A Revolutionary Era

An agricultural revolution led to the first Industrial Revolution. Which industry was the first to be drastically changed?

• Fishing industry

• Shipping industry

• Textile industry

• Automobile industry

Otto van Bismark is given credit for uniting the people of which European nation?

• France

• Japan

• Italy

• Germany

French society was divided into three estates. Which of the three was the least powerful?

• Clergy

• Common People

• King

• Nobles

Key ideas of the U.S. Constitution included checks and balances, federalism, and limited government. "Federalism" means...

• The people establish government and are the source of its power.

• Government power is distributed between states and federal government to protect states.

• The powers of each branch limit the powers of other branches.

Key ideas of the U.S. Constitution included checks and balances, federalism, and limited government. "Checks and balances" means...

• Each part of government can help limit the power of other branches.

• The government is not allowed to get too big.

• All government employees must balance their checkbooks.

• All money must be the same weight.

After declaring himself emperor, Napoleon made some helpful changes, but he was most known for...

• Giving power back to the people

• Changing all laws in France

• Spending the nation's money

• Leading France into constant war with other nations

The demand for worker's rights and better working conditions led some to begin a new belief called...

• Socialism

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Marxism

Why did western nations begin to come to Africa in larger numbers?

• to find valuable minerals and agricultural lands

• to explore the interior of Africa

• to search for raw materials for European businesses

• all of the above

The Declaration of Independence included which key idea?

• All people are born with rights that cannot be taken away.

• The people give government the power to rule.

• Colonists had a right to trial by jury.

• All of the above.

What is the belief that rises among people living in a state that begins to unite them?

• Imperialism

• Communism

• Nationalism

• Federalism