Quiz on Unit 6 review (1815-1914)

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Joseph de Maistre Newcomen steam engine Reasons for industrialization in Britain 2nd wave of industrialization

#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

Newcomen steam engine Manchester Anarchism Zollverein agreement

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Reasons for industrialization in Britain

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 Industrialization led to the development of self-conscious classes because there was a very clear division of labor. Overcrowding in tenements lead to the spread of diseases. These reforms were led by governments 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!

#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

Zollverein agreement Industrialization Non-industrialized nations in the 1800s Educational reforms

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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.

Tzar Alexander 2nd's reforms Utilitarianism Factory act 2nd wave of industrialization

#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

Sought to remedy the high disease and mortality rate that occurred in British cities. People sought to sanitize cities by creating sewage systems and cleaning up the environment

True

False

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

Great exhibition

The tzar claimed divine right to rule, used secret police to crush dissent, and upheld surfdom.

True

False

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

Steam engine

The middle class was wealthy enough that they began marrying for love, rather than economic reasons.

True

False

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

Parliament repealed the corn laws

Telegraph, telephone, vulcanization, new railroads

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

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

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

Reasons for industrialization in Britain

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

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.

Section 2: True/false questions

Spinning jenny

Made the production of textiles exponentially cheaper.

Bessemer process

Sought to remedy the high disease and mortality rate that occurred in British cities. People sought to sanitize cities by creating sewage systems and cleaning up the environment

Great exhibition

The tzar claimed divine right to rule, used secret police to crush dissent, and upheld surfdom.

Steam engine

The middle class was wealthy enough that they began marrying for love, rather than economic reasons.

Parliament repealed the corn laws

Telegraph, telephone, vulcanization, new railroads

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