G10 Quiz 3 - Unit 3

What is the BEST description of the Industrial Revolution?

• When most of the world's population realized that they could support themselves by farming.

• When much of the world's population discovered how to mass produce resources with machines.

• When much of the world's population realized that they could be more free if they formed nations.

• When much of the world's population overthrew their absolute rulers through violent revolution.

How did industrialization begin the process of climate change as early as 1800s?

• Industrial factories released emissions from fossil fuels like coal into the atmosphere.

• Industrial factories released emissions from greenhouse gases like chloroflorocarbon-12 into the atmosphere.

Where did the Industrial Revolution first begin?

• France

• Britain

• United States

• Germany

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain?

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• Britain was already rich.

• Britain had a lot more coal and iron than it needed.

• Large supply of gold and silver from Britain's American colonies.

• Britain was politically stable.

What was the key resource in Britain that started the Industrial Revolution?

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• Coal

• Cotton

• Water

• Timber

According to the view of EUROCENTRIC* historians, which of the following was NOT a reason for why  the Industrial Revolution started in Europe?

*Eurocentric means the point of view that sees Europeans at the center of world history.

• Europe had a small population, which made Europeans think of ways to produce more resources.

• Europe had a superior culture, which helped Europeans to invent new things more quickly.

• Europe had a lot of coal, which became a new source of energy that produced more resources.

• Europe was a more free society, which gave Europeans the freedom to invent more new things.

• Europe was more scientific, which gave Europeans the ability to think of more ideas.

Which parts of the world were the dominant manufacturing power that produced the most goods in 1800?

• Europe and United States.

• Middle East and Africa.

• India and China.

• Japan and Korea.

According to historians like David Landes and Bin Wong, how did the political fragmentation of Europe from the 1000s to 1800s CE lead to European nations industrializing first?

• Europe developed dynamic cultures that explored new ideas and technologies for economic development.

• Europe became a unified empire that invested massive resources into industrialization.

• European nations became convinced that God wanted them to dominate the world economy.

• Political fragmentation allowed European nations to have the highest wages for workers in the world.

According to historians like Andre Frank and Kenneth Pomeranz, how did the geography of European empires allow them to become more economically powerful than other empires by the 1800s?

• European empires were able to take the land, resources and wealth of their colonies in the Americas.

• European empires had more natural resources than any Asian or African empire.

• European empires had the largest population in the world by the 1800s.

According to most historians, how were Europeans able to conquer so much of the Americas so quickly?

• European diseases destroyed Native American populations in the 1500s.

• Europeans outnumbered natives in the Americas by the 1500s.

• Europeans had superior weapons by the 1500s.

• Europe was the wealthiest and most powerful continent by the 1500s.