Unit 11: Industrialization & Imperialism

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when

• people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
• people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
• work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
• industrialized nations created overseas colonies.

Which option demonstrates an effect of crop rotation and the Enclosure Movement?

• It increased the likelihood of disease wiping out crops.

• Farming became profitable and large numbers of people moved away from cities.

• Increased food output increased the number of people who could work in factories.

• These changes led to massive starvation and a population decline in Europe.

During the Industrial Revolution, the factory system led to

• high wages for factory workers.
• mass production of goods.
• large movement of people to rural areas.
• higher prices for manufactured goods.

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?

• It helped bring an end to slavery in America.

• It first began in France.

• The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.

• By the end of the Industrial Revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.

Which of the following is true about the Industrial Revolution?

• The Industrial Revolution began first in Germany, then spread to England.
• Living conditions for urban factory workers were typically better than those of rural farmers.
• Children and women rarely worked in factories because these jobs were reserved for men.
• The number of unskilled workers in factories increased.  

In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to

• form labor unions.
  
• move away from cities.
  
• change jobs frequently.
• take control of the government.

Socialism is an economic system in which

• individuals and corporations own the factories while the government plays a minimal role in the economy.

• the government controls the most important industries in an economy and taxes are often prioritized for social programs.

• society becomes unequal because of the large gap between the rich and poor.

• the laissez-faire principle is applied to the economy.

A major similarity between Socialism and Communism is both economic models emphasize

• the importance of free enterprise and the desire for profits.

• the importance of laissez-faire economics.

• a minimal role of the government in the economy.

• strong govt intervention into the economy.

 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
• Less fighting between African leaders and European powers

• African leaders voiced their suggestions
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies 

When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social, or political reasons it is called

• industrialization
• militarism

• imperialism
• nationalism