APWH Ch 17 Concepts Review

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why Britain was the first European country to industrialize? 

• Lack of coal deposits forced British industrialists to develop wind-based energy sources.
• The scientific revolution in Great Britain fostered technological innovation.
• British monarchs were smarter than other rulers of that time. 
• British people had the best accents in Europe. 

What was most of the European capital invested in Latin America used to finance? 

• Telegraphs
• Railroads
• Steamships
• i Phones

Which of the following describes a feature of Karl Marx’s vision of the society he predicted would emerge after the collapse of capitalism? 

• A society without classes and conflict.
• A strong capitalist society.
• A society made up only of the middle class
• A society made up of men with long beards.

In what way was the Industrial Revolution a global phenomenon by the end of the nineteenth century? 

• Every country’s economy was based on manufacturing
• Even regions that failed to industrialize were impacted by industrialization.
• Every country in the world had launched its own Industrial Revolution.
• America had considerable wealth and influence

In nineteenth-century Britain, women from the laboring classes found jobs as 

• supervisors and managers.
• teachers and secretaries.
• factory workers and domestic servants.
• talk show hosts and walmart greeters.

Industrialization led to violent social revolution only in 

• Russia
• France
• Haiti
• the United States

Which of the following accompanied industrialization wherever it occurred in the world? 

• Urbanization
• Nationalism
  
• Westernization
• Militarism

In the 18th century, how did the Industrial Revolution solve an emerging energy crisis? 

• It emphasized intensive use of the renewable energy sources of wind and water.
• It introduced the use of coal, oil, and natural gas as sources of fuel.
• It facilitated the migration of the rural population to towns and cities
• Less energy was consumed due to advancements in technology

Which of the following was a result of the Industrial Revolution? 

• The dominance of agriculture in the economic sector
• An increase in production in mining, manufacturing, and services
• The decline of the middle class
• All answers are results of the Industrial Revolution.

Britain had a head start on the Industrial Revolution for all of the following reasons except

• it had readily available markets.
• it was the world’s leading exporter of tools, guns, hardware, and other crafts.
• it had an abundance of natural resources.
• the recent revolution in Britain had left many unemployed and ready to work.