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Industrial Revolution
1. Which of the following events took place during
the Industrial Revolution?
6. Which of the following was developed during
the second Industrial Revolution?
A. The birth of the Roman Empire
B. The career of William Shakespeare
C. World War II
D. The American Revolution
A. The powered loom
B. The personal computer
C. The steamship
D. The steam engine
2. Which of the following was developed during
the first Industrial Revolution?
7. If you worked on an assembly line, what might a
typical day be like for you?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. You'd perform the same task over and over
B. You'd work deep underground, mining coal
C. You'd spend your day building different parts of
automobiles
D. You'd spend your day in the fields, picking cotton
8.
3. The powered loom made textile production
easier. What is the best synonym for "textile?"
A. Steel
B. Coal
C. Cloth
D. Cotton
4.
What effect did coal have on
the Industrial Revolution?
A. It was used to power new machines
B. It was converted into steel in huge furnaces
C. It replaced petroleum as the most popular fuel in the
world
D. It was invented by British engineers during the
Industrial Revolution
5. How was the first Industrial Revolution different
from the second?
A. The first led to the development of new inventions;
the second did not
B. The first was centered in Britain; the second was
centered in America
C. The first involved advances in transportation and
communication; the second did not
D. The first took place during the 1600s, the second
took place during the 1700s
The popularity of the
automobile was caused by:
A. The invention of the lightbulb
B. The development of the steam engine
C. The harnessing of electricity
D. The digging of oil wells
9. Which of the following was a drawback of the
Industrial Revolution?
A. The birth of the middle class
B. The development of new consumer goods
C. The use of child labor
D. The development of the transcontinental railroad
10. Which of the following was a major effect of
the Industrial Revolution?
A. Poverty was completely eliminated
B. Societies moved from agriculture to industry
C. The number of wars between countries decreased
dramatically
D. Unemployment increased dramatically