Unit 9.1 BHP Quiz - Acceleration

How is the Industrial Revolution different from other revolutions, like the American, French, Latin American, and Haitian Revolutions?

• It transformed the way people lived, how goods were made, and how the economy worked, rather than the ways people were governed.

• The weapons used in the Industrial Revolution were more advanced than those used in the others.

• The Industrial Revolution included more battles than the other revolutions.

• The effects of the Industrial Revolution were much shorter-lived than those of any of the other revolutions.

What kind of work did most people do before the Industrial Revolution?

• Clothing manufacturing

• Hunting and gathering

• Farming

• Blacksmithing

Why was the Industrial Revolution important in setting the stage for Threshold 8, allowing us to create a complex, global society?

• It led to climate change, the most important issue to arise in our global society.

• It marked the discovery of new energy sources.

• It allowed for the first connections between previously isolated world zones.

• It was the central reason for increased global connections.

What aspects of Chinese history contradict Eurocentric explanations of the rise of industrialization in Europe?

• China’s strict government control of trading operations

• China’s abundant coal deposits

• China’s large labor force

• China’s history of economic, educational, and cultural inventions

How did the high wages in Britain help lead to the Industrial Revolution?

• They pushed manufacturers to cut down on human labor through mechanization.

• They gave people more disposable income that they then spent on manufactured goods.

• It allowed for high taxes that were then invested in national industrialization efforts.

• Since people worked less for the same amount of money, they had more time to experiment and invent.

How did Indian cotton production actually help spur industrialization in Britain?

• India started the slow process of industrial mechanization in their cotton industry which Britain then adopted and expanded with the Industrial Revolution.

• Britain pushed industrialization in an attempt to compete with Indian cotton and textile producers in the global market.

• India produced cheap cotton which Britain then used to produce textiles, pushing demand for cheaper methods of production.

• The cotton and textiles produced in India were exported to Britain and used to clothe factory workers.

The modern revolution came about not only because of the globalization of goods and ideas but also due to the utilization of new energy resources. What was this new energy source?

• Hydroelectric power

• Fossil fuels

• Nuclear energy

• Firewood

What two forces propel the acceleration of change in human societies today?

• The development of renewable energy sources and rise of foreign trade

• The invention of the typewriter and phonograph

• The development of commerce and the new market economy

• The burning of fossil fuels and new technological innovations

How did the interconnection of the four world zones lead to rapid population growth in many parts of the world? Choose the best answer.

• The movement of people into cities

• The exchange of new crops

• The discovery of new medicines

• The migration of people to new lands

What regions benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?

• North Africa and the Pacific

• India and East Asia

• The North Atlantic seaboard and Europe

• The Mediterranean and Mesopotamia