Imperialism, Industrialism, and WWI

The SOCIAL change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the

• growing death rates, due to accidents on the highways

• emergence of the working class (women and children)

• widespread famines caused by families abandoning their farms

• thick air pollution that created smog over Europe

Which of the following would be a correct description of a factory in the Industrial Revolution

• unsafe, long working hours, very little pay

• high pay, few hours, dirty conditions

• clean, well-structured, and 8 hour work days

• well-educated workers, and short hours

Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• USA

• Germany

• Japan

• Great Britain (England)

What was the main reason for Imperialism

• to distribute land evenly

• European nations needed natural resources to fuel industry

• to spread the power of the Pope

• to divide the people of Africa and Asia

Disease, No Man's Land, muddy conditions, Trench Foot were all characteristics of what?

• aerial warfare

• mechanized warfare

• traditional warfare

• trench warfare

Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWI

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Totalitarianism

• Alliance System

What did factories rely on for power during the Industrial Revolution?

• coal for water/steam

• gold wiring

• electricity

• copper batteries

Which countries made up the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

• USA, Germany, Great Britain

• France, Russia, Great Britain

• Brazil, Japan, China

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Who had to take the blame for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?

• USA

• Germany

• Great Britain

• France

Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini are all defined as what type of rulers?

• Totalitarian

• Fascist

• Communist

• Socialist