Industrialization in England resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
the elimination of social distinctions between the middle and working class.
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the increased production of goods in all industries.
the reinvestment of profits from manufacturing.
the expansion of trade according to market demand.
new methods of production.
The British Ten Hours Act mainly concerned:
the labor of women and children in British factories.
CORRECT!
British railroad workers.
French radicals during the Revolution.
German dockworkers.
Slum dwellers in London.
A major cause of the Industrial Revolution was the:
increase in population.
CORRECT!
effort to eliminate child labor.
need for more manufactured goods for foreign trade.
desire for colonies.
racial ideas about western superiority.
Government policy was an important part of early industrialization for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
social welfare programs for workers.
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railroad building.
the stabilization of the currency.
the reduction of trade barriers.
laws benefiting business organization.
According the the Classical Economists’ “Iron Law of Wages”:
if a worker received more than a subsistence wage, he/she would breed more children who would eat up the surplus.
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with every rise in production, wages must also rise.
once workers’ wages fell below the level needed for subsistence, they would strike.
every wage increase must automatically benefit the employer, since additional purchasing power would be created.
none of these choices are correct.
Which of the following was the major purpose of the Corn Laws in Britain in the early 1800s?
to protect the interests of British grain producers
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to lower the price on grain imported from the rest of Europe
to weaken the political power of the middle class in Parliament
to improve the production and the quality of grain produced in Great Britain
to cooperate with other grain producers in western Europe
One reason why the factory system replaced the domestic system in England was that:
neither water power nor steam power could be used efficiently in the home.
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the decline of the guilds sharply reduced the amount of skilled labor.
women no longer had time to give to their families or to do the domestic work around their homes.
there was a marked decrease in the labor supply.
Parliament passed laws designed to weaken the domestic system.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was in a large part inspired by:
entrepreneuers who sought and accepted new manufacturing methods and inventions.
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the urgent need to solve great urban poverty.
the failure of the cottage industry system.
the great industrial success of the century before in Holland and France.
kings who controlled patents for new inventions.
Which of the following is TRUE of changes in the standard of living in the first half of the 19c?
all of these choices are correct.
CORRECT!!
there is not complete agreement on this question among historians.
the middle and upper classes made spectacular advances.
while real wages were higher than before, few workers were permanently employed.
some skilled workers were noticeably better off.
The Industrial Revolution began in England for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
she was an island nation safe from invasion.
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England had ample capital for investment.
an abundant source of power was available.
the government had created a business-friendly climate.
she had the necessary conditions for a factory system.
The Luddites:
physically attacked machines they believed adversely affected their livelihood.
CORRECT!!
were the first movement of the working classes on the continent.
were the lowest of unskilled workers in England.
received little support from the people in their areas of activities.
were English coal miners protesting harsh conditions.
[Quiz originally from here]