MM Unit 7 Review

Who won the Nobel Prize for studying radioactivity and discovering radium and polonium?

• Marie Curie

• James Watt

• Thomas Edison

Who invented the steam engine, which helped power factories?

• Marie Curie

• James Watt

• Thomas Edison

Who invented many things like the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera?

• Marie Curie

• James Watt

• Thomas Edison

What helped Great Britain start the Industrial Revolution?

• A small number of people living in the countryside

• A lot of iron and coal in the ground

• A big oil supply in the North Sea

What was an important result of new inventions?

• People learned more about nature

• More things were made in factories

• More people made things by hand

Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• Factories needed workers

• The countryside was too dangerous

• People were running out of food

How did railroads help Britain?

• They took away many jobs

• They made moving things cheaper

• They hurt farming and fishing

Why did Europeans take control of Africa?

• They needed workers for their factories

• They wanted Africa’s natural resources

• They needed places for people to live

Why did European countries want colonies in Africa after 1880?

• To find new raw materials and sell products

• To find land for more people to live on

• To make better maps of the world

Why did Europeans build roads and railroads in their colonies?

• To get raw materials for their factories

• To help spread Christianity

• To give people good-paying jobs