ROAD TO AN A:World History Review Game

The Industrial Revolution can best be described as…

A. A time when the cottage industry flourished

B. A time when manufacturing switched from man power to machine power

C. The mass migration from the cities to the country

D. A time of great struggle and political unrest

Which of the following is not a reason the IR started in Great Britain?

A. The abundance of natural resources like coal and lumber in the region

B. Political stability made people feel safe to invest in new technology

C. A recent increase in the population made lots of labor available

D. England’s king raised taxes and forced his people into the Industrial Age

Which of the following was one specific factor that allowed Britain to industrialize first?

A. widespread famineB. a strong army C. government-owned factoriesD. British colonies

Which of the following was not and impact of the Enclosure Movement?

A. Enclosure made land cheaper for the poorB. Enclosure caused many poor farmers to move

to the cityC. Enclosure allowed for more efficient farming

methodsD. Enclosure made wealthy land owners even

more powerful and wealthy

The image is best described as a depiction of:

A. Factory work B. The Cottage IndustryC. Child LaborD. Impressionism art

How did industrialization hurt skilled craft workers working in cottage industry?

A. by leading to a labor movement that raised wages

B. by leading to a shortage of raw materialsC. By causing fires and riotsD. by undercutting prices for their products

Which of the following natural resources was most important for the early development of industry in Great Britain?

A. CoalB. waterC. iron oreD. timber

After the invention of the steam engine, factories began to be located near…

A. RiversB. the ocean.C. coal minesD. cotton fields

Which of the following was one effect of the factory system?

A. More people joined the middle class.B. Workers became more skilled.C. The price of products increased.D. Workers dealt directly with merchants.

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels argued that capitalism would inevitably lead to

A. an energy crisis.B. an extensive welfare state.C. poverty and a workers’ revolution.D. enslavement of most of the population

Industrialization had which of the following effects on middle-class people?

A. They worked harder than ever before.B. They now had time and money to spend on

leisure.C. They became active in the labor movement.D. Their standard of living decreased.

What led to the growth of the middle class?

A. industry’s need for managers and other mid-level employees

B. the increasing profit earned from small, family-owned farms

C. the increase in prices of manufactured goods

D. the growth of universities

A region in northwestern England became known as the “black country” during the IR; why do you think this is?

A. People there smudged coal dust on their faces to keep the sun out of their eyes.

B. The sand on the beaches was dark gray. C. Industries located there were all immensely

profitable.D. Iron-smelting factories polluted the air.

The Luddite movement emerged in order to

A. agitate for the ten-hour day.B. oppose industrial changes that were putting

weavers out of work.C. direct strikes breaking out all over Great Britain.D. abolish child labor.

A Capitalist says…

A. It’s all about the Benjamins Baby! The gov’t should NOT regulate my business

B. Gov’t?! Who said anything about Gov’t?! The community can take care of itself.

C. The Gov’t should control business b/c the owners of factories are greedy, selfish pigs!

D. I live in Topeka. Therefore I am a Capitalist.

A Socialist says…

A. The gov’t SUCKS!! REVOLUTION!!!B. If I have the resources to open and run a

factory, the gov’t should leave me aloneC. I’m on Twitter and Facebook so I am a

Socialist!D. The main concern of the gov’t should be

to aid society.

A Communist says…A. I own the factory. I make the rules!B. I love the gov’t sooooo much. They

always have my best interest at heartC. Private ownership leads to classes

and oppression! D. Not all ownership is bad; the gov’t is

an excellent owner of business.

Labor Unions…

A. Work for factory owners and advise them on how to make the most money

B. Promote violent strikesC. Promote better work conditions and

reasonable payD. Advocate the use of child labor

What is true about the image below?A. It was uncommon for women

and children to work togetherB. Women and children were

often hired b/c they were cheap labor

C. This is a rare scene b/c England had laws against child labor

D. It was unusual to see middle-class people in the factories

Which of the following probably does not apply to the workers in the image?

A. work revolved around the family so when it was time to eat, learn or rest work stopped

B. this work was dangerous, difficult, boring and paid a very low wage

C. the factory was created because the textile machines were too big for small cottages

D. these workers were probably powerless to change their situation because there was always more workers than jobs

According to the interview, how did family life change during the Industrial Revolution?

A. women were now allowed time off after having babies

B. coal mining became less difficult and more profitable

C. women often died in childbirth

D. it was not uncommon for women do continue with difficult jobs while pregnant

Q: Have you ever worked in a coal pit?Wardle: Ay, I have worked in a pit since I was six years oldQ: Have you any children?Wardle: Yes. I have had four children; two of them were born while I worked in the pits.Q: Did you work in the pits while you were in the family way [pregnant]?Wardle: Ay, to be sure. I had a child born in the pits, and I brought it up the pit shaft in my skirt.

An entrepreneur is best described as…

A. A socialist who regulates businessB. A gov’t official who gives business

owners start up money for businessC. A member of a labor unionD. A risk-taking investor who starts his

own business

BLAST FROM THE PAST John Locke says…

A. People suck! They need gov’t to keep them in check

B. People are alright. Society destroys them.C. People are fine, it’s the tyrannical

absolute monarch who sucks.D. Government should have separation of

powers

BLAST FROM THE PAST Thomas Hobbes says…

A. People suck! They need gov’t to keep them in check

B. People are alright. Society destroys them.C. People are fine, it’s the tyrannical

absolute monarch who sucks.D. Government should have separation of

powers

BLAST FROM THE PAST JJ Rousseau says…

A. People suck! They need gov’t to keep them in check

B. People are alright. Society destroys them.C. People are fine, it’s the tyrannical

absolute monarch who sucks.D. Government should have separation of

powers

BLAST FROM THE PAST An absolute monarch…

A. Has hereditary powerB. Must consult with their government

before making decisionsC. Has never caused a war in historyD. Is elected by the people

BLAST FROM THE PAST The Parisians stormed the Bastille…

A. Looking for the king and queenB. Because they were following the king’s

ordersC. To find weaponsD. To take it over as a fort

What do inventions/discoveries like pasteurization, anesthetic and radiation have in common?

A. They were advancements in health careB. They made factory work easierC. They contributed to a new movement in artD. They were invented by the government

The laissez-faire economic system is most similar to…

A. CommunismB. SocialismC. CapitalismD. Monarchy

According to Marx and Engels, Communism is only possible through…

A. an energy crisisB. development of a wealthy industrial class.C. universal public education.D. a revolution.

How did the Model T differ from earlier automobile models?

A. It was luxuriousB. It used electric power.C. It was affordable.D. It came in many bright colors.

Which of the following was a solution to scarce living and working space in cities?

A. the growth of industryB. the construction of tenementsC. the construction of subwaysD. the expansion of public education

What caused the growth in leisure time activities in the late 1800s?

A. the move from cities to suburbsB. higher incomes and more free timeC. private funding of concert halls and theatersD. automobiles

Impressionism was a form of___________inspired by the IR

A. GovernmentB. TransportationC. ArtD. Medicine

Which of the following was important to the expansion of the railroad system in the 1800s?

A. the invention of the Bessemer process which made metals stronger

B. the discovery of electricityC. production of the Model TD. preparation for the Paris Exhibition of 1900

FINAL LAP!!!

Topic: Land. Labor. Capital. The means of production.

Based on this topic your group will wager points (at least 1, no more than

you have).

You will have 2 minutes to answer all parts of this question:

One reason England was the first to industrialize is because they had plenty of land, labor and capital. Explain why each of these were important to the IR