In which type of essay would you expect to find the following passage?If it was not for the Industrial Revolution, there would not be a large middle-class population.cause and effectproblem and solutioncompare and contrast

What was the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the upper class?A.It led many wealthy people to take investment risks that left them and their families in poverty.B.It forced members to live side by side with members of the working class in crowded urban environments.C.It reduced upper-class women's involvement in charity work, since most poor people were able to find factory jobs.D.It increased members' overall wealth, although they faced some of the same health risks as the lower classes.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

QUESTION 1Where did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the proletariat would occur first? A. industrial Europe B. independent Latin America C. colonial Africa D. agricultural Russia1 points   QUESTION 2Source: Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, McGraw-Hill, 2003 (adapted)Which concept is most closely associated with the pattern of population distribution in England shown on this map? A. urbanization B. colonization C. collectivization D. globalization1 points   QUESTION 3What was one result of the European Commercial Revolution? A. a decline in the spice trade B. the destruction of the papacy C. the development of capitalism D. an increased reliance on bartering1 points   QUESTION 4Which leader based his rule on the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels? A. Neville Chamberlain B. Vladimir Lenin C. Adolf Hitler D. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)1 points   QUESTION 5Base your answer to the question using the 19th century song lyrics below and on your knowledge of social studies.. . . What has poor Ireland done, mother, —What has poor Ireland done,That the world looks on, and sees us starve,Perishing one by one?Do the men of England care not, mother, —The great men and the high, —For the suffering sons of Erin’s isle,Whether they live or die? . . . — A. M. Edmond,“Give Me Three Grains of Corn, Mother”Which event is most closely associated with the conditions described in these lyrics? A. civil war B. famine C. Glorious Revolution D. independence from Great Britain1 points   QUESTION 6Which idea is most closely associated with laissezfaire economics? A. communes B. trade unionism C. subsistence agriculture D. free trade1 points   QUESTION 7Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that A. the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade B. individuals should be allowed to pursue their self-interest in a free market C. governments should develop a state-run banking system to prevent instability D. anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted1 points   QUESTION 8A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed A. a smooth coastline B. abundant coal and iron resources C. many waterfalls D. numerous mountain ranges1 points   QUESTION 9Source: Beers, World History: Patterns of Civilization, 1983Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map? A. England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities. B. In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade. C. Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people. D. People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.1 points   QUESTION 10The belief that workers of the world would unite to overthrow their oppressors is central to A. Social Darwinism B. Marxism C. conservatism D. laissez-faire capitalism1 points   QUESTION 11The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of A. militarism B. collectivization C. pogroms D. urbanization1 points   QUESTION 12“. . . A place more destitute of all interesting objects than Manchester, it is not easy to conceive. In size and population it is the second city in the kingdom, containing above fourscore thousand [80,000] inhabitants. Imagine this multitude crowded together in narrow streets, the houses all built of brick and blackened with smoke; frequent buildings among them as large as convents, without their antiquity, without their beauty, without their holiness; where you hear from within, as you pass along, the everlasting din of machinery; and where when the bell rings it is to call wretches to their work instead of theirprayers, . . . ”                                                                                                       — Robert J. Southey, Letters from England, 1807The conditions described in this passage occurred during the A. Age of Discovery B. Renaissance C. Industrial Revolution D. Green Revolution1 points   QUESTION 13What was the primary reason that large numbers of people left Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s? A. The people faced mass starvation. B. A political revolution had started. C. A smallpox epidemic broke out in the country. D. The people sought better educational opportunities.1 points   QUESTION 14In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expressed the idea that A. religion should be the most important factor in society B. power should be determined by a person’s wealth C. profits from work should belong to the workers D. supply and demand should control prices1 points   QUESTION 15What was an immediate result of the mass starvation in Ireland in the late 1840s? A. expansion of the Green Revolution to Ireland B. acceptance of British rule by the Irish C. migration of many Irish to other countries D. creation of a mixed economy in Ireland

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.Sentence: However, in the course of the 19th century, the free market largely failed to deliver the developmental goods, proving itself to be more adept at generating than distributing wealth.Paragraph: Meritocracy loomed large over Victorian capitalism. _____(1)_____ And so, in the early decades of the 20th century, stirred by both political and intellectual developments – the growing appeal of communism to a working class that had tasted comparatively few of the market’s fruits, and the consequent rise of economic schools that aimed to renew capitalism, such as Keynesianism and the German social-market – the state gradually took on a much more active role in both society and the economy. _____(2)_____ Immediately after the Second World War, with Europe in ruins, the communist threat seemed to reach its peak. _____(3)_____ To spearhead reconstruction, Western states created institutions such as the World Bank to assist governments in their work, and private charities arose to join this crusade. _____(4)_____ Oxfam (1942), CARE International (1945) and UNICEF (a joint private-United Nations charity created in 1946) all came into being to provide famine relief to war-torn Europe.

Which of the following statements challenges Karl Marx’s claims that workers will inevitably overthrow a capitalist economic system?A.The rewards received by many white-collar workers in capitalist societies are no different from those received by factory workers in Marx’s time.B.No advanced capitalist society has ever experienced a class revolution by the workers.C.Average living standards in most capitalist societies have risen over time.D.There are vast differences in the amount of wealth held by the rich and the poor in capitalist societies.

Exit Ticket: Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution on America in at least 3 sentences.