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Unit 6 Consequences of Industrialization Part 1 Quizzer

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did cities grow larger in Europe and the US during the Industrial Revolution? People moved from rural areas to _____ areas to work in factories.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

c)

Cities

d)

Enclosure

2.

The economic system that prevailed from c. 1750-1900 was

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

3.

What caused the Taiping and Boxer rebellions?

a)

Foreign economic involvement in China

b)

British selling opium to China

c)

Indians refusing to touch the gunpowder pouches

d)

Americans moving into West North America

4.

What was Japan's response to foreign interference in the nineteenth century?

a)

Adapt to Western politics and culture (Meiji Restoration)

b)

Isolate themselves further by resisting and fighting

c)

Became allies with the Chinese to become the dominant power in the region

d)

Adapt to the ideas of the islanders and tribal people to resist

5.

Which was a state regulation of immigration during the nineteenth century?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Acts

b)

Congo Free State

c)

White New Zealand Policy

d)

Jim Crow Laws

6.

Select all of the accurate pairings of imperialism in Southeast Asia.

a)

Netherlands: Dutch East Indies

b)

France: Indochina

c)

Great Britain: Philippines

d)

United States: Malaya

7.

During the Boer Wars against the Dutch-speaking Afrikaners, the British were known for using

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Weapons of mass destruction

c)

British colonists to fight

d)

the Cape Colony in the southern tip of Africa

8.

Which of the following resulted in colonies due to the Age of Imperialism?

a)

A sense of independent nationalism

b)

Planned invasions of European powers

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

A hesitation to industrialize

9.

Why, in the time period c. 1750-1900, did European states fight to acquire overseas colonies?

a)

To acquire raw materials to fuel their industrialization

b)

To spread Enlightenment ideas

c)

To abolish slavery worldwide

d)

To stop the spread of Islam throughout the world

10.

Which company took over other European states colonies in India?

a)

British East India Company

b)

British West India Company

c)

Dutch East India Company

d)

French East India Company

11.

How were people able to migrate cheaper and faster?

a)

New more affordable methods of transportation

b)

Horses became more affordable for the common people

c)

The elite paid for the lower class to migrate out of their country

d)

Free trade policies made people wealthy in the countries

12.

Why did European powers divide Africa by diplomatic agreements between each other?

a)

Fear of going to war because of fierce competition

b)

Rapid population increase in European colonies in Asia

c)

Atlantic revolutions lead Europeans states to seek new troops

d)

Creation of transnational business fostered exchange of raw materials

13.

The first full-blooded native president in the Americas was

a)

Tupac Amaru II

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Arduke Maximilian

d)

Benito Juarez

14.

Tupac Amaru II was a cacique which is better known for a leading a rebellion in what countries? (Multiple answers)

a)

Peru

b)

North America

c)

Bolivia

d)

Argentina

15.

Ghost Dance developed around 1869 out of the belief by the Paiute Indians and Sioux Indians that...

a)

Ghost dance would bring the dead back to drive out the whites

b)

Ghost dance would increase the awareness and tolerance towards ghost culture

c)

Ghost dance would strengthen the bonds among natives

d)

Ghost dance would be a way to assert their culture and resist Americanization efforts

16.

The rivalry between Great Britain and Russia for the domiannce of Central Asia and Afghanistan is known as

a)

Great Game

b)

Moldovan Special

c)

the Competition

d)

The Colonizing

17.

India's main export was...

a)

Indian food

b)

Curry

c)

Cotton

d)

Silk

18.

Cecil Rhodes, founder of De Beers Diamonds, got his diamonds from what place?

a)

South Africa

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

19.

An export economy is one that relies on

a)

exporting raw materials

b)

increasing demand for coal

c)

slave labor

d)

cotton

20.

Monocultures refers to what?

a)

Lack of religious diversity

b)

Only one culture

c)

Lack of agricultural diversity

d)

damaged croplands

21.

Which was a state regulation of immigration during the nineteenth century?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Acts

b)

Congo Free State

c)

White New Zealand Policy

d)

Jim Crow Laws

22.

Which is a benefit of industrialization?

a)

pollution

b)

goods become more expensive and scarce

c)

Airplanes improve the transportation of goods and people

d)

Creation of more jobs

23.

Which of the following defines capitalism?

a)

economic system in which people put money or capital into a private business to make a profit in a free market

b)

a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

c)

economic system in which each privately owned business decides what to produce, how much to produce and how much to charge

d)

the process of setting up a business to make a profit

24.

A share of ownership in a corporation is known as...

a)

laissez faire

b)

stock

c)

mass production

d)

patents

25.

Which nation was the first to industrialize?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

26.

The 1st Industrial Revolution focused on factories and steam power. The 2nd Industrial Revolution focused on all of the following except:

a)

Oil

b)

Electricity

c)

The steam engine

d)

Steel

27.

After Britain industrialized, all of these nations followed suit, except:

a)

Japan

b)

America

c)

Russia

d)

India

28.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
29.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
30.
Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
d)
anywhere
31.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively 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
32.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Textile Mill

b)

Steel Mill

c)

Train Station

33.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
34.
Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick," what did he mean by this when dealing with foreign countries.
a)
Debate calmly, and always be willing to negotiate
b)
Speak quietly, but yell if necessary.
c)
Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.
d)
Never back down when there is conflict.
35.
Examine the political cartoon below. Which foreign policy is illustrated in the cartoon?
a)
 Big Stick Policy
b)
 Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Moral Diplomacy
d)
Open Door Policy
36.

China and Britain fought a war over:

a)

the Korean peninsula

b)

conquests along the Nile River

c)

opium production and distribution

d)

the elimination of the samurai

37.

The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)

a)

Civilization

b)

Christianity

c)

English

d)

Money

38.
Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?
a)
representatives for the US
b)
representatives of European countries
c)
representatives of African countries
d)
representatives of the 3rd Estate
39.

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

40.
The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Scramble for Africa