Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

The Industrial Revolution started in which country?

• France

• Great Britain

• Japan

• China

During the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century, farmers in the United States worked to increase their land holdings and modernize their equipment. A lasting effect of these changes was

• higher prices for crops.

• increased rural population density.

• greater productivity of farming.

One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century was

• a decrease in child labor.

• an increase in demand for handicraft goods.

• an increase in urbanization.

Consider the following changes that occurred in the United States in the late 19th century: improvements in agricultural production; increases in immigration from Europe; advancements in networks of railroad and streetcar lines. These changes led to the

• rapid growth of urban areas.

• elimination of large suburbs around many cities.

• acquisition of overseas territories.

Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800s?

• Unions were needed to guarantee a steady supply of workers.

• Unions organized industrial workers to protest unsafe working conditions and long workdays.

• Factory owners set up labor unions in order to control their large workforce.

In the late 19th and early 20" centuries, improvements in steel technology allowed architects to design buildings taller than had previously been possible. As a result, skyscrapers began to be built in cities such as New York and Chicago. What was the result of this new technology on population patterns in the United States in the first half of the 20th century?

• Decreased growth of suburban areas

• Greater population density (the number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area) in urban areas.

• Increased migration from urban to rural areas

What economic factor primarily contributed to the movement of African-Americans from the South to the North in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• greater employment opportunities in urban areas

• increased imports from newly-acquired U.S. territories

• the availability of free land under the Homestead Act

In 1950, New York City was the only city in the world with a

population of more than ten million people. By 2000, there were nineteen cities with populations of over ten million people. One reason for this increase in urbanization was

• a decrease in birthrates around the world.

• the spread of industrialization around the world.

• an increase in air pollution in industrialized areas.

How did the political systems in Africa change as a result of European colonialism in the 19th century?

• Opportunities for self-rule increased.

• Administrative units were set up along ethnic lines.

• Traditional forms of tribal authority were weakened.

In the 19th century, many Americans considered Native Americans to be inferior to people of European ancestry. This resulted in discrimination and conflict between European settlers and Native Americans. One consequence of this discrimination was that many Native Americans were

• Displaced from their homelands.

• Forced to maintain their cultural heritage.

• Prevented from trading with European settlers.