AP®︎ European History: Topic 6.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.4 of AP European History – Social Effects of Industrialization.
Questions List
Topic 6.4
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-3.2.I.A
What class consisted of urban factory workers during industrialization?
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Topic 6.4: Social Effects of Industrialization
Thematic Focus: Social Organization and DevelopmentSCD
Economic, political, and cultural factors have influenced the form and status of family, class, and social groups in European history, which has, in turn, affected both the individual and society.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective E
Explain the causes and consequences of social developments resulting from industrialization.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.I.A
In industrialized areas of Europe (i.e., western and northern Europe), socioeconomic changes created divisions of labor that led to the development of self-conscious classes, including the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.I.B
In some of the less industrialized areas of Europe, the dominance of agricultural elites continued into the 20th century.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.I.C
Class identity developed and was reinforced through participation in philanthropic, political, and social associations among the middle classes, and in mutual aid societies and trade unions among the working classes.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.II.B
With migration from rural to urban areas in industrialized regions, cities experienced overcrowding, while affected rural areas suffered declines in available labor as well as weakened communities.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.A
Bourgeois families became focused on the nuclear family and the cult of domesticity, with distinct gender roles for men and women.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.B
By the end of the century, higher wages, laws restricting the labor of children and women, social welfare programs, improved diet, and increased access to birth control affected the quality of life for the working class.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.C
Economic motivations for marriage, while still important for all classes, diminished as the middle-class notion of companionate marriage began to be adopted by the working classes.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.D
Leisure time centered increasingly on the family or small groups, concurrent with the development of activities and spaces to use that time.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Factory Act of 1833
- Mines Act of 1842
- Ten Hours Act of 1847
- Parks
- Sports clubs and arenas
- Beaches
- Department stores
- Museums
- Theaters
- Opera houses
