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Quiz Review over Industrialization and Imperialism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

a)

When a Navy goes from sails to paddle propulsion

b)

Period beginning in the 1700s where manufacture shifted from hand tools to complex machines.

c)

When Man landed on the moon

d)

The name given to Stone Cold Steve Austin when he applied for a job

2.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

Great Britain

b)

The Roman Empire

c)

Siam

d)

The Great Kingdom of the Kongo

3.

Gunpowder was likely first developed by accident by scientists in...

a)

Persia

b)

Anatolia

c)

China

d)

England

4.

A cause of the French Revolution was

a)

Inequalities in society

b)

famine in Africa

c)

the ideas of European explorers

d)

strong leadership from Louis XVI

5.

A revolution led to the founding of ______, the first black republic in modern history

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Haiti

6.

What enabled countries to industrialize rapidly?

a)

The enclosure movement

b)

A strong navy and merchant marine

c)

A wealth of natural resources and a large labor force.

d)

The criminalization of the labor movement

7.

The enlightenment overall promoted an attitude of...

a)

anger

b)

Optimism

c)

distrust

d)

loyalty

8.

The Scientific Method was based on the idea that...

a)

the scientific theories of the ancients were correct

b)

scientific laws governed nature

c)

The truth could come only through investigation

d)

philosophy was the key to learning scientific truths

9.

Which of the following statements best describe European Imperialism?

a)

European imperialism had no political motives

b)

The Industrial Revolution was a driving force behind European imperialism.

c)

European imperialism was motivated by humanitarian goals.

d)

European imperialism did not address cultural differences.

10.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

Germany and France signed an agreement to end the Franco-Prussian War

b)

European leaders met to decide how to divide Africa

c)

Great Britain and Germany met to discuss how to prevent the spread of industrial technologies

d)

Austria demanded Germany renounce claims to its territory

11.

Overall who had the largest territorial gain in Africa?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

12.

At the height of its power, this famous quote was used.

"The ___ _____ ____ on the British Empire."

(a)  

13.

Before the British Raj and East India Company, what Empire ruled India?

a)

Mongol Empire

b)

Qing China

c)

The Mughal Empire

d)

Macedonian Empire

14.

What three countries make up French Indochina?

a)

Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

b)

India, Burma, Siam

c)

Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore

d)

Nepal and Bhutan

15.

What two countries in Africa remained independent?

a)

French Somaliland and Italian Somaliland

b)

British Sudan and Italian Libya

c)

Liberia and Ethiopia

d)

Spanish Morocco and German Southwest Africa

16.

Under what Decree did Japan isolate itself from the world?

a)

The Sakoku Decree

b)

The Seppuku Edict

c)

The Treaty of Portsmouth

d)

The Convention of Kanagawa

17.

What Rebellion killed 20 million people and weakened China?

a)

The Boxer Rebellion

b)

The Taiping Rebellion

c)

The Sepoy Mutiny

d)

The Anglo-Zulu War

18.

What were the Indian Soldiers hired by the British East India Company called?

a)

Sepoy

b)

Ghurka's

c)

Zulu's

d)

Demon Slayers

19.

Which African Colony was controversial in its brutal work ethic during the Rubber Trade?

a)

Sierra Leone

b)

Eritrea

c)

Belgian Congo

d)

Italian Ethiopia

20.

Which of the following was one effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

More people moved to cities for job.

b)

Workers became more skilled.

c)

The price of products increased.

d)

Workers dealt directly with merchants.