Industrialization & Imperialism

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Japan

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

What was the first way in which production of goods changed as a result of industrialization?

• Interchangeable parts -- assembly line

• Steel -- iron could be strengthened

• Steam -- boats could travel upstream

• Textiles -- machines made cloth

Who believed that the government should interfere as little as possible in the economy?

• Karl Marx

• Adam Smith

• Friedrich Engels

• Cyrus McCormick

One response of British workers to unsafe working conditions was to--

• take control of the government

• set minimum wages

• return to farming

• form labor unions

What describes the movement of people from the countryside to cities in search of jobs?

• Urbanization

• Monopoly

• Enclosure

• Capitalism

Marx's belief that unchecked capitalism was harmful to industrial workers led to the birth of--

• Free enterprise

• Socialism

• Communism

• Nationalism

Which of the following is a characteristic of socialism?

• No private property would create a classless society

• The government should provide schooling & health care

• Prices should be determined by supply and demand

• There should be complete economic freedom

Which of the following describes a political effect of industrialization?

• The factory system replaced the domestic system

• Individuals invested their capital in businnes

• European nations turned to imperialism

• Science and research was stimulated

All of the following are reasons European nations started to exert their control over other countries EXCEPT--

• They wanted to maintain a balance of power

• Other countries had valuable raw materials

• Other regions had newer technologies

• To spread their culture and religion

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

• Germany gave up its colonial claims

• European powers divided the African continent

• A treaty ended the French Revolution

• Europeans formed an alliance against Asia