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True/False: Under democratic socialism, the government operates the means of production.

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True

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believed in total revolution to destroy capitalism

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Karl Marx

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True/False: Marx thought that the workers needed to unite and overthrow the capitalist government.

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True

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Socialism began as a reform in response to the injustice and abuses of the ________ system. a. capitalist b. communist c. proletariat d. utopian

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a. capitalist

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Many governments in Northern and Western Europe were influenced by _________. a. Marxism c. Utopian Socialism b. Democratic Socialism d. Communism

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b. Democratic Socialism

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True/False: Socialists felt that the government could improve conditions for all of society through colonialism and economic expansion.

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False

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A classless society, as described by Karl Marx, could also mean ___________. a. Democratic Socialism c. Communism b. Authoritarian Socialism d. Utopian Communism

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c. Communism

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________ is a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are controlled by the community for the purpose of achieving social and economic equality. a. Communism b. Democratic Socialism c. Socialism d. Utopian Socialism

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c. Socialism

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Robert Owen was an influential leader of the ________ movement. a. Communist b. Democratic socialist c. Socialist d. Utopian socialist

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d. Utopian socialist

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Marx and Engels believed that a. people in a good environment would behave unselfishly. b. people should create utopian communities. c. the capitalist system should be destroyed. d. workers should improve conditions by taking political office.

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c. the capitalist system should be destroyed.

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People liked socialism because they believed that competition could be eliminated through government control of a. people. c. profit. b. property. d. production.

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c. profit.

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Means of production includes all of the following, except a. capital required to produce goods. c. equipment used to produce goods. b. money required to produce goods. d. business plans to produce goods.

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d. business plans to produce goods.

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Which of the following economic theorists did not support a free enterprise economic system? a. Ricardo c. Smith b. Malthus d. Marx

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d. Marx

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Many governments in Northern and Western Europe were influenced by a. Marxism. c. Utopian Socialism. b. Democratic Socialism. d. Communism.

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b. Democratic Socialism.

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The law of supply and demand was proposed by __________. a. Adam Smith b. Thomas Malthus c. David Ricardo d. Charles Dickens

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a. Adam Smith

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A self regulating market and freedom to trade was called what by the French? a. Quid pro quo c. Laissez-faire b. Deja vu d. Status quo

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c. Laissez-faire

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Government control of all means of production is referred to as a. Democratic Socialism. c. Strict Socialism. b. Authoritarianism Socialism. d. Enterprise Socialism.

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a. Democratic Socialism.

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True/False: Collective bargaining laws were established to prevent the formation of unions.

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False

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A classless society, as described by Karl Marx, could also mean a. Democratic Socialism. c. Communism. b. Authoritarian Socialism. d. Utopian Communism.

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c. Communism.

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Adam Smith believed in a. supply and demand. c. mercantilism. b. the importance of stockholders. d. the iron law of wages.

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a. supply and demand.

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Which of the following did not determine how much someone could make? a. Cost of Labor c. Cost of production b. Number of workers d. Products made

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d. Products made

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What were tenements? a. Pay-cuts or fines for breaking rules at the factory c. Women's colleges b. Jobs held by skilled artisans d. Shabby apartment buildings

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d. Shabby apartment buildings

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How did people get paid in a factory system? a. By the Domestic System c. By the Wage System b. By the Barter System d. By the Industrial System

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c. By the Wage System

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The income and jobs produced by factories led to a. safer factories. c. a weakened middle class. b. a powerful middle class. d. increased immigration to fill jobs.

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b. a powerful middle class.

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True/false: The development of the middle class signaled a decline in the importance of nobility.

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True

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Which of the following was not a reason that women and children were preferred in the factories? a. They were difficult to replace. c. They complained less. b. They were paid less. d. They worked longer hours.

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a. They were difficult to replace.

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Which of the following jobs would have been held by a middle class woman? a. Cook c. Teacher b. Nanny d. Seamstress

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c. Teacher

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The Factory Act of 1833 called for a. compensation for injured workers. c. regularly scheduled breaks. b. an eight hour day. d. factory inspections.

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d. factory inspections.

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In the Domestic System, how are workers paid? a. By hours worked. c. By cost of finished product. b. By number of finished products. d. By number of workers.

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b. By number of finished products.

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True/false: An oversupply of workers led to lower wages.

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True

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Breaking rules at a factory could mean all of the following, except a. fines. c. demotion. b. pay cuts. d. termination of employment.

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c. demotion.

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Free enterprise and laissez-faire economies gave the most benefits to a. workers. c. governments. b. employers. d. foreign markets.

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b. employers.

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Children of the middle class often a. worked in their parent's factory. c. went to labor classes. b. worked in mines. d. went to school.

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d. went to school.

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Karl Marx believed that, to achieve his goals, the people needed to _______________. a. win political office c. petition for change b. unite and revolt d. vote in elections

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b. unite and revolt

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Factories were willing to employ women and children because they a. achieved higher levels of education than men. c. worked for less money. b. were preparing them for careers that would benefit them later in life. d. were more careful and achieved high levels of safety.

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c. worked for less money.

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Which of the following jobs would be held by a lower class woman at this time? a. Cook c. Nurse b. Teacher d. Pianist

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a. Cook

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What effect did the steam engine have on skilled workers? a. They were more valued and paid more. c. They became the managers of factories. b. They were unemployed or took menial jobs. d. They learned new skills and became more competitive in the work force.

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b. They were unemployed or took menial jobs.

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Which of the following economic theorists believed that Utopian Socialism was impractical? a. Robert Owen c. Thomas Moore b. Karl Marx d. None of the above

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b. Karl Marx

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True/False: Jeremy Bentham argued that laws interfered with workers' ability to improve their conditions.

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False

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In cities such as Manchester, steam power resulted in new mills and factories that processed what product? a. Iron c. Cotton b. Corn d. Steel

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c. Cotton

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