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Section 1: Multiple Choice questions


#1 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



#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

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



#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.



#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

2nd wave of industrialization



Section 2: True/false questions


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

Spinning jenny

Made the production of textiles exponentially cheaper.







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

Bessemer process

Metternich’s plan to impose conservatism on the entire European continent for stability. Argued for the need for organized religion, upheld the rights of the nobility and kept the balance of power. Led to a decades-long (100 years) period of peace.







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

Great exhibition

Britain held an international exhibition to showcase their industrial might and greatness.







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

Steam engine

Telegraph, telephone, vulcanization, new railroads







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

Parliament repealed the corn laws

In 1846, parliament repealed the corn laws which levied steep tariffs on imported grain. This lowered food prices and less people were needed to farm so they moved to cities.









Triple-checked your answers?