Global Regents Review

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

• large supply of human and natural resources

• increasing power of laboring class

• high quality of public education

• eagerness of nobility to become factory owners

In England, which circumstance was the result of the other three?

• availability of labor

• abundance of coal and iron

• water power from many rivers

• start of the Industrial Revolution

What was a major influence on the struggles for political independence in Latin America?

• poor conditions in urban centers in Latin America

• the American and French revolutions

• the desire of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America to escape European control

• demands by Latin American workers to own their own factories

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bolivar were similar in that each

• encouraged a spirit of nationalism in their people

• denied voting rights to the citizens after gaining control of their nation

• opposed the territorial expansion of the United States

• followed the ideas of Marx in establishing a government

One similarity between Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler was that each

• formed an alliance with Japan during a world war

• used warfare as an instrument of national policy

• followed a policy of nonalignment in foreign affairs

• supported communist ideals

One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to

• overthrow divine right monarchies

• unify their nations

• establish communist systems

• form an alliance with Great Britain

The government of Great Britain built railroads, and irrigation systems in colonial India primarily to

• prepare India for independence

• strengthen its political and economic control in India

• secure favorable trading arrangements with different Indian leaders

• help India maintain its traditional cultural systems

The 19th century term "White Man's Burden" reflects the idea that

• Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans

• Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help

• imperialism was opposed by most Europeans

• Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples

During the Latin American colonial period, politicla and economic power in most colonies under Spanish rule was held primarily by

• parties representing workers and peasants

• people who were born in Spain and their descendants

• Indian tribal leaders

• people of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry

Which statement best reflects the attitude of Great Britain, Germany, and France toward Africa and Asia during the 19th century?

• We should not become involved with people who are different than us.

• These lands are sources of raw materials and markets for our products.

• There are many advantages to sharing and learning from other cultures.

• The political power and wealth of these areas are threats to our position in the world.