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World History Industrial Revolution and Latin America Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were industrialized European countries most interested in Latin America?
a)

New sources of natural resources and new markets

b)

Newly invented technologies in Latin America

c)

Wanted to improve the lives of Latin Americans

d)
For military security
2.
What are the four natural resources that helped Great Britain industrialize first?
a)
Coal for power, Iron for machines, Rivers for transport, Harbors for trade.
b)
Fire to cook food, Water to drink, Earth to make bricks, Wind to power windmills
c)
Clean air to breathe, Clean water to drink, Solar power to charge batteries, Organic farming to increase crop yields
d)
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, and Wood to burn in furnaces
3.
Who had the slogan "Order and Progress" and ruled Mexico harshly, even though he had gained power because small landowners and native people thought he would support land reforms?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Benito Juárez
4.
What Latin American countries worked with the U.S. on the creation of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Mexico
b)
Argentina
c)
Cuba
d)
None of these
5.
What are military dictators of Latin American countries called?
a)
Banana Republics
b)
Caudillos
c)
Las Reformas
d)
Hidalgos
6.

What is the 1823 U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America called?

a)
The Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Roosevelt Corollary
c)
La Reforma Movement
d)
The Mestizos Policy
7.

Which was NOT a benefit of the Panama Canal?

a)

Faster trade routes

b)

Improved US military security

c)

Thousands of workers died building it

d)

Cheaper shipping costs

8.
Who founded the reform movement La Reformaro to fight for land reform, education, and separation of church and state?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Benito Juárez
9.
The social class of individuals of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry in Spanish colonies
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mulattos
d)
Mestizos
10.
Who was a creole born in Argentina, a well respected military man, and played a major role in fighting to free South America from Spanish imperialism?
a)
Simón Bolívar
b)
José de San Martín
c)
Jose Canseco
d)
José Martí
11.
What event provided a reason for the U.S. to start the Spanish-American War?
a)

The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana

b)
The execution of Miguel Hidalgo
c)
The Roosevelt Corollary
d)
The Mestizos Policy
12.
The Panama Canal connects __________________.
a)
The Pacific and Artic Oceans
b)
The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
c)
The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Artic and the Atlantic Oceans
13.
What were enclosures?
a)
the process of secluding a religious order or other community from the outside world
b)
the system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
c)
a document or object placed in an envelope together with a letter
d)
the fenced-in or hedged-in fields created by wealthy British landowners on land that was formerly worked by small farmers
14.
What is the term for a small Latin American country whose economy is dominated by a single cash crop and whose politics are controlled by foreign business interests?
a)
Caudillos
b)
Banana Republics
c)
Las Reformas
d)
Banana Lands
15.

__________________ predicted a violent revolution that would result in the working class taking over in a classless political and economic systems known as communism.

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Edward Jenner

16.

The Mexican Constitution of 1817 worked for reforms to ___________.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

The Connection Between Church and State

d)

All of these

17.
Who was a wealthy creole who won freedom from Spain for Venezuela in 1821 and for South America in 1824, earning the nickname El Libertador?
a)
Simón Bolívar
b)
José de San Martín
c)
Jose Canseco
d)
José Martí
18.

Which of the following was NOT a negative environmental impact of the industrial revolution?

a)

The invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Water pollution from sewage

c)

Air pollution from burning coal

d)

Chemical contamination from mining and factories

19.
The priviledged social class of individuals in Spanish colonial society, who were born in Latin America but had parents who were born in Europe
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mulattos
d)
Mestizos
20.
What was a problem with the rule of caudillos?
a)
political instability
b)
lack of political participation
c)
power depending on military control
d)
All of these
21.
The most powerful social class in Spanish colonial society, made up of colonists who were born in Spain
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mulattos
d)
Mestizos
22.
Who was executed for acting as a revolutionary and earned himself the nickname "The Father of Mexican Independence"?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Benito Juárez
23.
The Spanish-American war was fought to aid Cuba in independence, but it resulted in _____________.
a)
Cuban Independence
b)
Cuba remaining a colony of Spain
c)
Cuba being a protectorate of the U.S.
d)
Cuba taking over the U.S.
24.
Who created an efficient and usable steam engine?
a)
James Watt
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
25.
Who fought for Mexican Independence from Spain and became President of Mexico 4 times?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Benito Juárez
26.
Who was a revolutionary who fought to free Cuba from Spain?
a)
Simón Bolívar
b)
José de San Martín
c)
Jose Canseco
d)
José Martí
27.

South America is _____________ of Africa

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

28.

What is the definition of the factors of production?

a)

the resources - including land, labor, and capital - that are needed to produce goods and services

b)

a period of increased crop productivity during the 1600s and 1700s that was brought about through the development of new machines, enclosures, and crop rotation

c)

the increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s and continued into the 1800s

d)

a method of dividing up work to more efficiently produce goods

29.

What was NOT a legacy of Spanish colonialism in Latin America?

a)

democratic governments

b)

a growing gap betwee the rich and poor

c)

political instability

d)

economic imperialism

30.
Why was the U.S. concerned with what happened in the Mexican Revolution?
a)
Mexico was in charge of the Roosevelt Corollary
b)
The U.S. shares a border and has economic interests in Latin America
c)
The U.S. saw Mexico as a military threat
d)
Mexico is the largest country in the world
31.

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, the U.S. declared itself ________________.

a)

The Rough Riders of Latin America

b)

The police force of the western hemisphere

c)

The laissez-faire country of the world

d)

The military power of the eastern hemisphere

32.

What are some problems in Banana producing countries today?

a)

pesticides

b)

armed conflicts

c)

workers rights

d)

All of these

33.
What system of government did Francisco Madero want to bring to Mexico?
a)
democracy
b)
dictatorship
c)
communism
d)
anarchy
34.

What two countries held the most territory in South America in 1800?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

England and France

c)

The U.S. and England

d)

Spain and the U.S.

35.

What exactly was the agricultural revolution?

a)

the increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s and continued into the 1800s

b)

the resources - including land, labor, and capital - that are needed to produce goods and services

c)

a period of increased crop productivity during the 1600s and 1700s that was brought about through the development of new machines, enclosures, and crop rotation

d)

a method of buying and selling crops in a free market that put small farmers out of business

36.

What exactly was the industrial revolution?

a)

a period of increased crop productivity during the 1600s and 1700s that was brought about through the development of new machines, enclosures, and crop rotation

b)

the increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s and continued into the 1800s

c)

the resources - including land, labor, and capital - that are needed to produce goods and services

d)

the time period when the third estate fought for independence from the monarchy

37.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three factors of production?

a)

Labor

b)

Capital

c)

Markets

d)

Land

38.
What is crop rotation?
a)
the process of fencing off smaller fields to make one large farm, done by wealthy British landowners
b)
eating a healthy diet that helps to maintain or improve overall health by consuming all of the essential nutrients 
c)
New seeding and harvesting methods that vastly increased crop yields and preserved the fertility of the land
d)
Spinning vegetables around on your fork at the dinner table
39.
Why did the industrial revolution begin in Great Britain?
a)
Great Britain had always been the most advanced country in the world
b)
Great Britain was forced to make many changes after they were defeated by Napoleon
c)
Great Britain was motivated to prove to the newly created United States of America that it was better
d)
Great Britain had political stability, a banking system and all 3 of the factors of production
40.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
James Watt
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
41.
Which of the following is NOT one of three causes contributed to the U.S. technological boom after the Civil War?
a)
a wealth of natural resources
b)

a reduced population size

c)
a burst of new inventions
d)
a growing city population
42.
Why did cities like Chicago and Minneapolis expand rapidly during the late 1800s?
a)
They were located along expanding railroad lines
b)
They are located at natural harbors on the East Coast
c)
They became known for their art and cuisine
d)
They were in temperate climates suited for crops
43.
What is an entrepreneur?
a)
a person who organizes and manages the factors of production, and takes on the risks of a business
b)
the growth of cities and the migration of people into them
c)
A business in which people have bought stock so they can share in its profits
d)
those Europeans -mainly wealthy land owners and nobles- who wanted to preserve the traditional monarchies of Europe
44.
What is a corporation?
a)
a person who organizes and manages the factors of production, and takes on the risks of a business
b)
an economic system where all factors of production are owned by the people and are not private property
c)
the growth of cities and the migration of people into them
d)
A business in which people have bought stock so they can share in its profits 
45.
What is urbanization?
a)
a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business
b)
the growth of cities and the migration of people into them
c)
A business in which people have bought stock so they can share in its profits 
d)
the policy in which a strong nation dominates others politically, economically orsociallly
46.
In what ways did the railroad system change in the United States from 1840 to 1890?
a)
It expanded slowly east and very little new track was laid.
b)
It became used exclusively by the rich nobles and monarchs.
c)
It expanded to the east quickly and connected many cities.
d)
It expanded rapidly west until it connected many cities in the United States from coast to coast.
47.
Which of the following was NOT a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The growth of national wealth
b)

An increase in educational opportunities

c)
Better working conditions and pay through labor laws and unions
d)
A decrease in the amount and variety of goods and services available
48.

The Industrial Revolution would increase

a)

the wealth gap between industrialized and nonindustrialized countries

b)

the number of people living on farms

c)

the amount of time it took to travel across the country

d)

the life expectancy of those who worked in coal mines

49.

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class of skilled professionals.

a)

Upper

b)

Poor

c)

Lower

d)

Middle

50.

__________ is known as the father of capitalism, and laid the foundations of Laissez-Faire, the idea that free markets should not be regulated by the government.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Frederick Engels

51.

A _____ is a place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Free Market

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

52.

How did industrialization impact women?

a)

Many women entered the paid workforce.

b)

Many women became atheist and gave up religion.

c)

It had no impact on the lives of women.

d)

Women moved from cities to rural areas.

53.

The early Industrial Revolution workers faced all these conditions EXCEPT:

a)

miserable working conditions

b)

dangerous working conditions

c)

minimal pay for long hours

d)

a four day work week

54.

Why were railroads MOST important during this time?

a)

they moved goods more quickly and less cost over greater distances

b)

they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states

c)

people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

d)

songs about railroads become incredibly popular in the 1800s

55.

The group of skilled artisans who protested the working conditions in the new factories by breaking into factories and destroying the machines were called _____.

a)

Marxists

b)

Luddites

c)

Utopians

d)

Owenites

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