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Industrialization and Imperialism

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the movement of people from farms to cities?

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Proletariat

d)

Enclosure Movement

2.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

3.

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

a)

Upper

b)

Poor

c)

Lower

d)

Middle

4.

In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

France

b)

Britian

c)

Prussia

d)

Spain

5.

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

a)

telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

b)

steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb

c)

sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

d)

automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

6.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
7.
Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The exploitation of child workers
b)
Poor, rural farmers being forced off their land and moving to cities
c)
A shift from goods made by hand to goods made by machines during the mid to late 1700's
d)
A shift from goods being made by machines to goods being made by hand during the mid to late 1700's
8.
Which of the following would be a result of urbanization?
a)
The enclosure movements
b)
Movement of people to rural areas
c)
Decrease in the income of the upper class
d)
Overpopulated cities 
9.
Which of the following allowed for urbanization to happen during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Farming became more profitable 
b)
Farmers were displaced by new inventions and needed jobs
c)
New inventions created many new jobs for farmers
d)
City life was comfortable and luxurious
10.

Which of the following became an important source of power during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The steam engine

b)

Horses

c)

The locomotive

d)

Electricity

11.
When you hear that Britain's first factory was a textile factory, what is another word for textile?
a)
Timber/wood
b)
Cloth/fabric
c)
Steam engine
d)
Railroad track
12.
This economic system is based on government ownership of business
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Liberalism
13.
Unequal social classes, emphasis on the individual, limited government involvement, and competition are all characteristics of what type of economic system?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Nationalism
14.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
15.

Although increased urbanization created hazardous conditions, the manufactured goods produced during the Industrial Revolution helped create a better quality of life for many people.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which class lived in the overcrowded cities and small, poorly built housing, and worked long hours?

a)

Upper Class

b)

Middle Class (white collar)

c)

Working Class (blue collar)

17.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

18.

What is the term for a government's "hands-off" approach to the economy?

a)

socialism

b)

laissez-faire

c)

tariff

d)

philanthropy

19.

Which are results of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution? Select all that apply.

a)

Over crowding

b)

Pollution

c)

Poor working conditions

d)

Increased wages for factory workers

20.

Cotton gin, spinning jenny, steam engine, and railroads were all inventions during the

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Byzantine Empire

21.

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

Making African borders

b)

Keeping peace in Africa

c)

Dividing Africa among European powers

d)

Allow African leaders to discuss their interests with Europeans

22.

When a strong country takes over a weaker country to dominate its politics and economy, this is called .......

a)

Racism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Assimilation

d)

Imperialism

23.

Who was the King of Belgium who occupied lands in Congo and caused the death and injury of millions of Africans?

a)

David Livingston

b)

Henry Stanley

c)

George III

d)

Leopold II

24.

One of these is NOT a reason for why Africa had no European colonies before the 1800s .....

a)

Africa was hard to explore due to forests and rivers

b)

Africa had many unknown diseases for Europeans

c)

Ottomans controlled most of Africa before the 1800s

d)

Africa had many different nations, all with their own armies.

25.

The belief that one culture is superior to other cultures, and should come to dominate inferior cultures is called......

a)

Colonization

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Racism

d)

Imperialism

26.

Which statement best expresses the motive for nineteenth-century European imperialism?

a)

Living space was needed for the excess population in Western Europe.

b)

European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method for reducing the number of wars.

c)

European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation’s culture.

d)

Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.

27.

The nineteenth-century phrase, “the white man’s burden,” reflects the idea that

a)

Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans

b)

Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help

c)

imperialism was opposed by most Europeans

d)

Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people

28.

Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny or rebellion in 1857?

a)

The British East India Company raised taxes

b)

The British government ended the rule of the British East India Company

c)

India adapted Christianity

d)

The British East India Company took direct control of India

29.

Which statement best describes an effect of the Opium Wars on China?

a)

The British expelled all Chinese from Hong Kong

b)

The British ended the importing of opium into China

c)

The British victory led to spheres of influence in China

d)

Chinese isolation increased

30.

Which was not a motivation for Industrialized nations to build empires during the 19th Century?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Social Darwinism/The White Man's Burden

c)

A sense of duty to protect unindustrialized nations

d)

Access to raw materials

31.
Who was the President during the building of the Canal and was the 1st to leave America?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
32.
Name the country that built the Panama Canal.
a)
Colombia
b)
Cuba
c)
United States
d)
Panama
33.
An application of Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism. 
a)
Communism
b)
Social Dawinism
c)
Socialism
d)
Social Theory
34.
What was an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development?
a)
sphere of influence
b)
Pan-Americanism
c)
protectorate
d)
dollar diplomacy
35.
Who wrote "The White Man's Burden"
a)
Benadryl Cuccumbersnatch
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Cecil Rhodes
d)
Rudyard Kipling
36.
What message does this cartoon featuring Cecil Rhodes portray?
a)
Britain controlled an expanse of land stretching from Egypt to South Africa
b)
Cecil Rhodes was the only thing holding Africa together
c)
"The White Man's Burden"
d)
Britain giving up control of its colonies.