Unit 5 Exam

A key issue that historians have debated in explaining the reasons for the nineteenth-century slave emancipations involved

• the decline of export industries

• the spread of Marxism

• racist interpretations of the theory of evolution

• the role of humanitarianism

In the period from 1750-1850, which of the following political ideologies was gaining increasing influence in western Europe and parts of the Atlantic world?

• Fascism

• Absolutism

• Liberalism

• Communism

Which of the following contributed the most to the growth of the movement to abolish slavery in the Atlantic world?

• Increased availability of Asian indentured labor

• The adaptation of Enlightenment ideas challenging established social hierarchies

• The efforts of industrialists to create a more flexible workforce

• A decline in the number of enslaved persons being taken from Africa

What major event happened throughout Britain that will eventually spark the Industrial Revolution?

• Glorious Revolution

• Columbian Exchange

• Agricultural Revolution

• Triangle Trade

Due to the Agricultural Revolution, what sort of societal changes will occur?

• Improved medical conditions and decline in infant mortality rates

• Increased in infant morality rate and lack of available medicine

• Improved unsanitary conditions and overcrowding

• Lack of variety in peoples diet and spreading of deadly diseases

Which statement is TRUE about the Second Industrial Revolution?

• The Second Industrial Revolution involved chemicals, steel, precious machinery, and electronics

• The Second Industrial Revolution focused on the production of cotton in England

• The Second Industrial Revolution only involved increased production in England

• The Second Industrial Revolution did not impact the United States

The development of the factory system most directly explains which of the following characteristics of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th century?

• Large increases in the price of most consumer goods

• The greater degree of labor specialization

• A decline in the diversity of consumer goods

• The higher degree of educational achievement among workers

Which of the following best supports the argument that the last three decades of the 19th century were a turning point in world history?

• Significant increases in demand for fossil fuels for industrial uses

• Transition from use of cola and steam to nuclear power

• Worldwide transition from polytheism to monotheism

• Significant increases in agricultural productivity due to Great Revolution technology

During the 18th century, which of the following reigned, but did NOT rule?

• The king of France

• The Chinese emperor

• The Japanese emperor

• The Russian tsar

All of the following factors contributed to significant growth in worldwide population from 1750 through 1900 EXCEPT

• decline of epidemic disease

• introduction of Western Hemisphere food crops to new areas

• expansion of land under cultivation

• new grain crops developed in the Green Revolution