IR & Imperialism Test Review

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• urbanization

• the size of the middle class

• the length of the average work day

• the life expectancy of the average worker

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

• increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a

  week

• increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• It created technology to clean them.

• It made them lose valuable sources of food.

• It made the population grow faster than the housing supply.

• It made the crime rate drop.

Which inventor contributed most directly to creation of your cell phone?

• Thomas Edison

• Robert Fulton

• Alexander G. Bell

• Henry Bessemer

The sepoys were:

• Indian soldiers

• Bengal Hindus

• Mughal Princes

• Sikh civil servants

Which of the following best describes the national boundaries that existed in Africa at the end of the 19^th Century?

• Ancient boundaries

• Imposed by Europeans

• Geographically logical

• Established by indigenous populations

What was used by the DEIC as a shortcut instead of having to sail around the continent of Africa?

• Strait of Magellan

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Suez Canal

Why was the construction of the Suez Canal important?

• It allowed the Egyptians easy access to Europe

• a.      It allowed Europeans easy access to Asia

• a.      It protected Egypt against invasions from the east

• a.      It protected Europe against invasions from the south.

1.     Which was not a reason for European imperialism in the 1800s?

• a.      Nationalistic pride and competition

• a.      Economic competition for new markets

• a.      Belief in superiority of the European way of life

• a.      Belief in superiority of the European way of life

  Desire to increase the amount of soldiers for their armies

Colonies Protectorates and Spheres of Influence are all examples of

• Socialism

• Communism

• Imperialism

• Nationalism