World History Unit 3

Factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution in England

• Ease of transportation and shipping through rivers and ports

• Rich supplies of coal for fuel

• Technological breakthroughs in textile production, the use of steam power

• The rise of labor unions

• Cheaper supplies of iron and steel

Choose three problems that arose due to the rapid urbanization during the Industrial Revolution. 

• The Industrial Revolution led to an increase in water and air pollution. 

• The Industrial Revolution led to an increase in crime. 

• The Industrial Revolution led to a lack of housing. 

• The Industrial revolution led to a lack of workers for factories. 

• The Industrial Revolution led to over farmed rural communities. 

What role did the early Industrial Revolution have on the European political and social order?

• The working poor were elevated from poverty, eliminating the need for unskilled labor.

• Craftsmen became more important as people demanded higher quality manufactured goods.

• Non-elites became wealthy and demanded greater social standing and more political rights.

• The nobility were able to fend off attempts by the newly rich and gain a tighter control of power.

Which was a major cause for the entry of the U.S. into World War I?

• 
  Germany's invasion of Belgium

• the desire to collect reparations

• Russia's decision to leave the war

• Germany's decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare

The belief of the government that one should maintain a large standing military. 

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Secret Alliances

Having extreme pride and patriotism in your country. 

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Secret Alliances

Secret agreements of protections across Europe that ensured that countries had back up should war break out. 

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Secret Alliances

The political, economic, geographic takeover by European countries on Africa and Asia. 

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Secret Alliances

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a reaction to what economic policy?

• capitalism

• communism

• mercantilism

• utopianism

When Karl Marx used the word bourgeoisie he was referring to

• the current structure of the world economy.

• the people who currently owned the means of production.

• the ideal structure of the world economy he envisioned.

• the people who would seize the means of production from the powerful.