Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Industrialization
during the late 1800s contributed to the development of organized labor because it
_______.
(Texas TAKS Test) a. | contributed to the growth of college business
programs | b. | reduced the demand for hourly
wage earners | c. | created low-wage, low-skill
jobs that made employees easy to replace | d. | allowed individuals to accumulate huge
fortunes | | |
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Base your answer
to this question on the table below.
Which event caused this population shift in Great Britain?
(NY Regents) a. | the bubonic plague | c. | the Industrial Revolution | b. | rebellions in Ireland | d. | emigration to the Americas | | | | |
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As a result of the Industrial Revolution, more and more
people gained the right to vote between 1820 and 9020 as illustrated in the chart
below.
Based on who was allowed to
vote in Great Britain, in which year would a bill increasing workers’ wages be most likely to
pass?
(Kansas Assessment)
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Which development
caused the other three?
(NY State
Test) a. | increased
urbanization | b. | unsafe working
conditions | c. | introduction of the factory
system | d. | increased productivity of
industrial workers | | |
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During the
19th century, industrialization in Great Britain differed from industrialization in Japan
mainly because Great Britain _______.
(NY
Regents) a. | duplicated the factory system
used in China | b. | had greater deposits of
natural resources | c. | used isolationism to increase its economic
power | d. | encountered government
resistance to economic growth | | |
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