The Industrial Revolution - Multiple choice exercise

The Industrial Revolution began in
1. England
2. the USA
3. Germany
Before the Industrial Revolution making cloth was done
1. on a spinning wheel
2. in a factory
3. on the cotton fields
At the time of the Industrial Revolution Great Britains main raw material was
1. coal
2. iron
3. gold
Most of the coal mining centered around
1. the Midlands
2. Scotland
3. the London region
Before steam-powered ships sailed across the seas they used
1. wind energy
2. gas
3. electric motors
During the Industrial Revolution many people moved
1. to the cities
2. to the countryside
3. to the coast
Factory workers got little money because
1. owners wanted to keep costs down
2. the banks did not have a lot of money
3. they didn't need so much to live
The Industrial Revolution led to an increase in
1. population
2. imports
3. free time activities
Britan sold a lot of its industrial goods
1. in the overseas colonies
2. in Europe
3. in its own country
The first Asian country to become industrialized was
1. Japan
2. India
3. China