Quiz on Unit 6 review (1815-1914)

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Newcomen steam engine

These reforms were led by governments Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. History obeys laws, moves through patterns and stages until it reaches its ultimate goal. Driving force of history was class structure Tzar Alexander 3rd had his finance minister Sergei Witte to draft some reforms. Universal suffrage for men, citizenship for all Russians, freedom of speech, and legislative reform, but tzar retained veto power Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Customs union which put a huge tariff on trade beyond member states, and promoted free trade within those German states. Allowed the small German states to compete economically with large unified countries like Great Britain and France

October Manifesto (1905) Great exhibition Bessemer process Zollverein agreement

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Raw materials (colonial empire), excellent transportation system via canals and rivers and later railroads, rise of capitalism, incentives for inventors (government rewards for new inventions), favorable government policies

Social effects of Industrial Revolution Anarchism Reasons for industrialization in Britain Utilitarianism

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Transition from agrarian economies to economies based on the manufacture of goods. Done in factories with specialization

Industrialization Parliament repealed the corn laws Bessemer process German Social Democratic Party

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

2nd wave of industrialization

An ideology that calls for the redistribution of society's wealth and resources. Reaction to inequality in the Industrial Revolution Distressed at Russias defeat in the Crimean war (lost because he sent untrained serfs to their slaughter and triggered a peasant revolt). To end the rebellion, he enacted potent liberal reforms. Emancipated the serfs, created independent courts, and modernized Russia's military by industrializing. He was assassinated because he angered the nobility Between 1870 and 1914, a second wave of industrialization spread throughout Europe. Main building material became steel instead of iron, and the main fuel source became gasoline and electricity rather than coal and steam. Between 1870 and 1914, the majority of European governments passed compulsory education laws to get boys and girls between the ages of 6-12 into School to give kids who couldn't work something to do and wanted to unify the population and create economic growth.

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Spinning jenny

Made the production of textiles exponentially cheaper.

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Bessemer process

Allowed steel to be mass-produced. And it was stronger and more resistant to rust.

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Great exhibition

Russians appreciated a better economy, but many were still living in absolute poverty under an authoritarian tzar. Peasant uprisings, the nobles lack of power, and lack of industrialization led to revolution. The people demanded a more liberal government which then led to the October manifesto

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Steam engine

With the introduction of the steam engine, water power was no longer necessary and factories could be built anywhere.

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Parliament repealed the corn laws

Marx was deeply distressed at the injustice of a society in which there was such a large gap between the rich and the poor classes. Communism!

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Newcomen steam engine

Customs union which put a huge tariff on trade beyond member states, and promoted free trade within those German states. Allowed the small German states to compete economically with large unified countries like Great Britain and France

Raw materials (colonial empire), excellent transportation system via canals and rivers and later railroads, rise of capitalism, incentives for inventors (government rewards for new inventions), favorable government policies

Transition from agrarian economies to economies based on the manufacture of goods. Done in factories with specialization

2nd wave of industrialization

Section 2: True/false questions

Spinning jenny

Made the production of textiles exponentially cheaper.

Bessemer process

Allowed steel to be mass-produced. And it was stronger and more resistant to rust.

Great exhibition

Russians appreciated a better economy, but many were still living in absolute poverty under an authoritarian tzar. Peasant uprisings, the nobles lack of power, and lack of industrialization led to revolution. The people demanded a more liberal government which then led to the October manifesto

Steam engine

With the introduction of the steam engine, water power was no longer necessary and factories could be built anywhere.

Parliament repealed the corn laws

Marx was deeply distressed at the injustice of a society in which there was such a large gap between the rich and the poor classes. Communism!

Triple-checked your answers?

Quiz menu