Industrialization/Imperialism

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Italy

• Spain

The factory created a new labor system in which

• Products were produced by an assembly line of workers and animals

• Workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work, followed by periods of inactivty

• Machines were valued more highly than the workers who ran them

• Workers had to work regular hours and do the same work over and over

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the

• Emergence of the middle class and the working class

• Growing death rates, due to accidents on the highways

• Thick air pollutionthat choked the British Isles

• Widespread famines caused by families adandoning their farms

The Suez Canal linked the Medterranean Sea and the

• Red Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

By 1914 only and remained free states in Africa

• Liberia and Kenya

• Kenya and Algeria

• Nigeria and Ethiopia

• Ethiopia and Liberia

Indirect rule in Africa had all these unfortunate features EXCEPT

• The old African elite were kept in power

• The creation of tribal tensions

• The disruption of local customs and institutions

• British administrators made all major decisions

What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?

• Land, labor, capital

• Government, military, colonies

• Raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods

• Road, railwau, and water transport

What is laissez-faire policy?

• A policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant to their industry

• A policy where labor created a committee to set working standrds without interference from industry owners

• A policy that taught owners of industry how to set working conditions based on government standards

• A policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference

Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?

• Abolotion of slavery

• Women's rights

• Public eductions

• All of the above

In what way did the Agricultural Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution?

• It led to population growth

• It increased food supplies

• It caused farmers to lose land and seek other work

• All of the above are true