What was the Industrial Revolution?

• Increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields.

• An increase in machine-made goods beginning in England during the 1700s.

• Widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked long hours.

• Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s.

The only free states remaining in Africa by 1914 were

• Liberia and Ethiopia.

• Nigeria and Rhodesia.

• Egypt and Morocco.

• Rhodesia and Algeria

Which country was the first to industrialize?

• France

• Britian

• Germany

• United States

What were two major resources that fueled the Industrial Revolution?

• Iron and coal

• Iron and gasoline

• Coal and gasoline

• Gold and Silver

As a result of industrialization, cities grew dramatically. This movement is known as

• Suburbanization

• Urbanization

• Communism

• Capitalism

What was the "white man's burden"?

• bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage

• the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive peoples

• the crowded urban living conditions created by the Second Industrial Revolution

• the unpopular belief that Europeans were responsible for the mass destruction of many African cultures

This type of economic system followed the ideas of laissez faire, which is the economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without government interference.

• Utilitarianism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?

• It encouraged people to emigrate to other countries.

• It eliminated hundreds of thousands of jobs.

• It displaced England’s agricultural fishing industries.

• It offered cheap transportation for materials and goods.

______________________ is an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

• Communism

• Utilitarianism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill created the _____________________ economic system that believed that believed the government should promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

• Utilitarianism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism