Who Wants to be a World History Millionaire? ($100 Round) The Industrial Revolution

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Who Wants to be a World History
Millionaire?(100 Round)The Industrial
Revolution
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The most significant impact of the Agricultural
Revolution in Europe was
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The most significant impact of the Agricultural
Revolution in Europe was

• A longer life
• B better health
• C a population explosion
• D a reduction in contagious disease

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The most significant impact of the Agricultural
Revolution in Europe was

• A A
• B B
• C a population explosion
• D D

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How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the
demography of Europe?
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How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the
demography of Europe?

• A It caused more people to migrate to cities
• B It caused the average family size to decline
• C It impacted extended families, but not nuclear
  families
• D It caused more people to move to rural areas

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How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the
demography of Europe?

• A It caused more people to migrate to cities
• B B
• C C
• D D

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• A Holland
• B France
• C Germany
• D England

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D England

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Which natural resources facilitated
industrialization in Britain?
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Which natural resources facilitated
industrialization in Britain?

• A Steel and copper
• B Coal and iron
• C Oil and coal
• D Bauxite and molybdenum

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Which natural resources facilitated
industrialization in Britain?

• A A
• B Coal and iron
• C C
• D D

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They were the first major revolution of the
transportation revolution
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They were the first major revolution of the
transportation revolution

• A Canals
• B Steam engines
• C Internal combustion engines
• D Diesel engines

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They were the first major revolution of the
transportation revolution

• A Canals
• B B
• C C
• D D

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Social mobility in Britain during the
Industrial Revolution refers to
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Social mobility in Britain during the
Industrial Revolution refers to

• A the transportation revolution
• B the fact that Britain was becoming more
  democratic
• C the fact that people could improve their
  economic standing
• D the abolition of titles of nobility

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Social mobility in Britain during the
Industrial Revolution refers to

• A A
• B B
• C the fact that people could improve their
  economic standing
• D D

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The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in
1793 had which of the following social impacts?
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The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in
1793 had which of the following social impacts?

• A It reduced the demand for combed cotton
• B It encouraged the growth of free labor
• C It reduced the demand for slaves
• D It increased the demand for slaves

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The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in
1793 had which of the following social impacts?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D it increased the demand for slaves

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The British tried to keep industrial technologies
for themselves by
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The British tried to keep industrial technologies
for themselves by

• A banning the mass printing of blueprints
• B not allowing inventors to leave the country
• C refusing to allow companies to export their
  products
• D making it illegal to take industrial secrets
  out of the country

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The British tried to keep industrial technologies
for themselves by

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D making it illegal to take industrial secrets
  out of the country

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Soon after 1815, the Industrial Revolution spread
to
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Soon after 1815, the Industrial Revolution spread
to

• A Belgium
• B Japan
• C China
• D Russia

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Soon after 1815, the Industrial Revolution spread
to

• A Belgium
• B B
• C C
• D D

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How did people in the U.S. begin to realize the
problems associated with the spectacular growth
of cities by the late 19th century?
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How did people in the U.S. begin to realize the
problems associated with the spectacular growth
of cities by the late 19th century?

• A Urban Leagues had formed to address them
• B The National Progressive Party had formed
  specifically to deal with them
• C President Theodore Roosevelt promised to fix
  them
• D Many of these problems had been exposed by
  journalists and photographers

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How did people in the U.S. begin to realize the
problems associated with the spectacular growth
of cities by the late 19th century?

• A
• B
• C
• D Many of these problems had been exposed by
  journalists and photographers

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How did the existence of the new class of
industrial laborers in the 19th century lead to
the growth of labor unions?
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How did the existence of the new class of
industrial laborers in the 19th century lead to
the growth of labor unions?

• A The middle class was outraged at the living
  conditions of the working class
• B Workers themselves petitioned the government
  for fewer hours and higher pay
• C Unions were legalized in Britain
• D Workers banded together and utilized their
  strength of numbers to improve their conditions

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How did the existence of the new class of
industrial laborers in the 19th century lead to
the growth of labor unions?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D Workers banded together and utilized their
  strength of numbers to improve their conditions

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Which economic theory was promoted in Adam
Smiths Wealth of Nations?
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Which economic theory was promoted in Adam
Smiths Wealth of Nations?

• A Communism The economy should be organized on
  the basis of cooperation rather than competition
• B Capitalism Govt should allow business to
  operate on its own with little interference
• C Socialism Workers should get to keep the
  fruits of their labor
• D Mercantilism Govt should regulate economic
  development for the good of the nation as a whole

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Which economic theory was promoted in Adam
Smiths Wealth of Nations?

• A A
• B Capitalism Govt should allow business to
  operate on its own with little interference
• C C
• D D

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According to him, a workers revolution would
result in the creation of a communist society
organized on this concept from each according
to his ability, to each according to his need
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According to him, a workers revolution would
result in the creation of a communist society
organized on this concept from each according
to his ability, to each according to his need

• A Robert Owen
• B Jacques Bossuet
• C Adam Smith
• D Karl Marx

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According to him, a workers revolution would
result in the creation of a communist society
organized on this concept from each according
to his ability, to each according to his need

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D Karl Marx

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How did Social Darwinists believe the business
world operated?
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How did Social Darwinists believe the business
world operated?

• A Companies, like species, adapted to their
  environments
• B the business world was inherently corrupt
  because capitalists were allowed to steal from
  the workers who created wealth
• C the idea of natural selection only applied to
  corporations
• D the fittest individuals and companies
  dominated, others went out of business

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How did Social Darwinists believe the business
world operated?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D the fittest individuals and companies
  dominated, others went out of business

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