Unit 5-6: Imperialism and Industrialization

The Industrial Revolution led to Imperialism. Check all the ways industrialization led to Imperialism.

• Urbanization: This led to people moving from rural to urbanization to work in factories.

• Countries that were industrialized had the more financial and military power

• Countries looked for colonies to take over for more raw materials to feed their industries.

• Social-Darwinism provided Europeans with justification to dominated other cultures and people.

• The Three "Gs."

The migration or movement of people from an agrarian life (country/rural) to towns and cities

• tenements (slums)

• labor unions

• urbanization

• entrepreneurs

The level of material goods and services available to society; such as food, clothing, medical, infrastructure…etc.

• standard of living

• social mobility

• bourgeoisie

• agrarian

Which of the following options was the ONE major similarity that the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions had in common?

• They were heavily influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment

  1650-1791 C.E.

• African slaves in the sugar plantations firmly believe that the new French Republic’s The Rights of Men applied to them as well.

• The mercantile system had drained their resources and national spirit.

• The Seven Year’s War had created deficit spending.

Which of the following is one main reason the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in world history?

• People no longer needed to travel on foot or in horse-drawn carts.

• The traditional agrarian lifestyle ended for most people.

• Anesthetics became available for use in dentistry and surgery.

• The territorial spread of the British Empire throughout the world.

The energy source that powered steam engines and factories in the 19th century.

• firewood

• coal

• natural gas

• power of love

Who supplied the capital that helped Britain industrialize?

• the British government

• banks.

• slave labor from colonies.

• investors/entrepreneurs willing to take risks

Which statement best explains how transportation technology advanced the Industrial Revolution?

• Technological improvements in the shipping industry spurred by rivers, ports, canals, and railroads aided the shipment of goods to many places.

• Transportation was for the most part limited to local urban areas.

• Transportation played little role in industrialization until the arrival of railroads and the ability to move goods over land.

• None of the above

*What role did labor unions play during the Industrial Revolution?

• They played a major role in bringing about social change especially universal male suffrage.

• Labor unions were often associated with Communist leanings; thus, causing major revolts on factory floors.

• Labor unions were vital for workers to have leverage against their employers since most men lacked representation in their parliament.

“In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition, it will always be the more so.”

--Adam Smith

Which social-economic theory is best supported by the above quotation?

• Utilitarianism

• Communism

• Laissez-faire