1. The tremendous industrial growth known as the Second Industrial Revolution was triggered by the development and use of __________.
iron and steam
plastics and nuclear energy
steel, petroleum, and electricity
iron, steel, and steam
2. Communism is a form of socialism based on the teachings of __________.
Robert Owen
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Keir Hardie
3. Marx and Engels thought that all history was the history of class struggles. They believed that __________.
the bourgeoisie would eventually control the proletariat
the bourgeoisie would revolt
gradual reforms would improve society
the proletariat would overthrow the bourgeoisie
4. Why was the Paris Commune established?
to improve the lives of the industrialists
to bring back an agricultural economy
to impose order on the violent workers
to improve the lives of the workers
5. The Parisians in charge of the Paris Commune did not __________.
pass laws allowing workers to convert some factories to cooperatives
forbid bakers to work at night
imprison people who were sympathetic to the monarchy
try to treat the bourgeoisie better than the proletariat
6. Who controls property and the distribution of income in a socialist system?
government
individuals
market forces
entrepreneurs
7. Why did workers band together to form labor unions?
to revolt
to take over the factories
to improve working conditions
to make the employees work more efficiently
8. Bismarck, Lloyd George, and other European leaders began to introduce reforms at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Which of the following was not proposed?
accident insurance for workers
old age pensions
guaranteed jobs
unemployment benefits
9. The early socialist thinker and industrialist who introduced reforms at the New Lanark textile mills was __________.
Karl Marx
Robert Owen
Lloyd George
Keir Hardie
10. The Communist Manifesto was published in 1848. It was __________.
a biography of Karl Marx
a political treatise condemning communism and socialism
an explanation of the need for a communist revolution
a plea for laws legalizing unions and requiring workplace safety
iron and steam
plastics and nuclear energy
steel, petroleum, and electricity
iron, steel, and steam
2. Communism is a form of socialism based on the teachings of __________.
Robert Owen
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Keir Hardie
3. Marx and Engels thought that all history was the history of class struggles. They believed that __________.
the bourgeoisie would eventually control the proletariat
the bourgeoisie would revolt
gradual reforms would improve society
the proletariat would overthrow the bourgeoisie
4. Why was the Paris Commune established?
to improve the lives of the industrialists
to bring back an agricultural economy
to impose order on the violent workers
to improve the lives of the workers
5. The Parisians in charge of the Paris Commune did not __________.
pass laws allowing workers to convert some factories to cooperatives
forbid bakers to work at night
imprison people who were sympathetic to the monarchy
try to treat the bourgeoisie better than the proletariat
6. Who controls property and the distribution of income in a socialist system?
government
individuals
market forces
entrepreneurs
7. Why did workers band together to form labor unions?
to revolt
to take over the factories
to improve working conditions
to make the employees work more efficiently
8. Bismarck, Lloyd George, and other European leaders began to introduce reforms at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Which of the following was not proposed?
accident insurance for workers
old age pensions
guaranteed jobs
unemployment benefits
9. The early socialist thinker and industrialist who introduced reforms at the New Lanark textile mills was __________.
Karl Marx
Robert Owen
Lloyd George
Keir Hardie
10. The Communist Manifesto was published in 1848. It was __________.
a biography of Karl Marx
a political treatise condemning communism and socialism
an explanation of the need for a communist revolution
a plea for laws legalizing unions and requiring workplace safety