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Unit 5: Revolutions (1750-1900)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it important that creole intellectuals became familiar with the ideas of sovereignty, republican government, and personal liberty?

a)

These values of the Enlightenment caused racial divisions to blur, banding people together to fight against the Spanish Crown.

b)

They were offended by the Spanish monarchy’s efforts to exercise greater power over the colonies, so they wanted to fight back.

c)

The Spanish Revolution was thrust upon them by Napoleon’s invasion of Spain and Portugal.

d)

The white population was vastly outnumbered by Natives, blacks, and mixed race peoples.

2.

Which revolution inspired Mary Wollstonecraft to write Vindication of the Rights of Woman?

a)

The Spanish Revolution

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Haitian Revolution

d)

The French Revolution

3.

Why was feminism a transatlantic movement?

a)

European and American women read each other’s work.

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton published the Women’s Bible.

c)

Radical feminists visited each other to draw plans for the movement.

d)

None of the above.

4.

The production of what was well-known in South East Asia?

a)

Iron

b)

Ships

c)

Textiles

d)

Seed Drills

5.

Which of the following is NOT an invention during the First Industrial Revolution?

a)

Spinning Jenny

b)

Telegraph

c)

Electricity

d)

Powerloom

6.

What problems were caused by global urbanization?

a)

Animal population growth

b)

Increased crime rates

c)

Pollution and insufficient infrastructure

d)

Increased poverty

7.

What was one of the improvements labor unions called for?

a)

Higher wages

b)

The abolition of child labor

c)

Machines replacing human labor

d)

Longer hours

8.

TRUE or FALSE: Karl Marx espoused ideas of socialism and communism.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Many countries in Asia and Africa wanted to (a)   their economies and militaries.

10.

The __________, __________, and __________ Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals.

a)

Chinese

b)

Haitian

c)

French

d)

Russian

11.

How was France de-Christianized as a result of the French Revolution?

a)

Revolutionaries did away with the Christian calendar.

b)

Streets named after saints were given more secular names.

c)

Revolutionary and civic cults such as the Cult of Reason and the Cult of the Supreme Being were instated.

d)

Statues of religious figures were destroyed in protest of Christianity's apparent oppressive nature.

12.

Who was the “Father of Liberalism”?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Locke

c)

René Descartes

d)

Denis Diderot

13.

Which of the following is the most significant similarity between German and Italian unification?

a)

Sweeping military reform that enabled territorial expansion and led other countries to declare war

b)

Nationalistic statesmen who wanted to build nations based off linguistic ties

c)

Large scale industrialization that caused an economic boom and caused smaller nations to allow their annexation

d)

Guerilla commandos that seized control of power and enacted their visions of unification

14.

2. Which of the following events had the greatest impact on sparking widespread nationalistic sentiment in Europe in the 1800s?

a)

European colonialism and imperialism

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The Napoleonic Wars

d)

The 1848 European uprisings

15.

Which of the following revolutions best upheld and applied the ideals of the Enlightenment?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The Latin American Revolutions

d)

The Haitian Revolution

16.

Which of the following imperial states was most negatively impacted by the rise of nationalism in the 1800s?

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

Prussia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Tsarist Russia

17.

What led to the abandonment of mercantilism?

a)

Adam Smith’s support toward private entrepreneurship

b)

Support toward free trade by transnational institutions and banks

c)

Creation of the lassez-faire policy

d)

All of the above

18.

TRUE or FALSE: Consumerism was targeted heavily toward the middle class.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

__________ helped to promote the growth of the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Better living conditions for the working class

b)

Equal treatment between genders

c)

Environment-friendly factories

d)

Urbanization and legal protection of private property

20.

__________ and __________ were countries that new industrial technology methods spread to.

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

United States

d)

China

21.

Factory systems helped to increase __________.

a)

pies

b)

land owners

c)

specialized labor

d)

wages for workers

22.

Which of these are effects of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Increased consumer wealth

b)

Production of consumer goods

c)

Trade

d)

World War II

23.

Industrialization began in __________ in the 18th century.

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Egypt

d)

Spain

24.

TRUE or FALSE: Spain promoted Muhammad Ali’s cotton textiles.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What was a result of consumerism?

a)

An increase in advertisement of non essential goods

b)

An increased standard of living

c)

Popularization of leisure activities (biking, boating)

d)

An increase in population

26.

What was the laissez-faire policy?

a)

A policy where a trade tax was enforced.

b)

A policy that promoted minimal government involvement in commerce and encouraged reduced tariffs on trade.

c)

A policy that promoted the exportation of nonessential goods.

d)

A policy that encouraged importation of luxury goods.