growth of the middle class

• an increase in nomadic herding

• a decline in urban population

• a decrease in international trade

Which country had these characteristics and used them to industrialize in the 1700's?

• Germany

• Italy

• Great Britain

• Japan

Which is a necessity for both capitalists and socialists economic systems?

• providing for government control of all industries

• assuring the growth of big business

• centralizing national economic planning

• using resources to satisfy wants

A basic economic difference between capitalism and socialism concerns the issue of the

• role of the government in controlling public education

• role of trade in achieving national prosperity

• ownership of the means of production and distribution

• amount of resources spent on industrial expansion