Short Answer
Choose two and write a thorough response.
These two questions are worth twenty percent (20%) of your Chapter test score.
1. Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Great Britain before it occurred elsewhere in Europe?
2. What were some economic, social, and political effects that the Industrial Revolution had on
Great Britain? Describe at least one economic, social and political effect.
3. Why might the philosophy of communism have appealed to many 19th century factory workers?
4. What are some likely reasons that many middle-class British believed in the theories of laissezfaire capitalism and the free-market system in the 1800s?
5. Do you think the concept of complete reliance on a free-market system, using 19th century Britain
as a model, worked well? Explain.
6. In the 19th century, what were some of the main differences between the beliefs of laissez-faire
capitalists and communists?
7. What are some of the factors that discouraged the growth of industrialization in certain European
countries?
8. Think about all of the various groups of people who were involved in the Industrial Revolution,
from rural aristocrats to skilled workers to the children of the poor. What one group would you
say benefitted the most from the Industrial Revolution in the short term? What one group would
you say benefitted the least in the short term? Support your opinions.