Modern World History Semester 1 Review-Supplement

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Great Britain was able to industrialize because it had: Natural resources such as coal and iron, Overseas markets that bought British goods, A strong navy to protect shipping lanes.

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All of the above

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One result of the Agricultural Revolution was

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increase in food production

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The factory created a new labor system in which workers had to work regular and long hours, and perform repetitive tasks for low wages.

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Workers had to work regular and long hours, and perform repetitive tasks for low wages.

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The growth of cities is called?

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urbanization

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The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was seen in the:
Emergence of the middle class and the working class, Famines caused by families abandoning their farms, Cloud of air pollution that choked the British Isles, Growing death rates from accidents on the roads

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Emergence of the middle class and the working class

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The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

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It created new inventions that could be used for urban industrialization

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An extension of a nation's power over other lands

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Imperialism

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Areas in which foreign powers have been granted exclusive rights and privilege such as trading rights and mining privilages.

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Spheres of Influnces

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This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.

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steam engine

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation