Industrial Revolution and European Imperialism Quiz

Which country had a significant amount of territory in Central and South America in the early to mid 1700s?

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

• England

What technology was most important to the Industrial Revolution?

• Telegraph

• Electricity

• Steam engine

• Railroad

What did the steam engine allow humans to harness the power of?

• Solar energy

• Wind

• Coal

• Water

What did the Industrial Revolution create a revolution in?

• Transportation

• Agriculture

• Communication

• Medicine

Which country industrialized and had control in Korea and Taiwan around the year 1900?

• Japan

• Russia

• India

• China

What was a form of capital other than land that became important during the Industrial Revolution?

• Livestock

• Agricultural land

• Factories

• Mines

What did the owners of capital start to have more and more power in during the Industrial Revolution?

• Military

• Government

• Economy

• Technology

What did the Industrial Revolution create a hunger for?

• Labor force

• Finished goods

• Raw materials

• Technology

What did the desire for more raw materials and cheaper raw materials drive?

• Colonization

• Isolationism

• Industrialization

• Globalization

What made it easier to control a far-flung empire during the Industrial Revolution?

• Horse-drawn carriages

• Pigeon messengers

• Sailing ships

• Telegraph