World Civilization: Unit 7 Study Guide

During the Second Industrial Revolution, low-paying jobs were increasingly filled by

• children
• men
• nobility
• women

Which statement is true about industrial capitalism?

• It helped narrow the gap between social classes.
• It led to innovations through competition between corporations.
• It helped equalize the pay rate between men and women.
• It relied on the use of community-owned factories.

Japan's industrial sector grew rapidly at the end of the 19th century in part because of

• loans from American businesses.
• democratic reforms and socialist policies.
• intercity railroads and telegraph lines.
• a movement toward a more religious society.

Which statement is true about industrialization in France?

• Industrialization was a slow process because the economy was hindered by political instability in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Many goods produced in France were handmade, and there was much excitement about the mechanization of traditional industries.
• The French country side was rich in iron ore and coal resources.
• Labor for the growing number of factories came chiefly from the farm population, and many women and girls moved to large cities.

What effect did the Meiji reforms have on the traditional social system in Japan?

• Women were given the right to vote.
• Textile workers obtained better working conditions.
• Aristocratic women received more privileges.
• Women could seek an education.

Which statement best describes how Karl Marx expected society to change?

• He predicted the creation of a middle class that consisted of factory managers.
• He predicted factory owners would show their natural goodness and transform their factories into utopian communities.
• He predicted the struggle between the two classes would lead to a violent revolution in which the proletariat overthrows the bourgeoisie.
• He predicted the oppressed majority would work through the government to make the necessary changes in laws and policy.

What was one result of the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain?

• Poor farmers had greater access to markets across the British Empire.
• Ordinary British families had income to spend on manufactured goods.
• New crops replaced traditional staples in the British diet.
• Innovations in livestock science improved British husbandry.

As a result of the steam engine

• laborers were paid a higher wage.
• the workday required only one shift.
• machines replaced most human labor.
• factories could be built everywhere.

How did the French government hinder industrialization in France?

• by protecting traditional industries.
• by refusing to invest in railroads.
• by exporting its coal and iron ore.
• by limiting the length of the workday.

The enclosure movement laws contributed to the Industrial Revolution by

• increasing the labor supply in cities.
• decreasing the need for foreign grain.
• increasing the health of the population.
• decreasing the demand fro fertilizers.