Global Studies Unit 3 Review

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Why was the Meiji Restoration more of a revolution, than a restoration?

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It pushed for Japanese modernization, which had been resisted before.

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Which publication most accurately depicted what life was like for working people before the Industrial Revolution? Choose the best answer: Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man”, Diderot’s “Encyclopedia”, Olympe de Gouges’s “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen”, Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”

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Diderot’s “Encyclopedia”

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What role did industrialization play in the age of imperialism?

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It intensified imperialism as industrial nations sought resources and labor from colonies.

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What was the steam engine originally designed to do?

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To pump water out of coal mines

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What challenge did both Japan and Egypt face when it came to industrialization that Japan was able to overcome, but Egypt was not?

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Lack of coal to power factories

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What industry did Egypt focus its industrial efforts on in the nineteenth century?

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Cotton production

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What does “deindustrialization” mean in the context of 19th century India?

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The movement of industry from textile production to resource extraction, leading to large-scale migrations and famines.

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In response to issues like poor industrial work conditions, child labor, inequality, and other serious problems, what system of economics and government was promoted?

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Socialism

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What quality of fossil fuels led to large-scale, worldwide inequality that persists today? Their scarcity , Their uneven distribution , Their harmful environmental effects , Their high value

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Their uneven distribution 

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Why was building a national railroad a crucial part of industrialization?

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Trains could quickly transport materials to factories.