AP World-Unit 5 Test Review

Slavery was abolished in which of the following countries....

• Canada
• Australia
• France and Germany

• United States and Russia

What best explains the significance of improved agricultural productivity for the industrialization of economic production in Western Europe between 1750 and 1900?

• Increased agricultural productivity led to a decline in urban populations.
• Higher crop yields resulted in reduced demand for industrial goods.
• Agricultural advancements caused a decrease in available labor for factories.
• With fewer workers needed on farms, more people migrated to urban areas to take jobs in factories.

What most directly explains the industrialization of Great Britain’s economy during the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries?

• A decline in international trade and exports.
• Government regulations promoting small-scale industries.
• Britain technological advancements and resource availability.

• Britain had large reserves of coal.

How did the Haitian Revolution differ from the French Revolution?

• The Haitian Revolution was led by individuals from a different social class than the leaders of the French Revolution.

• The Haitian Revolution was a peaceful negotiation for independence, whereas the French Revolution involved violent uprisings.
• Both revolutions were primarily focused on economic reforms and trade agreements.
• The Haitian Revolution aimed to establish a monarchy, while the French Revolution sought to abolish slavery.

What factor contributed most to the growth of the abolitionist movement in the Atlantic world?

• The spread of Enlightenment ideas about human rights and equality.
• The establishment of colonial trade routes in Africa.
• The influence of religious revivalism in the Americas.
• The rise of industrial capitalism in Europe.

The rise of the factory system most directly explains which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

• Increase in artisanal craftsmanship.
• Decline in agricultural production.
• The greater degree of labor specialization

• Rise of small-scale family businesses.

The first successful revolution in the Caribbean and South America began in ___.

• Brazil
• Haiti
• Cuba
• Colombia

Which factor contributed most to the global population growth between 1750 and 1900 C.E.?

• Increased urbanization and migration.
• Improvements in agriculture and food production.
• Decline in disease prevalence.
• Expansion of colonial empires.

Which of the following most strongly supports the argument of some world historians that the eighteenth century was a major turning point in world history?

• The rise of industrialization in the nineteenth century.
• The establishment of colonial empires in the seventeenth century.
• The development of global trade networks in the twentieth century.
• The development of the Industrial Revolution in England

Which factor was most crucial in the beginning of Latin American independence?

• Creole complaints regarding their lack of political power.

• Colonial economic policies
• Spanish military strength
• Role of indigenous leaders