Industrial Revolution

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Britain’s Industrial Revolution?

• powerful monarchy

• large labor force

• improved food supplies

• abundant money supply

Which country had a much lower standard of living during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

• Spain

The Industrial Revolution created new jobs in all of the following EXCEPT

• railroad construction.

• factory production.

• coal mining.

• farming.

The internal-combustion engine gave rise to

• conveyor belts and factory lights.

• automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners.

• streetcars and subways powered by electricity.

• a true American economy.

Compulsory elementary education eventually created a new demand for all of the following EXCEPT

• Teachers

• female colleges

• newspapers

• religious freedom

This party based its theories on the work of Karl Marx.

• Socialist

• moderate

• liberal

• Capitalist

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the __________.

• emergence of the middle class and the working class.

• growing death rates, due to accidents on the highways.

• thick air pollution that choked the British Isles.

• widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms.

What is one way improved agriculture contributed to population growth?

• It led to better sanitation.

• It created a surplus of food.

• It meant that horses could be used for transportation.

• It led to the production of more wool for warm clothing

Which of the following contributed to Britain’s Industrial Revolution?

• Large labor force

• decreasing food supplies

• powerful monarchy

• decreasing money supply

According to Marx, the means of production were owned by

• the ruling class oppressors

• the working class oppressed

• the government

• the proletariat