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Page 1: The Industrial Revolution Multiple Choice 2

The Industrial Revolution(1750-1914)

PART II

Take-Home Multiple Choice

Honor Code

I understand that this is an independent assignment and that I can not receive any assistance from any other person. I will conduct all of my own research and will answer the questions to the best of my ability.

____________________________ ___________ ____________________________ Student Name Date Student Signature

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1. In nineteenth-century Europe, national consciousness was aided by which of the following dynamics?A. Various dialects spoken in different regionsB. Dynasties that ruled an area for centuriesC. A period of relative peaceD. Common language and religionE. The weak leadership of the church

2. Early socialist thinkers saw capitalism as a system that encouragedA. a strong relationship between state and churchB. national unityC. a breakdown in class distinctionsD. obedience to state authorityE. selfish individualism

3. Early critics of capitalism called into question the idea ofA. a regulated economyB. personal propertyC. the infallibility of religious scriptureD. state interference in the marketplaceE. a national currency

4. The term proletariat means which of the following?A. The theory of historical evolution posited by EngelsB. A political party in France after 1870C. Opponents of the labor movementD. Factory managers who abused workersE. The modern working class

5. Work days in the early Industrial Revolution ranged fromA. twelve to sixteen hoursB. eight to ten hoursC. fifteen to twenty hoursD. nine to eleven hoursE. six to ten hours

6. The patterns of kinship employment during the Industrial Revolution meant thatA. men migrated from the countryside in search of workB. nepotism was disallowed in the workplaceC. brothers could not work in the same factoriesD. parents and children were often employed togetherE. managers paid their wives for work not done

7. The Poor Law Act of 1834 established which of the following in Britain?A. Charity funds to feed the hungaryB. Workhouses where poor people were forced to work to liveC. Nonprofit agencies to care for the homelessD. Immigration programs for the poor to settle in North AmericaE. Laws that made it illegal to be in debt

8. The early Industrial Revolution benefited which economic class the mostA. The middle classB. The clergyC. The working classD. The upper class

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E. The homeless poor

9. Which of the following was a factor in advancing the abolition of slavery in Europe?A. Spain abolished slavery in 1720B. slave rebellions occurred in overseas empiresC. Business interests found that slavery was immoralD. Wars disrupted trade around the worldE. Widely publicized books and speeches denounced slavery

10. British socialists in the nineteenth century tended to beA. members of the aristocracyB. intellectuals and reformersC. middle-class managersD. wealthy elitesE. factory workers

11. The work of Thomas Malthus suggested that the future would be defined byA. diminishing moral valuesB. the survival of the fittestC. more and more worker strikesD. increasing famine as the populations grew too large to feedE. longer workdays

12. The most important duty of middle-class European women in the nineteenth century was toA. take on jobs to support their familiesB. obey their mothers-in-lawC. prepare their sons and daughters for higher educationD. raise their children at homeE. enter the professional ranks after having children

13. In the early nineteenth century, organizing worker unions was difficult becauseA. workers were apatheticB. socialist goals were promoted by many governmentsC. anticombination laws made it illegal to strikeD. democratic parliaments were dominated by the working classesE. they were opposed by anarchists

14. All the following are examples of nineteenth-century European nationalism exceptA.Zionist plans to settle in PalestineB. Danish resistance to Norwegian controlC. Hungarian independence from AustriaD. the fight between German states and France in 1871E. Italian desire to unify the nation under a monarchy

15. The goal of Marxist socialism was the creation ofA. a single-party dictatorshipB. a classless societyC. many worker councils in urban areasD. a partnership between capitalists and the workersE. agricultural collectives

16. The British passed the Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 in reaction to A. German industrial successesB. Napoleon’s continental system

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C. the radicalism of the French REvolutionD. Marxist agitation among the working classE. child-labor protests

17. By 1850, wages for the working classes in Europe wereA. stagnating across the continentB. rising for the majority of peopleC. plummeting for most employeesD. controlled by tight government regulationsE. no better than after the Napoleonic period

18. The great demographic trend of nineteenth-century Europe was theA. loss of population due to continental warsB. rise in the population of ScandinaviaC. immigration of people from Britain to the continentD. migration of peoples to urban areaE. increase in the size of farm families in the countryside

19. The Berlin Conference in 1884 was able toA. divide South America between Britain and GermanyB. bring most of Africa under European controlC. deal with trade issues in AsiaD. avert war between France and BritainE. partition China among the powers of Europe

20. The great breakthrough in understanding disease transmission came withA. successful inoculations against polioB. Curie’s experiments with radiationC. private rooms in hospitalsD. confirmation of the miasmatic theoryE. Pasteur’s germ theory in the 1850s

21. Early mass transportation in nineteenth-century cities consisted of A. steam-powered trains to move peopleB. buses powered by coalC. electric trains to move commutersD. horse-drawn streetcarsE. subway systems under the streets

22. One significant result of the Crimean War was to demonstrate A. the lack of attention given the Middle East by the great powersB. the end of the Victorian eraC. the continuing spread of Islam into EuropeD. a need for multilateral diplomacy in the BalkansE. the further decline of the Ottoman Empire as a regional power

23. The great liberal prime minister of the nineteenth century in Great Britain wasA. Winston ChurchillB. Benjamin DisraeliC. William GladstoneD. William WilberforceE. William Pitt

24. Economic depressions in the nineteenth century were most often characterized by

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A. the creation of jobs in large industries B. severe deflationC. government intervention and price fixingD. inflationary forces in the marketplaceE. rising confidence in the banking industry

25. In the late nineteenth century, the upper middle class tended to consist ofA. small-scale industrialists and professionalsB. factory workersC. successful businesspeople and artisansD. skilled craftspeople and union leadersE. small-scale merchants and clergy

26. One economic indicator that highlighted the difference between the working and middle classes in the nineteenth century was

A. the hourly wageB. the number of hours worked every weekC. the size of stock portfoliosD. homeownershipE. union membership

27. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” — Charles Darwin

The quote shown above, from Darwin’s The Origin of Species, refers to the concept ofA. devolutionB. natural selectionC. animal socializationD. imperialismE. nationalism

28. Bismarck used all of the following tactics to unify Germany exceptA. editing the Ems Dispatch to draw France into warB. inciting rebellion in Denmark against the monarchC. expanding Prussia by annexing nearby German territoryD. going to war with Austria and diminishing its power over GermanyE. raising revenue to expand the Prussian army without Reichstag approval

29. The Realism movement in the arts in the nineteenth century sought toA. show the social and economic conditions that affected humansB. portray the lives of the upper classesC. romanticize the Industrial Revolution and its effectsD. advance social harmony among the classesE. inspire nationalism among the masses

30. What military capability was seen as the key to empire building in the late nineteenth century?A. Naval powerB. Aviation technologyC. Possessing large ground armiesD. A modest merchant marineE. Intelligence services

31. Which of the following was the greatest point of division between Great Britain and Ireland in the Modern era?

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A. Ireland had a stronger military than Britain didB. Britain and Ireland had separate monarchiesC. Ireland retained its Gaelic languageD. Britain was Protestant and Ireland remained mostly Roman CatholicE. British culture was distinct from Ireland’s

32. Which of the following basic difference between the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?A. The effects and scale of the second phase of industrialization were largerB. A deep depression ended the First Industrial RevolutionC. The working classes did not benefit from the Second Industrial RevolutionD. The first phase of industrialization was shorterE. The Second Industrialization affected central Europe more

33. Which of the following conflicts tested the alliances of the Concert of Europe?A. The mexican War of 1846B. The Franco-Prussian War of 1871C. The Irish Rebellion of 1848D. The Crimean War of 1853E. The Opium War of 1844

34. The term Luddite refers to which of the following nineteenth-century groups?A. Agents who infiltrated union movementsB. Loyalists who defended monarchyC. People who opposed the mechanization of industryD. Followers of Marx who believed in a workers’ utopiaE. Middle-class factory workers

35. European military expeditions during the so-called Scramble for Africa were marked byA. mixed success because natives fought back in numerous parts of the continentB. complete domination over the continent within ten yearsC. German stealing of colonies from the DutchD. unsuccessful searches from precious metalsE. few Protestant missions being established

36. In the nineteenth century, Russia was remarkable for itsA. dynamic political leadershipB. robust steel industry that bypassed the steel industry in englandC. democratic reforms that gave the vote to all menD. lack of middle classE. openness to modern ideas from the West

37. Which of the following nations opposed the unification of both Germany and Italy?A. Great BritainB. HollandC. RussiaD. AustriaE. Denmark

38. Which of the following European nations had colonial interests in Africa in the nineteenth century?A. Norway and GreeceB. Ireland and PolandC. Belgium and FranceD. Holland and AustriaE. Russia and Germany

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39. The most beneficial outcome of industrialization in Europe wasA. the creation of new economic ideologiesB. better methods of communicationC. a new era of peaceD. stable governments across EuropeE. increasing the material standard of living for many

40. The center of British trade and rule in East Asia during the nineteenth century was located atA. GuangzhouB. GoaC. SaigonD. SingaporeE. Jakarta

41. All of the following were advancements in shipbuilding in the nineteenth century exceptA. steel hullsB. propellers for propulsionC. diesel enginesD. coal-fueled steam enginesE. larger tonnage per ship

42. the dream of a united Italy was inspired in part byA. the Haitian overthrow of the FrenchB. the nationalism and liberalism of the Napoleonic eraC. Prussia’s meddling in Italian affairsD. the urging of the pope to band togetherE. Austrian reluctance to intervene in Italian affairs

43. Which of the following show Italian Realpolitik during unification in the 1860s?A. The use of Swiss mercenaries against the FrenchB. Pursuing free trade with GreeceC. Crowning the king of Naples as overall monarchD. Negotiating the Treaty of Paris to settle a dispute with PrussiaE. An alliance with Napoleon III against Austria

44. Democratic liberalism in Europe was most evident in which of the following two nations prior to 1910?

A. Germany and DenmarkB. France and BritainC. Italy and FranceD. Britain and AustriaE. Russia and Germany

45. Perhaps the greatest application of technology in the nineteenth century wasA. the availability of electric power to urban populationsB. the building of hydroelectric dams across EuropeC. the invention of the airplaneD. Nobel’s discovery of high explosivesE. the development of chemical fertilizers

46. The British rule of India could be characterized asA. complete political control of the subcontinentB. exerting limited impact in Bengal

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C. a stepping-stone to control of AfghanistanD. free of rebellions by the nativesE. direct and indirect control over various parts of the subcontinent

47. Temperance movements of the late nineteenth century sought toA. advance the cause of progressive reformB. promote Freudian views on mental healthC. advance opportunities for womenD. deal with the social problems related to alcohol abuseE. ban dancing among young people

48. British interests in Asia led to which of the following nineteenth-century war(s)?A. The Mahdi CampaignB. The Opium WarsC. The Crimean WarD. The Boer WarE. The Spanish-American War

49. Which of the following European nations were defeated by Africans of Asians in battle prior to 1914?A. Holland and NorwayB. Germany and SwitzerlandC. Belgium and PortugalD. Italy and RussiaE. Spain and Austria

50. The Moroccan crisis of 1905 revealed what about European imperialism in the early twentieth century?

A. Colonial expansion overseas was leading to serious military tensionsB. Africans could be subdued easily by European armiesC. Great Britain was taking over western AfricaD. France was becoming the dominant imperialist nationE. Germany was giving up its colonial ambitions