Japan lacked many basic resources, yet it industrialized rapidly after 1868 because

Japanese leaders placed a high priority on modernization

According to Karl Marx, history is

a struggle between classes in society

Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Great Britain before it occured elsewhere in Europe?

The British had the necessary resources: water, iron & coal.

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

life expectancy of the average worker

What was the Industrial Revolution?

increased output of machine-made goods

During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?

People migrated from rural areas to cities

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution

a general rise in the standard of living

Most early factory workers were women because

employers could pay women less than men

Which action did Japan take during the Meiji Resotration?

sent experts to learn from modern Western nations

Which of the following was a politcal effect of the changes in the standards of living?

Workers joined labor unions to require workers have a say

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Japan lacked many basic resources, yet it industrialized rapidly after 1868 because
many British engineers came to Japan and set up industries
Japanese business leaders had a lot of money to invest
Japanese engineers developed superior technology
Japanese leaders placed a high priority on modernization
2
According to Karl Marx, history is
wars and conflicts between national leaders
increasing prosperity brought about by industrialization
the granting of more politcal liberties to all people
a struggle between classes in society
3
Which even on the following list was an EFFECT of the other items on the list?
improved sanitation
cholera outbreak
urbanization
tenement housing
4
Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Great Britain before it occured elsewhere in Europe?
The British had the largest population in Europe.
The British had more wealth due to American colonies.
The British were more intelligent than the rest of Europe.
The British had the necessary resources: water, iron & coal.
5
The development of steam power enabled the growth of what?
Cottage industries
Railroads
Canals
the water frame
6
Which event on the following list was a CAUSE of the other items on the list?
tenement housinng
improved sanitation
urbanization
cholera outbreak
7
Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?
life expectancy of the average worker
the length of the average work day
urbanization
the size of the middle class
8
Indicate below what is NOT a factor of production.
Labor
Capital
A bank loan
Land
9
What was the Industrial Revolution?
increased output of machine-made goods
increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners
increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers
10
During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?
People migrated from villages to work on large farms
People migrated from rural areas to cities
People learned to use machines to make their own clothes
People began selling their goods instead of trading them
11
According to laissez-faire econimists, the cure for poverty was
an unrestricted market
laws requiring factories to increase wages
welfare
popular reform movements
12
Which argued that the use of alcoholic beverages harmed family life & worker productivity?
social gospel
suffrage movement
temperance movement
abolition movement
13
Industrialization spreads to what two western powers in the 1800s?
US, Japan
Germany, Japan
Germany, France
Germany, US
14
Trying to end slavery
temperance movement
suffrage movement
monoply movement
abolition movement
15
Removal of power from the Shogunate and returning power to the Emperor
Meiji restoration
Exit ticket
Japan restoration
China Restoration
16
Advocated limiting or banning the use of alcoholic beverages
Temperance movement
urban renewal
women's suffrage
standard of living
17
Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution
a general rise in the standard of living
A general decline in the standard of living
the overall poverty of the working class
an overall decline in population
18
The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of the
upper class
bourgeoisie
middle class
working class
19
To what advancements did Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner contribute?
civic planning
labor unions
industrializaiton
community health
20
Most early factory workers were women because
more women than men sought employment
an overall decline in the population
employers could pay women less than men
women were less likely than men to have accidents
21
The first factories developed in what industries?
iron manufacturing
Coal mining
agriculture
textiles
22
The production method in which Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times" worked was called
cottage industry
interchangeable parts
the Bessemer process
the assembly line
23
A measure of the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society
temperance movement
women's suffrage
urban renewal
standard of living
24
Theory of survival of the fittest applied to business and people
Meiji Restoration
Social Darwinism
germ theory
corporation
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What limited the effectiveness of women involved in the temperance movement?
They didn't want to be involved in political issues
They cared too much about the suffrage movement
They could not vote
They were too busy w/ family life to vote
26
The Bessemer process was a method for producing
textiles
electricity
steel
indentical components
27
Which action did Japan take during the Meiji Resotration?
establised a social system to benefit the samurai
sent experts to learn from modern Western nations
allowed communist ideas to dominate its government
started an ambitious program to expel foreign manufacturers
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What technology is the basis for the others?
railroads
ships
steam engine
spinning machine
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Which of the following was a politcal effect of the changes in the standards of living?
Workers joined labor unions to require workers have a say
Families lived in one room, filthy tenements
Disease was rampant, killing many people.
Cities built sewers & installed street lamps
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Reform movement concerned with voting rights
Rock the vote
Abolition movement
Voter awarness
Women's suffrage movement

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