Units 4 & 5: Industrial Revolution & Imperialism

Which was a characteristic that helped bring about the Industrial Revolution in England?

• England had a large supply of wheat

• England had a large supply of people

• England had a large supply of coal and iron

• None of the above

Which source of power was introduced in the late 1800s?

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Which production method emerged during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• waterwheel

• spinning jennies

• mills

• assembly line

Which was not a result of industrialization?

• Slave trade

• child labor

• urbanization

• bad working conditions in factories

Which best explains the rise of the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory owners had to be land owners as well.

• Factory workers made more money than farm laborers.

• Factories required skilled, educated managers and office workers.

• None of the above

What were 3 reasons for European imperialism in the late nineteenth century?

Which was a justification for European imperialism in the late nineteenth century?

• creation of a social utopia

• democratic reform

• Karl Marx's philosophy

• social Darwinism

Which event led the British government to shut down the East India Company and rule India directly?

• Boxer Rebellion

• the Sepoy Mutiny

• Trouble in the Indian Ocean

• The Crimean War

How did industrialization in Europe lead to the colonization of Africa?

• Europeans needed workers for their factories

• Europeans wanted to own more land

• Europeans wanted to help the poor in foreign lands

• Europeans needed new sources of raw materials.

What was the European scramble to build empires from the 1870s to about 1910 often called?

• Scramble for Africa

• The New Imperialism

• Colonization 101

• None of the above