Unit 9 Test Review Quiz

The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the economic, political, and social life of the people in the area taken over is known as?

• Revolution

• Dynastic Cycle

• Imperialism

• Sphere of Influcence

One way that European society was changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution included —

• the rejection of the teachings of the Catholic Church

• the decline of the population due to factory accidents

• the emergence of a middle class and a working class

• the spread of famine caused by families abandoning farms

New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to —

• the lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies

• the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class

• the demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies

• the successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade

In response to the poor factory and urban conditions brought about by industrialization in the nineteenth century, many workers started to —

• demand reforms in labor policies

• emigrate to European protectorates

• leave the city to move to the country

• advocate laissez-faire government policies

Most nineteenth century industrialized nations in Europe experienced —

• the creation of a common European currency

• a growth in the number of children in families

• the adoption of communist economic systems

• a general rise in the overall standard of living

European nations in the nineteenth century had an economic incentive to colonize Africa because of —

• a need for strategic military outposts

• the vast natural resources available

• the wealthy markets for European goods

• a desire to expand the Atlantic slavery trade

What was the name of the Congress that met in 1884 to set the rules for colonizing Africa?

• Congress of Trent

• Congress of Berlin

• Congress of the Congo

• Congress of Versaille

By 1914 Europeans controlled what % of Africa?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

The construction of both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal was intended to —

• improve access to colonies and markets

• provide jobs to natives in colonial regions

• control flooding of major agricultural areas

• serve as blockades to protect colonies in warfare

Who was the US Commodore who arrived in Tokyo Harbor in 1853 and demanded that the Japanese trade with the United States?

• Commodore Louis Albano

• Commodore Walter Orange

• Commodore Lionel Richie

• Commodore Matthew Perry