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WorksheetsIndustrialization, Imperialism, Causes of WWI
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 23mins
The development of a national market for goods and services within the United States was
largely a result of —
tariffs on manufactured goods
government safety regulations
improvements in transportation
increased demand for cheap labor
Before the Industrial Revolution, where were most goods manufactured?
In homes
In factories
In Britain
They weren't
The industrial movement affected many women and children because--
many had to look after their families while the men went to work
they joined the military for the first time
they took jobs in factories like the textile mills
Another word for describing a big city is what?
rural
suburban
urban
super-politan
This led to faster production and lower prices
Patent
Assembly Line
Dawes Act
Automoblie
Who used the process of dividing labor so each worker completes one small task?
Issac Newton
Josiah Wedgewood
Adam Smith
James Watt
Which idea is most closely associated with laissez faire economics?
communes
trade unionism
subsistence agriculture
free trade
Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for
heavy taxation of manufacturers
strict government control of the economy
minimal government involvement in the economy
government investments in major industries
Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations stressed the importance of
tradition
supply and demand
large corporations
government ownership
Which country was the first to experience the Industrial Revolution?
Great Britain
Japan
United States of America
France
According to Karl Marx, the history of all societies is a struggle between what?
religions
countries
economic classes
race
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith was primarily about
The division between the social classes that leads to revolution
Division of labor creates more jobs and bolsters the economy
The public should be allowed to freely pursue their own economic interests. (Laissez-faire economic theory)
The way to increase the money a government earns from the people
What does this image of a British man standing over the continent of Africa symbolize?
Communism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Capitalism
How is this image of a British man standing across Africa misleading?
Hitler was from Germany not Africa
The man does not look British
Africa was colonized by several nations, not just Great Britain
Britain did not colonize Africa
One advancement of the agricultural revolution, the successive planting of different crops on the same land to improve soil fertility and help control insects and diseases was called
Tenant Farmer
Factors of Production
Crop Rotation
Socialism
laws that allowed landowners to fence off their land
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Crop Rotation
Enclosure Movement
Suburb
the economic system in which all factors of production were privately owned and there was no government interference
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Socialism
Factors of Production
Exploit
the process in which a country changes from a primarily agricultural society to one based on the manufacturing of goods and services
Tenant Farmer
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Industrialization
Socialism
The Industrial Revolution ended which economic system?
Communism
Capitalism
Industrialization
Feudalism
This person's invention was the single biggest step in development of the steam engine.
Thomas Savery
Thomas Newcomen
James Watt
Charles A Parsons
Language, religion and history all contributed to a sense of...
Nationalism
Capitalism
Laissez-faire
Imperialism
Otto von Bismarck manufactured three wars in order to...
Solidify his power base to take over a neighboring country
Unite the German kingdoms
Raise money for his troops
Implement communism in his country
Choose the BEST answer for the following questions.
The steam engine was used in which of the following inventions?
Boats
Trains
Factories
All of the Above
Another "Boston Tea Party" occurred when British product was thrown out during this anti-imperialist movement.
Opium Wars
Boxer Rebellion
Indian Revolt of 1857
Sepoy Mutiny
With the rise of Industrialization, workdays were ...
4--7 hours
8 hours
14--16 hours
120 minutes
Nationalism came about because...
Fear of foreign powers taking over
There were too many kings
There were not enough workers for all of the jobs
There were too many separate city-states
Who wrote, On the Origin of Species? which was used to help justify Imperialism.
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Charles Darwin
George Washington
What was the goal of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?
To ensure the continuation of their dynasties
To go to war and conquer China
To be the first nation to sail around the world
To stop Imperialism
How did the Meiji Restoration in Japan plan to achieve it's goal of stopping Imperialism?
Industrializing like Great Britain
continuing the reign of the dynasties
Building a massive army
Using the steam engine to increase it's navy
Name the countries in the Central Powers Alliance during WWI.
Russia, Germany, France, Serbia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Great Britain
Name the Allied powers countries during WWI
Russia, Germany, France, Serbia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Great Britain
Which of the following was a cause of World War I (You may choose more than one answer)
Countries expanded their empires, competing for land and natural resources
Nationalism increased as people felt their country or group was best
Serbians assassinated Austria-Hungary's Archduke Ferdinand
Germany refused to sign an alliance with Russia
Spain signed an alliance with Germany before WWI but did NOT fight alongside them during the war.
True
False
Trench warfare created a "No Man's Land" that made it almost impossible for troops to advance on the Western Front during WWI.
True
False
