Exploring AP World History Unit 5.8

Which of the following best describes the main focus of AP World History Unit 5.8?

• The spread of major world religions

• Reactions to the Industrial Revolution

• The rise of classical empires

• The Age of Exploration

Which ideology emerged in the 19th century as a response to the negative effects of industrialization?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto" in 1848, which criticized the effects of industrial capitalism?

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

• John Locke

• Thomas Malthus

Which of the following was a major goal of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution?

• To abolish all forms of government

• To improve working conditions and wages

• To promote free trade

• To expand colonial empires

The Luddites were known for:

• Supporting new industrial technologies

• Destroying machinery that threatened their jobs

• Leading political revolutions in Europe

• Advocating for universal suffrage

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of utilitarianism, popularized by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill?

• The greatest happiness for the greatest number

• The divine right of kings

• Survival of the fittest

• Laissez-faire economics

Which movement sought to address the social and economic inequalities caused by industrialization through government intervention?

• Romanticism

• Socialism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

Which of the following reforms was NOT a direct response to the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory Acts in Britain

• The abolition of serfdom in Russia

• The Meiji Restoration in Japan

• The Magna Carta in England

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is most closely associated with which movement?

• Abolition of slavery

• Women's rights

• Labor unions

• Temperance

Which of the following best explains why some governments began to regulate working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

• To increase profits for factory owners

• To respond to public outcry over worker exploitation

• To promote overseas colonization

• To encourage child labor