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Around 1800, Britain's position in industrialization _______________ its position as an imperial power. A. had no relation to B. was matched by C. was dwarfed D. was much greater than

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B

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How much of the world's coal supply did the British produce by 1850? A. one-third B. two-thirds C. one-half D. three-quarters

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B

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The Sadler Committee on Child Labor _____________. A. demonstrated that children were widely exploited in British factories. B. led to the elimination of workers under the age of 13. C. concluded that child labor had no negative physical consequences. D. showed that child labor was important to the success of the British industrial economy.

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A

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Which of these modes of transportation became most deeply embedded in industrialization? A. horse-drawn carriages B. steamships C. railroads D. canals

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C

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The German Zollverein was established to ____________. A. subsidized industrialization B. eliminate internal tariffs C. foster capital formation D. build canals

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B

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Unlike the large handicraft workshop, factories ______________. A. were mechanized B. employed a division of labor C. brought many workers together in one location D. required skilled craftsmen

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A

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Who wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population? A. Thomas Malthus B. David Hume C. William Blake D. Adam Smith

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A

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Following the British example, it appears that an aristocracy is less conservative when it is more _________. A. closed B. wealthy C. open to new members D. class conscious

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C

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Unlike the large handicraft workshop, the domestic system _________. A. employed skilled craftsmen B. was mechanized by 1800 C. used family labor D. relied primarily on child labor

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C

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Because of their demand for __________, expanding railroads became major consumers of industrial goods. A. iron B. coal C. oil D. wood

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A

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Women factory workers were paid ___________. A. as much as men B. about one-third to one-half of a man's wages C. the same wages as children D. about three-quarters of a man's wages

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B

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How did the Industrial Revolution help redefine the West? A. It was now defined only by the railroad systems that crisscrossed western Europe. B. It expanded the geographical boundaries of the West during the nineteenth century to include North Africa. C. The concept of the West became associated with industrialization. D. It added the West to all the other nations that had already experienced industrialization.

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C

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In what decade were railroads first in general use in Britain? A. 1840s B. 1820s C. 1860s D. 1800s

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B

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On the continent, industrialization spread generally from ___________. A. German to Latin nations B. west to east C. Catholic to Protestant nations D. south to north

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B

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Optimists about the Industrial Revolution gauge the impact of industrialization by ______________. A. measuring income B. considering environmental degradation C. measuring family size D. evaluating mental stress

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A

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Between 1680 and 1820, the English population __________. A. doubled B. increased by 10 percent C. quadrupled D. fell by half

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A

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The new textile machines led to a dramatic increase in the supply of ___________. A. woolens B. cotton cloth C. rayon D. polyester

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B

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By the mid-1800s, the British controlled what percentage of the world's trade? A. three-quarters B. one-half C. one-quarter D. one-third

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D

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Which of these was illustrated in an early form at the Peterloo demonstration of 1819? A. industrial capitalism B. Luddism C. socialism D. class consciousness

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D

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Unlike British industrialization, continental industrialization was fostered by __________. A. government finance B. individual investors C. banks D. private firms

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A

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The most important machines in the early Industrial Revolution were the _______. A. locomotive and the steam engine B. steam engine and textile machinery C. electric light bulb and the battery D. steam engine and the electric light bulb

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B

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British imperial policy in Latin America helped British trade because the British were able to ____________. A. establish formal political control over Bolivia and Peru B. use force to compel Latin American economic cooperation C. find new and cheaper sources of labor in Latin America D. find new markets in Latin America

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D

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Enclosure ended what system? A. sheep farming B. commercial agriculture C. open fields D. crop rotation

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C

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During the early Industrial Revolution, women and children accounted for as much as what percentage of the labor in the woolen industry? A. 100 percent B. 25 percent C. 75 percent D. 50 percent

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C

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The Peterloo Massacre was the result of protests by ____________. A. factory owners B. craftsmen C. urban poor D. industrial workers

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D

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Pessimists about the Industrial Revolution are ____________. A. admit that workers' standards of living did improve by the 1850s B. fundamentally supporters of industrial capitalism C. fundamentally opposed to industrial capitalism D. base their arguments on economics rather than morality

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C

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Why was the spinning jenny significant? A. It required textile factories to be located near rivers. B. It dramatically sped up the weaving of cotton cloth. C. It dramatically increased the amount of cotton thread that could be spun. D. It was a power-driven machine that made a stronger warp.

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C

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How did British economic policy affect the Latin American industry? A. it fostered the development of political democracy across Latin America. B. It fueled the development of large factories across Latin America. C. It slowed the growth of Latin American industry. D. It made Latin America less dependent on the British for manufactured goods.

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C

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Spain and Italy began to industrialize in what period? A. late 1800s B. late 1700s C. mid 1800s D. early 1800s

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A

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The early factory system and the domestic system differed in _________________. A. what goods were produced B. who did the work C. where goods were produced D. the use of machinery

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C

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Looking at the table, "Increase in European Population, 1680-1820," which of these was true of population growth in European countries? A. Most of the population growth occurred in southern Europe. B. In terms of population growth, England was twice that of the next nation. C. Britain had the largest population in 1820. D. Europe as a whole doubled its population.

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B

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Why was the steam engine important in the coal mining industry? A. It provided a way to pump water out of coal mines. B. It turned the water wheels along the rivers next to the mines. C. It provided enough heat to smelt coal. D. It could generate enough heat to turn coal into charcoal.

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A

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Where did the Industrial Revolution in the United States begin? A. in the northern automobile industry B. in the southern coal fields C. in northern textile industries D. in the Ohio iron industry

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C

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Who wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1814? A. Friedrich Engels B. Karl Marx C. Thomas Hobbes D. John Locke

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A

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An Essay on the Principle of Population maintained that ________. A. population grows faster than the food supply B. population grows at the same rate as the food supply C. the food supply would always rise to the level of the population D. the industrial revolution would make agriculture obsolete

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A

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The process of enclosure benefited ________. A. medieval farming methods B. individual ownership C. animal husbandry D. a communal labor system

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B

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The bourgeoisie during the Industrial Revolution were generally the _________. A. factory owners B. factory workers C. landowners D. aristocracy

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A

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Where was a division of labor first used? A. large handicraft workshops B. cottage industry C. the domestic system D. textile factories

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A

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The use of women and children in factories represented ________. A. a shift from the gender division of labor B. was against most social norms of the late 1700s and early 1800s C. a continuation of traditional work patterns D. brought about profound changes in family life

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C

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From a dozen in 1750, the number of banks in England rose to ________ in 1800. A. 120 B. 300 C. 50 D. 650

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B

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Which of these was invented by James Hargreaves in 1767? A. the water frame B. the spinning wheel C. the spinning jenny D. to cotton gin

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C

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