Age of Reform:Pre-Test
Negotiation between union leaders and business management is called | collective bargaining |
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? | Calls for the abolition of slavery increased. |
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s? | Revolutions were spreading across Europe. |
What would be labor’s first step in solving labor problems and effecting change? | collective bargaining |
How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply. | -They joined unions. -They formed women’s suffrage organizations. -They won property rights. |
What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system? Check all that apply. | -Only five percent of the population was able to vote. -Only wealthy landowners were able to vote. -Large cities were extremely underrepresented. |
What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming? | They used force to end union activities. |
Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? | Lewis Hine |
Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until | the 1920s. |
Britain abolished slavery | in 1833, before the United States did. |
Why was this picture most likely taken? | to expose the horrors of child labor |
When union leaders negotiate with business management, it is called | collective bargaining |
As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because | working conditions were horrible. |
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s? | Revolutions were spreading across Europe. |
Britain abolished slavery | in 1833, before the United States did. |
What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming? | They used force to end union activities |
What were the two main reasons workers formed unions? | as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions |
The word for political or social change is | reform |
What would be labor’s first step in solving labor problems and effecting change? | NOT joining a union |
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? | Calls for the abolition of slavery increased |
Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? | Lewis Hine |
Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until | the 1920s |
A major accomplishment of Britain’s Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to | NOT former enslaved persons. NOT all males. |
What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844-1847) affected labor? | Labor’s work hours were limited. |
In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor? | NOT Laws passed in both countries prohibited children under 14 from working. |
What moderate reforms did European socialists support? Check all that apply. | assistance for the poor better working conditions minimum wage laws |
In a free market, supply and demand determines | the type and number of goods produced. |
According to Karl Marx, the economic ideas behind socialism would lead to a | communist revolution |
Adam Smith believed that fair prices for goods are determined in a capitalist system | through competition between businesses. |
In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx hypothesized that capitalism would fail if workers | NOT revolt |
Karl Marx developed the economic theory of | communism. |
In a dictatorship of the proletariat, who controls the government? | working classes |
Which statement best explains Smith’s point? | Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services. |
During industrialization, which led to an exploration of new economic theories? | a gap between rich and poor |
What two principles form the basis for capitalism? | NOT private ownership and equal wealth |
Those who believed in a communist revolution believed that workers would rise up, eventually leading to | NOT a new form of capitalism. |
The three main ideas behind capitalism as defined by Adam Smith are | NOT laissez-faire, regulation, and self interest. |
In general, which best explains why communist revolutions did not happen? | Capitalist governments enacted reforms. |
What two principles form the basis for capitalism? | private ownership and free markets |
Which best explains what Marx hoped to get across? | Workers are slaves and should be inspired to revolt. |
Working conditions were horrible. | As the 1800’s progressed, demands for labor reform increased. What was the main reason for this? |
Social protest and to protect themselves from poor working conditions. | What were the two main reasons workers formed unions? |
They used force to end union activities. | What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming? |
The change from hand goods to machine goods | What was industrialization? |
the movement to end slavery | What is abolition? |
Calls for the abolition of slavery increased. | During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? |
A highly religious man who tried to end slavery in Britain. | Who was William Wilberforce? |
In 1807, he achieved a ban on British slaves. | How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain? |
In 1833, before the United States. | When did Britain abolish slavery? |
It gave voting rights to the middle class. | What was a major accomplishment of the British Reform Act of 1832? |
1920’s | When did women get the right to vote in Britain and the United States? |
Lewis Hine | Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? |
Political or social change | What is reform? |
A worker negotiating with an employer for better working conditions or pay | What is collective bargaining? |
Collective bargaining | What would be labor’s first step in solving labor problems and effecting change? |
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 one way the passage of the Factory Acts affected labor? |
Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed. | What happened, in the 1870’s, in both the United States and Britain that limited child labor? |
It abolished slavery. | What did the 13th amendment do? |
Revolutions were spreading across Europe. | What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800’s? |
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? |
The joined unions. They formed women’s suffrage organizations. They won property rights. | Name 3 ways did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? |
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. |
Why was this picture most likely taken? | to expose the horrors of child labor |
When union leaders negotiate with business management, it is called | collective bargaining |
As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because | working conditions were horrible. |
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s? | Revolutions were spreading across Europe. |
Britain abolished slavery | in 1833, before the United States did. |
What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming? | They used force to end union activities |
What were the two main reasons workers formed unions? | as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions |
The word for political or social change is | reform |
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? | Calls for the abolition of slavery increased |
Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? | Lewis Hine |
Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until | the 1920s |
What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844-1847) affected labor? | Labor’s work hours were limited. |
In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor? | Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries. |
What moderate reforms did European socialists support? Check all that apply. | assistance for the poor better working conditions minimum wage laws |
In a free market, supply and demand determines | the type and number of goods produced. |
According to Karl Marx, the economic ideas behind socialism would lead to a | communist revolution |
Adam Smith believed that fair prices for goods are determined in a capitalist system | through competition between businesses. |
Karl Marx developed the economic theory of | communism. |
In a dictatorship of the proletariat, who controls the government? | working classes |
Which statement best explains Smith’s point? | Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services. |
During industrialization, which led to an exploration of new economic theories? | a gap between rich and poor |
In general, which best explains why communist revolutions did not happen? | Capitalist governments enacted reforms. |
What two principles form the basis for capitalism? | private ownership and free markets |
Which best explains what Marx hoped to get across? | Workers should unite in the communist movement. |
What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system? Check all that apply. | Only five percent of the population was able to vote. Only wealthy landowners were able to vote. Large cities were extremely underrepresented. |
How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply. | They joined unions. They formed women’s suffrage organizations. They won property rights. |
What two principles form the basis for capitalism? | private ownership and free markets |
Workers competed for jobs in the model factory started by Robert Owen because | he built schools. |
As economic theories, socialism and communism sought to | even out inequalities of wealth. |
What does the author argue is most responsible for America’s wealth? | the achievements of individuals who have worked to create wealth for themselves |
What are the characteristics of capitalism? Select all that apply. | 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. |
What was the authors’ most likely purpose in writing this passage? | to inspire the workers of the world to join the communists |
According to Smith, what is the primary economic motivation for most people? | to find employment where they can make the most money |
According to the passage, how do people pursuing their own self-interests benefit society? | The highest-paying jobs are also those that benefit the society the most. |
What is the main idea of this passage? | Industrialization has created poor working and living conditions for the people. |
Which of these lines from the text provides a clue that Engels is a socialist and therefore opposed to capitalism? | “the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement” |
In terms of production, what best describes the difference between capitalism and socialism? | Capitalism is a system in which goods are made by private businesses, but socialism stresses government control over production. |
During industrialization, which led to an exploration of new economic theories? | a gap between rich and poor |
What can happen when unions decide to strike? Check all that apply. | Factory production can be stopped. Police can prohibit the strike. Profits can be threatened. Strikes sometimes can turn violent. {WRONG} |