Quarterly 2

Before the start of, and throughout, the Industrial Revolution, the population grew because of

• migration of Africans into Northern Europe

• an absence of warfare among European countries

• a greater supply of food due to farming advances

• The introduction of rice and kale into the European diet

What was a result of the improvements in technology used in the textile industry (such as the Spinning Jenny, Flying Shuttle, Power Loom)?

• workers were no longer needed as factories closed their doors

• farmers stopped growing cotton and raising sheep

• cotton production increased and farmers looked for ways to increase raw wool production

• skilled weavers trained more apprentices in their home workshop

What is a labor strike?

• the factory owner closes the factory and goes on vacation

• Individual workers move back to the country and take up farming again.

• a group of workers, organized into a union, schedule a work stoppage until their demands are met

• business owners crack down on workers and punish union organizers by firing them

The result of the 19th century urbanization in Europe was a migration

• out of Britain into France in search of new, cheaper farmland

• from the seashore into the mountains for military strongholds

• from the cities into the countryside for space to spread out

• from the countries into the cities for industrial work

During the Industrial Revolution, how did factory owners feel about the formation of labor unions?

• the owners didn't care one way or another about the unions

• the owners encouraged their employees to join the union

• the owners didn't like the unions, and tried to discourage union organization

• the owners were excited about the unions, as it meant more profits for them.

Which event would be an example of imperialism?

• a powerful nation sizes control of a poor, underdeveloped nation and its resources

• laborers in a poor nation are employed seasonally by a wealthier nation

• powerful nations join together to create a trade network

• a poor nation receives economic aid from a powerful nation

A 19th century English Social Darwinist would say that his or her nation's power was proof of

• the success of democracy

• the scientific revolution

• its religious faith

• its superiority

What nation colonized both India and Australia?

• France

• Britain

• Germany

• the United States

For Africa, colonization resulted in

• more wealth and power but less education

• learning and applying new ways of cultivation

• loss of lands, loss of trade, some gains in literacy and education

• more local leadership and stronger traditional cultures

Nationalism is more likely to develop in an area that has

• land suited to agriculture

• enough industry to meet consumer demands

• a moderate climate with plenty of water

• people with a common language, heritage and customs