Unit 3 Assessment_Review

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, energy to produce goods came from people, and on occasion, livestock. What new energy source drastically altered systems of production and distribution?

• Steam power
• Coal
• Solar energy
• Wind energy

The Industrial Revolution led to great changes in human communities. What process occurred as a direct result of the demand for industrial workers and led to new forms of community?

• Urbanization
• Mechanization
• Ruralization
• Suburbanization

What was one main reason Japan began industrializing?

• Fear of the power of industrialized nations’ armies
• An abundance of cheap coal to power industrial processes
• Worry over falling behind in the world economy
• A culture of openness to foreigners and new ideas and innovations

Which of the following best describes the Meiji Restoration?

• A political upheaval that replaced an anti-industrial government with a pro-industrial one
• A large influx of industrial technology due to pre-existing pro-industrial governance in Japan
• A mass recovery of Japanese historic sites and artifacts of immense cultural value
• A foreign effort to overthrow the Japanese government and replace it with one friendlier to trade

Britain was one of the first countries to industrialize. What aspects of its geography made it easier for Britain to industrialize?

• Relatively flat land and an abundance of coal
• Lots of coal and extensive river networks
• A large population and pro-industry laws
• Access to seaports and large amounts of sunlight

What advantages did industrialized countries have over unindustrialized ones?

• No private property laws, allowing industrialists to build where they wanted
• Higher productivity, which led to increased profits, goods, and investment
• Plentiful raw material deposits, helping them manufacture goods to trade
• Lots of coal, aiding them in production and further industrialization

Working conditions in factories were often horrendous. What, then, drew people into cities to work in these industrial factories?

• Chances to live in cities
• Strong sense of community
• Fewer taxes on city dwellers
• Opportunity for social mobility

What industry did Egypt focus its industrial efforts on in the nineteenth century?

• Railroad expansion
• Cotton production
• Silver processing
• The manufacturing of goods

What challenge did both Japan and Egypt face when it came to industrialization that Japan was able to overcome, but Egypt was not?

• Lack of coal to power factories
• Poor leadership or emperors
• Lack of raw materials for production
• Difficult location for trade

How did the Industrial Revolution help with empire building in the late nineteenth century?

• Empires contained many of the raw materials and new markets that spurred industrialization.
• New navigational tools made the discovery of new lands and countries easier.
• Newly industrialized countries sought places to set up new industrial factories.
• Technological advantages made it easier to exploit non-industrial countries.