CADS 2000 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Industrial Revolution took place from _________ to 1820/1840. - Answers - 1760
Which of the following were key inventions came out of the Industrial Revolution? Select
all that apply. - Answers - Water-powered spinning frame, Spinning Jenny, Power loom
During the Industrial Revolution women and children made up what fraction of the work
force in Great Britain? - Answers - 2/3
Frances Lowell was known as the "Father of the American Revolution". - Answers -
False
During the time of the Lowell Factory Mills the workforce was made up mostly of
__________? - Answers - young girls
The Second Industrial Revolution ended in 1914 when what happened? - Answers -
World War 1 started
As the Industrial Revolution continued retail markets started moving away from
centralized commerce and started developing into a decentralized commerce. -
Answers - True
By the end of the 1920s the United States was producing what percentage of the
world's overall manufactured goods? - Answers - 40%
What specific side effect of World War II affected consumerism? - Answers - Rationing
of goods
Which one of the following is NOT a component of Socialism? - Answers - Supply &
demand determines market economy
Which of the following claims in support of globalization is supported by evidence? -
Answers - Consumers generally have more choice and pay lower prices
Which of the following claims opposed to globalization is supported by evidence? -
Answers - Globalization if making wealthy individuals and corporations wealthier
Which of the following is true, based on the experience of French dairy farmers and
Mexican avocado growers? - Answers - Globalization opens new markets but also leads
to new risks
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Industrial Revolution took place from _________ to 1820/1840. - Answers - 1760
Which of the following were key inventions came out of the Industrial Revolution? Select
all that apply. - Answers - Water-powered spinning frame, Spinning Jenny, Power loom
During the Industrial Revolution women and children made up what fraction of the work
force in Great Britain? - Answers - 2/3
Frances Lowell was known as the "Father of the American Revolution". - Answers -
False
During the time of the Lowell Factory Mills the workforce was made up mostly of
__________? - Answers - young girls
The Second Industrial Revolution ended in 1914 when what happened? - Answers -
World War 1 started
As the Industrial Revolution continued retail markets started moving away from
centralized commerce and started developing into a decentralized commerce. -
Answers - True
By the end of the 1920s the United States was producing what percentage of the
world's overall manufactured goods? - Answers - 40%
What specific side effect of World War II affected consumerism? - Answers - Rationing
of goods
Which one of the following is NOT a component of Socialism? - Answers - Supply &
demand determines market economy
Which of the following claims in support of globalization is supported by evidence? -
Answers - Consumers generally have more choice and pay lower prices
Which of the following claims opposed to globalization is supported by evidence? -
Answers - Globalization if making wealthy individuals and corporations wealthier
Which of the following is true, based on the experience of French dairy farmers and
Mexican avocado growers? - Answers - Globalization opens new markets but also leads
to new risks
