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Industry and Revolution Practice Test

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Waterloo
d.
Napoleon Bonaparte
b.
Maximilien Robespierre
e.
bourgeoisie
c.
Versailles
 

 1. 

Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General in this location.
 

 2. 

the middle class
 

 3. 

general who became emperor of France
 

 4. 

lawyer who tried to create a “Republic of Virtue”
 

 5. 

site where Wellington defeated the French
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
industrialism
d.
James Watt
b.
Michael Faraday
e.
James Hargreaves
c.
capital
 

 6. 

designed a steam engine to power machines
 

 7. 

an economic system based on machinery rather than animal or human power
 

 8. 

His discovery led to the invention of electric generators.
 

 9. 

money invested in a business
 

 10. 

invented the spinning jenny
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
socialism
d.
Albert Einstein
b.
liberalism
e.
Charles Darwin
c.
Louis Pasteur
 

 11. 

observed that plants and animals change over time in order to survive
 

 12. 

the belief that all people have basic rights of equality and freedom of speech
 

 13. 

the belief that competition among social classes harms society
 

 14. 

discovered that space and time are relative
 

 15. 

discovered bacteria and how to kill it
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Otto von Bismarck
d.
abolitionism
b.
caudillos
e.
Simón Bolívar
c.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
 

 16. 

the revolutionary leader who was a master of guerrilla warfare
 

 17. 

the movement to end slavery
 

 18. 

South American military leader who led the fight for freedom from Spain
 

 19. 

prime minister who sought to unite Germany
 

 20. 

rich men who often ruled as dictators
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 21. 

In France, the Second Estate was
a.
left to family members after death.
b.
the Catholic clergy.
c.
the nobles who lived in luxury.
d.
the bourgeoisie.
 

 22. 

What happened on July 14, 1789?
a.
People in Paris stormed the Bastille.
b.
The telegraph was invented.
c.
Napoleon invaded Russia.
d.
Marie Antoinette was beheaded.
 

 23. 

What two countries remained undefeated by Napoleon?
a.
Germany and Italy
c.
Italy and Spain
b.
Britain and Russia
d.
France and the Netherlands
 

 24. 

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a.
France
c.
Italy
b.
Britain
d.
Egypt
 

 25. 

A business entity that raises money by selling shares to investors is called a
a.
partnership.
c.
factory.
b.
corporation.
d.
cottage industry.
 

 26. 

Socialists believed that factories, land, capital, and raw materials should be
a.
abolished.
c.
owned by society.
b.
controlled by capitalists.
d.
controlled by Marx.
 

 27. 

What did the Monroe Doctrine promise?
a.
protection for Latin America
b.
democracy for all Latin Americans
c.
support for caudillos
d.
tax breaks for Great Britain
 

 28. 

In France, the bourgeoisie
a.
included merchants and teachers.
c.
did not pay taxes.
b.
was made up of peasants.
d.
lived at the king’s court.
 

 29. 

Maximilien Robespierre was the head of
a.
the Committee of Public Safety.
c.
Napoleon’s army.
b.
the National Convention.
d.
the Bastille.
 

 30. 

Who took control of France in a coup d’etat in 1799?
a.
Marie Antoinette
c.
Thomas Edison
b.
Maximilien Robespierre
d.
Napoleon Bonaparte
 

 31. 

During the enclosure movement in Britain, laws allowed landowners to
a.
enslave peasants.
b.
lock their homes.
c.
not pay taxes.
d.
fence off their lands.
 

 32. 

Long distance communication was made possible by the invention of
a.
steel.
c.
the telegraph.
b.
steam power.
d.
urbanization.
 

 33. 

In the 1800s, some women began to demand the right to vote because they
a.
had achieved greater independence.
b.
wanted to abolish factory work.
c.
wanted to outlaw slavery.
d.
wanted to keep their paychecks.
 

 34. 

Who believed that women should have equal rights to men?
a.
all women
c.
utilitarians
b.
all men
d.
Marxists
 

 35. 

Louis Pasteur’s discoveries were important because they
a.
were a step in preventing disease.
b.
led to the science called genetics.
c.
allowed safe surgery.
d.
led to the end of World War II.
 

 36. 

In what country did democracy come peacefully?
a.
United States
c.
France
b.
Russia
d.
Great Britain
 

 37. 

Social Darwinists believed that ideally, in economic competition
a.
social services would help the poor.
b.
the government would tax the rich.
c.
companies would be regulated.
d.
weak individuals would fail.
 

 38. 

This king was overthrown during the French Revolution.
a.
Napoleon Bonaparte
c.
Georges-Jacques
b.
Louis XVI
d.
Jean-Paul Marat
 

 39. 

Many delegates to the French National Convention were from the ____ club, which was made up of smaller radical groups.
a.
Jacobins
c.
Mountain
b.
Girondists
d.
Netherlands
 

 40. 

What two combined forces helped bring an end to Napoleon’s empire?
a.
the First Consul and revolution
b.
Britain and Russian military and nationalism
c.
revolution and nationalism
d.
the Congress of Vienna and Russian military
 

 41. 

Which two natural resources did Great Britain have in large supply that helped fuel the rise of industry there?
a.
wool and textiles
c.
harbors and rivers
b.
coal and iron
d.
inventors and inventions
 

 42. 

The ____ carried raw materials, finished goods, and people faster and cheaper than any other early invention.
a.
steam-powered boat
c.
steam-powered locomotive
b.
electric generator
d.
Conestoga wagon
 

 43. 

The rapid growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution was called
a.
urbanization.
c.
socialization.
b.
industrialization.
d.
liberalization.
 

 44. 

This man, along with Friedrich Engels, wrote The Communist Manifesto.
a.
Jeremy Bentham
c.
Karl Marx
b.
Adam Smith
d.
Stuart Mill
 

 45. 

____ discovered the radioactive element radium.
a.
Albert Einstein
c.
Gregor Mendel
b.
Louis Pasteur
d.
Marie Sklodowska Curie
 

 46. 

Two mid-1800s political ideas that helped reshape Europe were
a.
civil rights and abolitionism.
c.
language and custom reforms.
b.
nationalism and reform.
d.
voting rights and nationalism.
 

 47. 

In the mid-1800s, ____ united their small, independent states to become two new countries.
a.
Austria and Prussia
c.
Italy and Germany
b.
Denmark and France
d.
Piedmont and Sicily
 

 48. 

When nationalism took hold in Latin America, the territory of Haiti was
a.
Mexico’s closest ally.
b.
in a struggle with Great Britain.
c.
a protectorate of Panama.
d.
the first to revolt against European rule.
 

 49. 

Nationalism in the United States led to
a.
westward expansion.
b.
the American Revolution.
c.
the American Civil War.
d.
immigration reform.
 

 50. 

In what bloody internal war did 600,000 Americans die?
a.
the American Civil War
b.
the French and Indian War
c.
the American Revolution
d.
the War of 1812
 

Essay
 

 51. 

Describe working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
 

 52. 

Describe the ideas of Karl Marx.
 



 
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