Question 1

The industrial revolution's new processes spread slowly from England to other countries. What was one of the contributing factors to slowing the spread of technology?

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A)  The breakdown of the diffusion theory that kept new ideas and techniques from spreading .
B)  England treating industrial techniques as state secrets to protect their technological knowledge.
C)  The relative ignorance of non-English peoples when it came to mechanical devices.
D)  The fear of steam and its potential for dangerous scalding of human skin.
E)  England didn't understand the magnitude of the industrial revolution so the information was not communicated.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The National Constituent Assembly swore not to leave Paris until

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A)  taxes on the middle class were reduced.
B)  Louis XVI abdicated the throne.
C)  peasants were granted land ownership.
D)  France had a constitution.
E)  land was confiscated from the church.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Term for identification: putting-out system

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Question 4

Term for identification: bourgeoisie

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Question 5

What was the primary aim of industrial production?

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A)  Allow the British to extend their empire by building better ships and guns.
B)  Lessen the unit cost of production through improved technology.
C)  Provide good wages for workers and improve their lives via government welfare programs.
D)  Help farmers by having a large urban workforce who needs their farm products.
E)  Help raise civilian morale levels through strict regulation of work and leisure hours.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The Thermidorean Reaction was aimed against

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A)  the extreme measures taken during the Reign of Terror.
B)  the King's tyranny.
C)  the execution of the King.
D)  the Directory's incompetence.
E)  Napoleon's intrigues.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The levee en masse enabled France to acquire a

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A)  redistribution of wealth.
B)  radical constitution.
C)  army of draftees.
D)  state-controlled church.
E)  better trade situation.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Term for identification: First and Second Industrial Revolution

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Question 9

Which of the following were some of the prerequisites for the industrial revolution?

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A)  Legal changes that forced women in to the workplace, outlawed child labor, and ended private farm holdings.
B)  An upsurge in world trade and a social revolution to start the dictatorship of the proletariat.
C)  A society willing to embrace child labor and involuntary servitude among the working classes.
D)  An upsurge in world trade, a rising population, and an increase in the flow of money.
E)  A monopoly on the knowledge of how to use stream and cornering the world markets on iron ore.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The role of women in the French Revolution could best be described as

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A)  severely limited.
B)  inconsequential.
C)  nonexistent.
D)  active.
E)  crucial to Jacobin success.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The counterrevolution began in protest over the

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A)  Declaration of the Rights of Man.
B)  Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
C)  Storming of the Bastille.
D)  Jacobin Terror.
E)  execution of the king and queen.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Describe and discuss the focus of the Jacobin regime. In what ways did it implement its policies of "terror"?

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Question 13

Discuss the changes in the lives of people living in newly-industrialized countries. Consider their living standards, prices on manufactured goods, and which job fields were new to the industrial revolution, and eventual reforms to improve the lives of workers.

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Question 14

According to your authors, what leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true "enlightened despot"?

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A)  Louis XIV
B)  Louis XV
C)  Napoleon
D)  Robespierre
E)  Prince MetternichF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

As agricultural improvements spread from Holland to Britain, how did the British landlords react?

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A)  They waited to see how successful the Dutch would be.
B)  They made few changes that brought somewhat increased crop yields for local villagers.
C)  They enthusiastically adopted the new techniques and began to produce crops for sale in the cities.
D)  They hesitated to change methods, concerned about what would happen to their loyal workers.
E)  They rejected the enclosed field system, because their plots of land were so small.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Discuss the changes in French government during this turbulent period in French history, highlighting liberalism and conservatism.

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Question 17

Term for identification: Richard Arkwright

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Question 18

Among the thousands of products that became more available and affordable during the course of the industrial revolution, what was one of the earlier products the benefited men and women directly?

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A)  The iron plow.
B)  Rifled firearms.
C)  Hybrid seeds..
D)  Underclothing.
E)  Printed books.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Term for identification: Watt and Boulton

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Question 20

The shift from the putting out system to the ____________________ resulted in an entrepreneur or a company gathering relatively large numbers of individual workers in one place for work and supervision.

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