Industrial Revolution / Imperialism

Which is an example of a socialist ideology?

• Forming an employee organization to improve working conditions

• Increasing participation of women in reform movements

• Migration of laborers from rural to urban areas

• Emergence of industrial laborers as a separate economic class

Which of the following was a MAJOR consequence of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?

• Trade agreements were broken as the country became more self-reliant

• Harsh working conditions in factories caused a decrease in population

• Many people moved in from rural areas to cities in search of work

• Trade schools increased economic opportunities for women

Karl Marx warned that post-industrial revolution society would be marked by -

• Conflict between political and religious institutions over access to citizens' wealth

• A backlash against modernity resulting in a reversion of feudal customs

• more politicians serving the common good

• conflict between the owners of the means of production and the working class.

Which factor created favorable conditions for the I.R. in Great Britain?

• Low rural population in central England

• Presence of large oil reserves in the N. Sea

• Large deposits of iron and coal in England

• Abundance of grain and livestock in S. Scotland

The Berlin Conference affected European imperialism in Africa by -

• establishing partnerships with local kingdoms to promote trade

• defending the rights of African citizens to participate in colonial governments

• Supporting the establishment of colonies on the African Continent

• Developing guidelines to regulate joint-stock trading companies

A primary reason European languages are spoken in Africa today is that -

• African and European alliances were formed during WWI

• European territories in Africa were redistributed at the Congress of Vienna

• British forces won the Boer War against the Dutch and Afrikaners

• Europeans established colonies throughout the continent

What was the "White Man's Burden"?

• Bigger, stronger, Europeans could carry more baggage

• Belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to "civilize" "primitive" people.

• The crowded urban living conditions created by the second industrial revolution

• The unpopular belief that Europeans were responsible for the mass destruction of many African cultures

Imperialism refers to -

• A political and / or economic control of one area or country by another

• The moral responsibility of Europeans to "civilize" "primitive" people

• Rule by military force, supported by the landed elites

• Movements to establish greater democracy

Western powers wanted to take over foreign lands because -

• They needed new places to get natural resources

• They wanted new markets to sell their goods

• Ships needed places around the world to refuel

• All of the above

The Boxers were angry that Westerners were changing Chinese -

• Government

• Religion

• Traditions

• All of the above