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WorksheetsIndustrialization and Imperialism
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the movement of people from farms to cities?
Utilitarianism
Urbanization
Proletariat
Enclosure Movement
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
Cartel
Corporation
Factory
Urbanization
The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.
Upper
Poor
Lower
Middle
In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
France
Britian
Prussia
Spain
Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:
telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes
steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb
sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors
automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles
Which of the following became an important source of power during the Industrial Revolution?
The steam engine
Horses
The locomotive
Electricity
Although increased urbanization created hazardous conditions, the manufactured goods produced during the Industrial Revolution helped create a better quality of life for many people.
True
False
Which class lived in the overcrowded cities and small, poorly built housing, and worked long hours?
Upper Class
Middle Class (white collar)
Working Class (blue collar)
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
Labor Union
Workers Rights
Worker Strikes
Collective Bargaining
What is the term for a government's "hands-off" approach to the economy?
socialism
laissez-faire
tariff
philanthropy
Which are results of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution? Select all that apply.
Over crowding
Pollution
Poor working conditions
Increased wages for factory workers
Cotton gin, spinning jenny, steam engine, and railroads were all inventions during the
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Byzantine Empire
What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference?
Making African borders
Keeping peace in Africa
Dividing Africa among European powers
Allow African leaders to discuss their interests with Europeans
When a strong country takes over a weaker country to dominate its politics and economy, this is called .......
Racism
Social Darwinism
Assimilation
Imperialism
Who was the King of Belgium who occupied lands in Congo and caused the death and injury of millions of Africans?
David Livingston
Henry Stanley
George III
Leopold II
One of these is NOT a reason for why Africa had no European colonies before the 1800s .....
Africa was hard to explore due to forests and rivers
Africa had many unknown diseases for Europeans
Ottomans controlled most of Africa before the 1800s
Africa had many different nations, all with their own armies.
The belief that one culture is superior to other cultures, and should come to dominate inferior cultures is called......
Colonization
Social Darwinism
Racism
Imperialism
Which statement best expresses the motive for nineteenth-century European imperialism?
Living space was needed for the excess population in Western Europe.
European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method for reducing the number of wars.
European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation’s culture.
Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.
The nineteenth-century phrase, “the white man’s burden,” reflects the idea that
Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
imperialism was opposed by most Europeans
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people
Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny or rebellion in 1857?
The British East India Company raised taxes
The British government ended the rule of the British East India Company
India adapted Christianity
The British East India Company took direct control of India
Which statement best describes an effect of the Opium Wars on China?
The British expelled all Chinese from Hong Kong
The British ended the importing of opium into China
The British victory led to spheres of influence in China
Chinese isolation increased
Which was not a motivation for Industrialized nations to build empires during the 19th Century?
Nationalism
Social Darwinism/The White Man's Burden
A sense of duty to protect unindustrialized nations
Access to raw materials
