Copy of Unit 5

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What was James Watt’s contribution to industrialization in England?

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He invented a more efficient steam engine.

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One reason why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize was that it had

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a government that supported property rights.

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The textile industry was the first industry to be transformed by mechanization because

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cloth-making was very laborious and time-consuming.

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When France industrialized, why did its factories rely more on waterpower than steam power?

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France lacked significant coal reserves.

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What invention made the expansion of the steel industry in the American Midwest possible?

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the Bessemer process

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The invention of machine tools that could create part after part of the same size and shape allowed for the use of

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interchangeable parts.

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What European nation became a leader in heavy manufacturing and the chemical, electrical equipment, and weapons industries by the late 1800s?

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Germany

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What prompted Japan to begin industrializing in the late 1800s?

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The new Meiji government pursued a course of modernization.

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What was one effect of the mechanization of agriculture?

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Farmers were able to make more healthful food available.

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How did a few large companies come to dominate industrial economies by the late 1800s?

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by buying smaller companies or driving them out of business