Multiple Choice Questions

Britain abolished slavery
  • When did Britain abolish slavery?
  • to expose the horrors of child labor
  • the type and number of goods produced.
  • in 1833, before the United States did.
Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
  • What would be labor's first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?
  • What happened, in the 1870's, in both the United States and Britain that limited child labor?
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
  • What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800's?
Political or social change
  • What is reform?
  • What was industrialization?
  • in 1833, before the United States did.
  • working classes
Working conditions were horrible.
  • What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor?
  • As the 1800's progressed, demands for labor reform increased. What was the main reason for this?
  • What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800's?
  • Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services.
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?
  • Calls for the abolition of slavery increased
  • What are the Factory Acts?
  • to expose the horrors of child labor
  • What is collective bargaining?
Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.
  • Workers are slaves and should be inspired to revolt.
  • to inspire the workers of the world to join the communists
  • Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services.
  • During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?
As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because
  • What is collective bargaining?
  • working conditions were horrible.
  • working classes
  • Labor's work hours were limited.
In 1807, he achieved a ban on British slaves.
  • Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform?
  • How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain?
  • What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
  • Industrialization has created poor working and living conditions for the people.
In general, which best explains why communist revolutions did not happen?
  • What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
  • Capitalist governments enacted reforms.
  • Who was William Wilberforce?
  • How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain?
What does the author argue is most responsible for America's wealth?
  • he built schools.
  • the achievements of individuals who have worked to create wealth for themselves
  • to inspire the workers of the world to join the communists
  • as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
In terms of production, what best describes the difference between capitalism and socialism?
  • Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.
  • Only five percent of the population was able to vote.Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.Large cities were extremely underrepresented.
  • Capitalism is a system in which goods are made by private businesses, but socialism stresses government control over production.
  • They joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
Negotiation between union leaders and business management is called
  • collective bargaining
  • as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
  • a gap between rich and poor
  • he built schools.
the movement to end slavery
  • What is collective bargaining?
  • What did the 13th amendment do?
  • Lewis Hine
  • What is abolition?
As economic theories, socialism and communism sought to
  • What are the Factory Acts?
  • even out inequalities of wealth.
  • private ownership and free markets
  • the type and number of goods produced.
Workers can lose their jobs. Factory production can be stopped.Profits can be threatened. Strikes sometimes can turn violent.
  • Name 4 things that can happen when unions decide to strike.
  • to inspire the workers of the world to join the communists
  • "the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"
  • Name 3 ways did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights?
What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844-1847) affected labor?
  • working conditions were horrible.
  • What is collective bargaining?
  • Labor's work hours were limited.
  • Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
Which statement best explains Smith's point?
  • Workers are slaves and should be inspired to revolt.
  • They joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
  • Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services.
  • What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800's?
During industrialization, which led to an exploration of new economic theories?
  • the achievements of individuals who have worked to create wealth for themselves
  • a gap between rich and poor
  • Calls for the abolition of slavery increased
  • What are the Factory Acts?
1920's
  • When did Britain abolish slavery?
  • What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor?
  • What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800's?
  • When did women get the right to vote in Britain and the United States?
According to the passage, how do people pursuing their own self-interests benefit society?
  • "the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"
  • What were 3 major problems of the British parliamentary system?
  • They joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
  • The highest-paying jobs are also those that benefit the society the most.
In 1833, before the United States.
  • They used force to end union activities
  • the type and number of goods produced.
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
  • When did Britain abolish slavery?
In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor?
  • Name 3 ways did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights?
  • They joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
  • Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.
  • What were 3 major problems of the British parliamentary system?
What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
  • he built schools.
  • as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
  • a gap between rich and poor
  • the achievements of individuals who have worked to create wealth for themselves
The change from hand goods to machine goods
  • What is collective bargaining?
  • What was a major accomplishment of the British Reform Act of 1832?
  • What are the Factory Acts?
  • What was industrialization?
Collective bargaining
  • What would be labor's first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?
  • As the 1800's progressed, demands for labor reform increased. What was the main reason for this?
  • What happened, in the 1870's, in both the United States and Britain that limited child labor?
  • What was a major accomplishment of the British Reform Act of 1832?
Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform?
  • Capitalist governments enacted reforms.
  • Lewis Hine
  • How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain?
  • Farms and factories are owned by private individuals.People are free to pursue their own self-interests.Supply and demand determine which goods, and how many, are produced.
Which best explains what Marx hoped to get across?
  • to inspire the workers of the world to join the communists
  • Workers are slaves and should be inspired to revolt.
  • During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?
  • What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor?
They used force to end union activities.
  • What was a major accomplishment of the British Reform Act of 1832?
  • When did Britain abolish slavery?
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
  • What was industrialization?
According to Smith, what is the primary economic motivation for most people?
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
  • assistance for the poorbetter working conditionsminimum wage laws
  • to find employment where they can make the most money
  • through competition between businesses.
Adam Smith believed that fair prices for goods are determined in a capitalist system
  • Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
  • They used force to end union activities
  • to find employment where they can make the most money
  • through competition between businesses.
What are the characteristics of capitalism? Select all that apply.
  • as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
  • Industrialization has created poor working and living conditions for the people.
  • What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
  • Farms and factories are owned by private individuals.People are free to pursue their own self-interests.Supply and demand determine which goods, and how many, are produced.
laws that limited child labor and provided a little education at their place of work
  • What are the Factory Acts?
  • Labor's work hours were limited.
  • What was industrialization?
  • to expose the horrors of child labor
The joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
  • Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.
  • Name 3 ways did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights?
  • They joined unions.They formed women's suffrage organizations.They won property rights.
  • "the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"
Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed.
  • What would be labor's first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?
  • What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor?
  • What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800's?
  • What happened, in the 1870's, in both the United States and Britain that limited child labor?
A worker negotiating with an employer for better working conditions or pay
  • Labor's work hours were limited.
  • What is collective bargaining?
  • through competition between businesses.
  • working conditions were horrible.
Only 5% were able to vote.Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.Large cities were extremely underrepresented.
  • What were 3 major problems of the British parliamentary system?
  • What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor?
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
  • Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.
In a free market, supply and demand determines
  • What was industrialization?
  • the type and number of goods produced.
  • When did Britain abolish slavery?
  • They used force to end union activities
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s?
  • Labor's work hours were limited.
  • They used force to end union activities
  • Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
  • through competition between businesses.
When union leaders negotiate with business management, it is called
  • collective bargaining
  • the achievements of individuals who have worked to create wealth for themselves
  • he built schools.
  • a gap between rich and poor
It abolished slavery.
  • What was industrialization?
  • in 1833, before the United States did.
  • What did the 13th amendment do?
  • What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
The word for political or social change is
  • reform
  • They used force to end union activities
  • the 1920s
  • What is reform?
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