Pre-Test Industrial Revolution Quiz

The Industrial Revolution began in _______________ in the late-1700s.

• Germany

• Great Britain

• France

• Russia

What technological advance was central to the early development of the Industrial Revolution?

• Electric lighting

• Railroad transportation

• Steam power

• Steel manufacturing

The ideas of early-nineteenth socialists developed as a criticism of the working conditions resulting from _______________.

• the American Revolution

• industrialization

• nationalism

• the Congress of Vienna

What effect did the end of the Napoleonic wars have on the political systems of Europe?

• Rulers attempted to reestablish the old order of the eighteenth century.

• Peasants began rebelling against ancient monarchies.

• Socialist revolutions threatened to undermine democracy.

• Leaders began seeking to unify the continent under a single system.

During the early nineteenth century, the spread of liberal ideas throughout Europe was accompanied by a rise in _______________.

• fascist dictatorships

• nationalist sentiment

• the power of labor unions

• conflicts over religion

What factor played an important role in the Revolutions of 1848?

• Anti-Colonialism

• Anti-Communism

• Nationalism

• Neoconservatism

What factor played a central role in the unification of Germany?

• abolitionism

• colonialism

• militarization

• self-determination

What factor contributed to the outbreak of revolutions in Latin America during the nineteenth century?

• The decisions made at the Congress of Vienna

• The spread of the Industrial Revolution

• The breakdown of the Concert of Europe

• The success of the American Revolution

After gaining their independence during the early-nineteenth century, Latin American nations established strong economic ties with __________.

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Darwin’s scientific ideas fit most closely with the doctrine of __________.

• conservatism

• individualism

• nationalism

• realism