The Industrial Revolution
Paintings like the one above were the results of an attempt to
Capture affects of light and color on the eye
Sewer system
Contributed to a drastic reduction in the death rate
Electricity-dynamo
Michael Faraday
What was one way that James Watt's steam technology contributed to the Industrial Revolution?
Steam engines improved the shipping of goods and raw materials.
Louis Pasteur helped improve public health by
applying germ theory to combat disease.
Socialism is based on the belief that
the means of production should be shared by everyone in society.
Based on the information in this map, what is the most likely reason for these cities becoming major industry cities?
Access to natural resources
"Passion and prejudice to govern the world; only under the name of reason. It is our part, by religion and reason joint, to counteract to them all we can." What conclusion about the Methodist movement is best supported by the above quotation?
Adopts sober and moral always
Major mode of transportation....
After the steam locomotive was invented
Who invented dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
According to laissez-faire economists, what is the benefit of a free market?
As production increased, the supply of goods would also increase and prices would drop so more people could afford goods.
Why did the population of Britain increase in the mid-1700s?
Better farming led to a food surplus, so fewer people died of starvation.
________ were more likely than _________ to receive instruction in science and mathematics
Boys, girls
What was one of Britain's primary contributions to industrialism?
British inventors developed new machines for the textile industry that led to the factory system.
Why was the industrialization of Belgium significant?
Broke Britain's monopoly on industrial technology
"In place of the bourgeois society, with its classes in class antagonisms, we shall have an association, in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all." Who is most likely the author of the above quotation?
Carl Marx
Leaders of the temperance movement argued that a ban on alcohol would lead to
Decrease in domestic violence
Which sequence of events best describes the role of textile manufacturing in initiating industrialization?
Demand for cotton cloth grew, cottage industry developed, and machines replaced cottage industry.
Which of the following statements about population trends during the Industrial Revolution is most accurate?
Demand for labor in factories was one cause of the population shift toward urban areas.
"The marks of former convulsions on every part of the surface of our planet or obvious and striking the remains of marine animals imbedded in the solid strata are so abundant, that they may be expected to force themselves on the observation of every people who have made some progress in refinement..."The scientist quoted above attempted to prove that
Earth had formed over millions of years
How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect industry?
Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.
Which of the following supports the idea that the Industrial Revolution led to social change in Europe?
Entrepreneurs earned enough wealth to rise above the working class.
What was the core value of the social Gospel movement?
Feed the hungry and comfort the sick
What important contribution did James Watt make to the Industrial Revolution?
He perfected a new source of energy.
What was one long-term benefit of the Industrial Revolution?
In industrial countries, the overall standard of living improved.
How did the enclosure movement contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
Increased urban workforce
Why was Darwin's theory controversial in the 1800s?
It contradicted the biblical view of creation.
Which of the following best describes the new middle class that emerged as a result of industrialization?
Many of its members owned and operated the businesses that hired urban workers.
Which factors caused the population of Europe to soar between 1800 and 1900?
Medicine advanced, and the death rate fell.
Which statement best describes child labor during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?
Mines and text factories employed large numbers of children.
What is the main reason the putting-out system gave way to the factory system in the British textile industry?
More cloth to be produced at lower price
Why had colleges and universities changed their curriculum by the late 1800s?
More people were working in industries that required science and engineering skills.
Why did big business emerge during the Industrial Revolution?
New technologies required the investment of more capital.
"Yes; the machine turns off a regular quantity of cardings, and of course they must keep as regularly to their work the whole of the day; they must keep with the machine, and therefore however humane the slumber may be, as he must keep up with the machine or be found fault with, he spurs the children to keep up also by various means but that would she come only resorts to is to strap them when they become drowsy." This is an excerpt from an 1832 report, which resulted in
Parliament passing new regulations to ease working conditions for children
Adam Smith wrote a book titled the wealth of Nations. What economic principle was the focus of the book?
Prices should be regulated by supply and demand
Identify two major effects of new technology on business during the Industrial Revolution.
Production became faster and less expensive.
What conclusion is best supported by the map
Railroads connected all of England
"There's only one thing that warms my heart, and that is the thought that we are going to sweep away these bourgeois." This quotation is taken from
Realistic novel about French mining industry
"The very first requirement in a hospital, is that it should do the sick no harm" What step towards achieving the goal described in the quotation above was the first to aid in life expectancy?
Requiring nurses to wash hands
Which statement best explains how transportation technology advanced the Industrial Revolution?
Rivers, ports, canals, and railroads aided the shipment of goods to many places.
"I cannot paint an angel, because I've never seen one" this quotation reflects the values of an artistic movement that rejected
Romantic emphasis on imagination
Camera
Shift in painting from realism to impressionism
"Truly, this earth is a trophy cup for the industrious man. And this rightly so, in the service of natural selection. He who does not possess the force to secure his love been Strom in this world, and, if necessary to enlarge it, does not deserve to possess the necessities of life. He must step aside and allow stronger peoples to pass by him." The above quotation from a 20th century dictator reflects the values and beliefs of what theory that emerged during industrial age?
Social Darwinism
What statement best describes the industrialization of other western nations after Britain?
Some nations learned about the new technology and had more resources than Britain so they could advance quickly.
Watt's invention of the _________ was most directly responsible for revolution in
Steam engine
The invention of the internal combustion engine was an essential step that eventually led to
The Wright brothers sustained pilot controlled flight
During the Industrial Revolution, how did economics drive political change?
The growing middle class demanded more democracy, so voting rights gradually expanded.
Which of the following is one main reason the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in world history?
The traditional rural lifestyle ended for most people.
Why were the first factories more efficient than the earlier putting-out system?
They brought workers and machines together in one place.
Why were the theories of Charles Darwin controversial?
They challenged long-held beliefs about human life.
How did enclosures contribute to the development of the Industrial Revolution?
They consolidated fields to gain larger pastures.
How did the lives of middle-class women change during the Industrial Revolution?
They spent more time buying items than producing them.
What did romantic poetry, music, and art have in common?
They stirred strong emotion and intense feelings in their audience.
What statement best describes the lives of women who worked during the Industrial Revolution?
They worked 12 hours or more a day for half the pay of men, and they tended to the family and household when at home.
How did religious groups respond to the challenges of industrialization?
They worked for reform and social services.
By 1900, women in Britain and the United States had not yet won the right to
Vote.
According to Marx, what would be the main characteristic of communism?
a classless society in which wealth and power were equally shared
The main focus of utilitarianism was
ensuring the greatest happiness through individual freedom for all classes.
Which of the following changes to city life would be most likely to reduce the crime rate?
installing street lights
Who supplied the capital that helped Britain industrialize?
investors willing to take risks
Industrialization spread because
other nations wanted to have the same economic opportunities that Britain enjoyed.
Early socialism was most concerned with
sharing all property and means of production.
Which value most shaped middle class home life during the later Industrial Revolution?
the cult of domesticity
Which development helped improve working conditions in many mines and factories during the late 1800s?
the growth of labor unions
Which of the following had the greatest impact on transportation during the second Industrial Revolution?
the internal combustion engine
Adam Smith defined the free market as an economic system in which
the market functions with little or no government interference.
What was the goal of impressionist painters?
to capture the eye's first impression of a scene
Why did some workers organize unions?
to improve their working conditions
What was the goal of realist writers and artists?
to present reality and comment on social wrongs
Why did some business owners form corporations?
to raise money to expand into different areas
