AnswersCA-World History Culture and Geography A-CRCultural Change in the Industrial Age

Cultural Change in the Industrial Age — Unit test Answers

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The single greatest benefit that capitalism provides is that it enables human choice. Capitalism establishes a social contract that makes it possible for individuals to exercise their franchise and free agency. It gives people the ability to be secure in themselves and their possessions and, having provided security, it enables people to assume risk that they were previously unwilling to assume. It creates the necessary conditions for people to escape poverty and create wealth for themselves and for others.

A
allows the government to help individuals.
B
protects workers from unfair practices.
C
provides individuals with freedom of choice.
D
helps entrepreneurs avoid risk and danger.
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What is a possible effect of a radioactive substance?

A
It can be harmful to a person’s health.
B
It can remove dangerous germs from food.
C
It may help electricity travel long distances.
D
It may make some plants grow more quickly.
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In a free market, the price of goods is set by

A
government officials.
B
the consumer.
C
the producer.
D
workers and owners.
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Which best describes how industrialization changed the American economy?

A
Industrialization moved the economy away from agriculture.
B
Industrialization eliminated the need for imported goods.
C
Industrialization created an export market for American goods.
D
Industrialization created new domestic markets.
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How did cities respond to problems caused by population growth?

A
They increased factory production to create more jobs.
B
They expanded housing without changing living conditions.
C
They forced workers to move out of cities.
D
They created new laws and improved infrastructure.
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What conclusion can be drawn about the discoveries of Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur?

A
Their discoveries continue to make the workplace more efficient.
B
Their discoveries were made possible by the work of Gregor Mendel.
C
Their discoveries have been surpassed by other important discoveries.
D
Their discoveries continue to have an impact on people’s health.
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Which best describes why industry existed in the larger American port cities before industrialization?

A
The railroad linked these cities to the rest of the country.
B
The industry was established by the British military in the colonial period.
C
These cities were built on rivers and harbors and had plenty of workers.
D
Entrepreneurs lived in these cities and started businesses there.
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In a capitalist system, the ideology is that people who work hard are rewarded. Why do socialists criticize this approach?

A
They say it bankrupts the economy.
B
They believe that no one should be paid for work.
C
They say it results in an unfair distribution of wealth.
D
They believe it makes everyone try to work too hard.
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Light bulbs were one of the most important inventions in history because they

A
inspired the use of electricity to power new transportation.
B
led to the birth of the Industrial Revolution.
C
made it possible for people to be more productive and creative.
D
reduced people’s reliance on gas-powered lights.
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Read these words by American author Mark Twain about travel.Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.What point was Twain making about travel?

A
Travel helps people understand the world around them.
B
Travel is best appreciated by educated people.
C
Travel makes people more closed-minded and less wholesome.
D
Travel is expensive and useless for most people.
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Popular culture mainly encompasses the realm of

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politics.
B
religion.
C
business.
D
entertainment.
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Which describes tenant farmers?

A
They farm and live on the same land.
B
They rent land to other farmers to use.
C
They live in cities and work in rural areas.
D
They farm land owned by someone else.
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Utopianism is best defined as

A
a form of socialism based on sharing.
B
a form of capitalism based on cooperation.
C
a type of monarchy where kings and queens are elected.
D
a type of dictatorship where all decisions are made by committee.
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A
creating and flying the first engine-powered plane
B
patenting more than two thousand inventions
C
inventing the first single-wire telegraph
D
developing worldwide phone communications
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Abolition
B
Suffrage
C
Strike
D
Reform

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