World History II Final Exam Review

All of the following are reasons behind the Industrial Revolution's British beginnings EXCEPT

• An abundance of natural resources, such as coal and metal

• Water power from Britain's network of rivers

• Desperation after a devastating famine

• Britain's growing empire of colonies and use of enslavement

All of the following were environmental consequences of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT

• Pollution of waterways, which led to disease

• The restoration of the rainforests

• The depletion of non-renewable natural resources

• The rapid growth of cities

Japan's geography allowed for pre-Meiji Japan to

• Regularly interact with European powers

• Remain predominantly isolationist from global affairs

• Incorporate Hinduism into mainstream religious practices

• Invade and occupy most of Russia

"The [Japanese] government led the way in this, building railway and shipping lines, telegraph and telephone systems, three shipyards, ten mines, five munitions works, and fifty-three consumer industries (making sugar, glass, textiles, cement, chemicals, and other important products). This was very expensive, however, and strained government finances, so in 1880 the government decided to sell most of these industries to private investors, thereafter encouraging such activity through subsidies and other incentives..."

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The text above details events that happened during the ______, which was a direct response to ______.

• Meiji Restoration; increasing European influence in Asia

• Self-Strengthening Movement; the Opium Wars

• Industrial Revolution; the invention of the spinning jenny

• Age of Exploration; the development of navigational technology

Which cash crop thrived in Egypt under the governance of Muhammad Ali?

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Opium

Select TWO responses that detail the significance of the Suez Canal.

• It directly connected the cities on the Nile to the Red Sea

• Its creation led European powers, particularly Britain and France, to express interest in imperializing Egypt

• It created a shortcut from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, better connecting Europe and South Asia

• Its valley had been an agricultural hearth for thousands of years

After the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, Great Britain enforced ______ over India.

• Indirect rule, or a system that allowed for the Indian people to retain certain powers

• Religious persecution of Muslims and Hindus

• Direct rule, or a system that placed India under the control of the Britain government

• A modified version of the caste system, which placed the British government above all others

All of the following ideologies emerged out of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT

• Socialism

• Utilitarianism

• Communism

• Capitalism

Sadler: When did you first begin to work in mills?

Cooper: When I was ten years of age.

Sadler: What were your usual hours of working?

Cooper: We began at five in the morning and stopped at nine in the night.

Sadler: What time did you have for meals?

Cooper: We had just one period of forty minutes in the sixteen hours. That was at noon.

Sadler: What means were taken to keep you awake and attentive?

Cooper: At times we were frequently strapped.

Sadler: When your hours were so long, did you have any time to attend a day school?

Cooper: We had no time to go to day school.

Sadler: Can you read and write?

Cooper: I can read, but I cannot write.

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All of the following early industrial working conditions can be found in this excerpt EXCEPT

• Child labor

• Long working hours with inadequate breaks

• Abuse by employers

• Long-term respiratory illnesses

Sadler: When did you first begin to work in mills?

Cooper: When I was ten years of age.

Sadler: What were your usual hours of working?

Cooper: We began at five in the morning and stopped at nine in the night.

Sadler: What time did you have for meals?

Cooper: We had just one period of forty minutes in the sixteen hours. That was at noon.

Sadler: What means were taken to keep you awake and attentive?

Cooper: At times we were frequently strapped.

Sadler: When your hours were so long, did you have any time to attend a day school?

Cooper: We had no time to go to day school.

Sadler: Can you read and write?

Cooper: I can read, but I cannot write.

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Accounts such as this led to all of the following reforms EXCEPT

• Governmental intervention and investigation in workplaces

• Developments in public education in western countries

• The worldwide eradication of child labor

• The creation of labor unions that advocated for children in the workplace