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Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact india's contemporary economic condition the industrial age and change of life of people

All of these led to the Industrial Revolution in Britain except a

  1. consumerist society

  2. number of technological advancements

  3. increase in the agricultural workforce

  4. lack of being a colonial power

  5. major international trading partner
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The invention of machinery and its use in manufacturing was the starting point of industrial revolution. England had a large colonial empire. From her colonies, she could get raw material at cheaper rates for her factories. She had a big market for her products. England's geographical position was suitable for world trade. The world was accessible to England by ships. After the Napoleonic wars, no European country could get on without British goods and this increased the demand for British goods. 

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Who developed the idea of Communism?

  1. Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin

  2. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels

  3. Vladimir Lenin and Frederick Engels

  4. Vladimir Lenin and Trotsky
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Explanation
  • Karl Marx and Frederick Engels developed the idea of Communism.
  • They lived in England during the Industrial revolution and distributed their communist theories so as to replace the capitalist world.
Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Why was Communism viewed as a threat in industrial nations like Great Britain and Germany?

  1. Communism required greater participation of the working poor in government.

  2. Communism called for the violent overthrow of those in power and did not protect private property.

  3. Communism demanded an end to the colonial system so that workers in the home nations could demand better say and benefits.

  4. Communism would create a political system that did not protect the special privileges of the nobility or middle class.
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Communism called for the violent overthrow of those in power and did not protect private property.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Which of the following classes were socially and politically dominant in Europe during the eighteenth century?

  1. Middle class

  2. Landed class

  3. Nobility

  4. Peasants
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In 18th-century Europe, the landed aristocracy (nobility) held the most social and political power, owning the vast majority of the land and controlling government positions.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Which of the following was/were cause/s for the rise of socialism?

  1. Reaction to the evils of capitalism

  2. Trade union movement

  3. The chartist movement

  4. All of the above
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Socialism is a the set of beliefs that states that all people are equal and should share equally in a country's money, or the political systems based on these beliefs. It had many causes like daunting evils of capitalism, trade union movement wanting their identity and worth also the ch artist movement.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

According to the __________ view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another.

  1. Capitalist

  2. Socialist

  3. Communist

  4. Republic
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Socialism calls for public ownership rather than private control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another. Further, everything that people produce is a social product, and everyone who contributes to the production of a
good has a right to share it. Therefore, society, as a whole, should own or control property for the benefit of all its members.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

The birth of Socialism was one of the important consequences of _____________.

  1. Renaissance

  2. Reformation

  3. Industrial Revolution

  4. All of the above
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yes, socialism was a byproduct of Industrial Revolution - Before making a change of this system, the middle class and the upper class were marginalizing and exploiting the lower class in the Communist Manifesto.
Before Industrialization, people were independent workers. They were their own boss, making their own decisions of "when" and "how" they wanted to work.
They had to get their jobs done, of course, accordingly. However, it was up to them when to do it.
Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

________ developed a method of producing high-quality iron in the blast furnace.

  1. John Kay

  2. Richard Arkwright

  3. Abraham Darby

  4. James Watt
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Abraham Darby developed the process of using coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron, which significantly improved the quality and efficiency of iron production in blast furnaces.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Who was the British Prime Minister at the end of World War 1?

  1. Herbert Asquith

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Llyod George

  4. Stanley Baldwin
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David Lloyd George was the British Prime Minister at the conclusion of World War 1 and played a key role in the Paris Peace Conference.