AP World History MCQ: World History Chapter 9

World History Chapter 9

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When the trade union movement began in Britain, the strike was an illegal action taken against

a. child laborers by factory owners
b. union workers by factory owners
c. factory owners by union workers
d. non-union workers by union workers

Answer: c

With which of the following is Karl Marx most clearly associated?

a. socialism
b. communism
c. utilitarianism
d. trade unionism

Answer: b

Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations

a. Adam Smith
b. John Stuart Mill
c. Jeremy Bentham
d. William Wilberforce

Answer: a

Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a. living conditions for the average worker
b. educational opportunities
c. preservation of the environment
d. affordability of consumer goods

Answer: c

Which of the following did NOT improve as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

a. factory working conditions
b. the quality of clothing
c. the average person's diet
d. transportation

Answer: a

An entrepreneur is a type of

a. scientist
b. inventor
c. business person
d. personal secretary

Answer: c

By the late 1700s, the best place to find a water frame and spinning mule was in

a. barn
b. factory
c. farm house
d. urban home

Answer: b

Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?

a. banking
b. railroads
c. coal mining
d. textile production

Answer: d

How did the crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increase crop yields?

a. by allowing more land to rest
b. by increasing nutrients in the soil
c. by ensuring that more of the seeds that were planted actually sprouted
d. by decreasing the amount of land used to grow nutrient-depleting crops

Answer: b

In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase

a. farming, efficiency
b. farmers' reliance on a single cash crop
c. the use of the broadcast method of seeding
d. the amount of common land available for grazing

Answer: a

Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?

a. abolition of slavery
b. women's rights
c. public education
d. all of the above

Answer: d

What is the name for voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?

a. unions
b. strikes
c. collective bargaining
d. utilitarianism

Answer: a

What is the laissez-faire policy?

a. a policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant to their industry
b. a policy where labor created a committee to set working standards without interference from industry owners
c. a policy that taught owners of industry how to set working conditions based on government standards
d. a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference

Answer: d

What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

a. complete ownership of branch corporations
b. free goods produced by the corporation
c. not personally responsible for its debts
d. all of the above

Answer: c

What did Britain do in order to keep industrial secrets from the United States?

a. blockaded the US from engaging in international trade
b. sent messengers with misleading information to the US
c. forbade engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers from leaving the country
d. charged impossible fees for the secrets to industrialization

Answer: c

How did landowners and aristocrats view wealthy members of the middle class?

a. regarded highly
b. looked down upon
c. as equals
d. as outcasts

Answer: b

What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in the 19th century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?

a. poor crop yields
b. industrialization
c. improved living conditions
d. more efficient transportation systems

Answer: b

What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?

a. land, labor and capital
b. government, military, colonies
c. raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
d. road, railway, and water transport

Answer: a

Which of the following was a result of the agricultural revolution?

a. Many small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to cities
b. Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners
c. Landowners experimented with the new agricultural methods
d. All of the above are true

Answer: d

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a. increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
b. increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century
c. a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hours days, 6 days a week
d. increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s

Answer: b