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DIDANTO SELF-CHECK EXAM QUESTIONS WITHVERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following helped make Great Britain the starting place for the
Industrial Revolution?
A. improved transportation
B.more open farmland
C.fewer peasant farmers
Smaller crops - ANSWER improved transportation
Enclosure movement laws caused
A. inventors to create the steam engine.
B.entrepreneurs to sell their land.
C.many peasants to move to towns.
D.farm animals to starve. - ANSWER many peasants to move to towns.
Why were Britain's entrepreneurs successful in starting businesses, and thus the
Industrial Revolution?
A. Entrepreneurs had money to invest in new businesses.
B.British entrepreneurs were good at inventing new machinery.
The British people allowed the entrepreneurs to take advantage of them.
D. Britain's entrepreneurs controlled all the natural resources. - ANSWER
Entrepreneurs had money to invest in new businesses.
One of the first important products for Britain's manufacturers was
A. cheaply produced food.
,B.cotton cloth.
C.railroad cars.
D.water-powered looms. - ANSWER cotton cloth.
How did the steam engine change the entire factory system when textiles were
being produced?
A.Steamboats carried raw materials from factory to factory, bringing needed
materials for manufacturing.
B.The work became much quieter, so people didn't mind living near factories.
C.Factories spread all over the country, close to workers.
D.Less material was created in each factory. - ANSWER Factories spread all over
the country, close to workers.
What did the spinning jenny produce?
A.more jobs for British workers
B.fewer steps in the making of cloth
C.more work for the cottage industries
D.more thread than weavers could use - ANSWER more thread than weavers could
use
The iron industry expanded during the Industrial Revolution because
,A.iron was used to build trains and railroads.
B.coal was burned to create high-quality iron.
C.there were few impurities in pig iron.
D.factory owners preferred to use iron over coal. - ANSWER iron was used to
build trains and railroads
How did factories change society in order to make the Industrial Revolution a
success?
A.Factories created a new labor class and a system of shift work that kept the
machines running nonstop.
B.Society changed in order to encourage people to work in dangerous conditions.
C.Women and children became successful by working for high pay.
D.People became perfectly disciplined workers who never made mistakes. -
ANSWER Factories created a new labor class and a system of shift work that kept
the machines running nonstop.
Governments encouraged industrialization in Europe by
A.passing laws that made industry more profitable.
B.providing money to build the necessary means of transportation.
C.banning social programs that interfered with industry.
Staying completely out of the business of industry. - ANSWER providing money to
build the necessary means of transportation.
What was one result of extreme urbanization?
More money and food for all
B.a need for urban reform
C.more frequent wars
Reduced population - ANSWER a need for urban reform
, Western nations wanted to gain colonies in the late 1800s to improve their own
A.religions.
B.economies.
C.governments.
D.armies. - ANSWER economies.
Which of the following statements shows how imperialist nations justified racism
toward nations they wanted to control?
A.Western nations improved the lives of the non-Western nations.
B.Non-Western nations followed different religions than those of the Western
nations.
C.Western nations would increase their advantage over other nations.
D.Non-Western nations had weaker economies than the Western nations did. -
ANSWER Western nations improved the lives of the non-Western nations.
In Burma, the British
A.caused the collapse of the Burmese monarchy.
B.allowed the local king to rule on their behalf.
C.agreed with France to let Burma remain independent as a buffer.
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