World History- Semester 1 EXAM Review

Who said it is the government's job to protect the natural rights: life, liberty, and property?

• Baron de Montesquieu
• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Which statement does not describe Baron de Montesquieu?

• believed the government should be divided into 3 branches
• wrote The Wealth of Nations
• Was an enlightenment thinker
• Wrote the Spirit of Law

What Renaissance belief helped prepare the modern world for democracy?

• individuals should develope their potential and creativity
• individuals should focus on a better future instead of the present
• Citizens should rely on their leaders to mold society and government
• People should do good works and focus on the afterlife

What factor did NOT lead to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England?

• Iron ore and coal were more available
• New machinery was developed
• Proximity to rushing water supplied easy power and transportation
• Citizens overthrew the government and demanded a change in the economy.

Which of the following statements is an argument of the Wealth of Nations?

• Governments should be directly involved in business.
• Businesses should abstain from industrializing.
• Government should try not to control the economy and businesses.
• Competition in business should be stopped.

Where did the industrial revolution begin in the late 1700s?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• United States
• France

What country produced the most industrial goods by the early 20th century? (early 1900s?)

• Great Britain
• Germany
• United States
• France

Which resource did Germany and English have plenty of making them able to industrialize quickly

• oil
• trees
• coal
• copper

Which economic system is based on private ownership of land and resources?

• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Communism
• Labor Unions

Who controls property and the distribution of income in a socialist system?

• Private Individuals
• Factory Owners
• Factory Workers
• Government