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2nd period WORLD HISTORY UNIT 9 Industrialism and Imperialism 1750-1914
2nd period WORLD HISTORY UNIT 9 Industrialism and Imperialism 1750-1914
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Why did the British government consider control of Egypt critical to the British Empire?
It meant control of vital oil and coal resources
It meant control of valuable historical landmarks.
control of the Suez Canal
It meant control of the Nile River in
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What were two major canal projects during this era
Suez, Bío-Bío Canal
Panama Canal, Canal de Castilla
Panama Canal, Suez Canal
Kachhi Canal, Saimaa Canal
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The lives of many nineteenth-century Europeans changed because of industrialization includes
working in a variety of professions in one lifetime
placing more significance on participation in religion
shifting from an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle
marrying at earlier ages than previous generations
4
nineteenth-century European imperialism differ from sixteenth-century European colonialism?
Europeans learned to respect the native cultures
European focus shifted from North America to Asia and Africa
Europeans defeated the Ottoman Empire
Europeans began to cooperate to establish free trade zones.
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Why were many European nations able to exert power over societies in Asia during the 1800s?
European diplomats were skilled negotiators
European societies were technologically advanced
Asian societies adopted European customs
Asian governments respected European representatives
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The adoption and spread of steam-powered technologies helped advance industrialization by
modernizing the way people in Europe lived during the 1800s
creating jobs for coal miners and railroad conductors
helping to boost agricultural output in Europe
providing power to run machines and transport goods
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How did the Cotton Gin and Spinning Jenny contribute to the industrial revolution?
They helped to increase the production of textiles.
They facilitated faster travel to European colonies.
They were used to meet the demand for hand-made products.
They aided scientists in their studies of the universe.
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Which British colony was a source of cotton, tea, and silk?
Canada
Ghana
India
Australia
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European nations in the nineteenth century had an economic incentive to colonize Africa for?
the vast natural resources available
the wealthy markets for European goods
a need for strategic military outposts
a desire to expand the Atlantic slavery trade
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The lives of many women and children changed during the Industrial Revolution because
women and children became wage earners in the working class
women and children went to school to train for jobs.
women and children attended college
many women than get married and have children
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The construction of both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal was intended to —
improve access to colonies and markets
control flooding of major agricultural areas
provide jobs to natives in colonial regions
serve as blockades to protect colonies in warfarePage
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Socialism developed in Europe largely because of the efforts of —
capitalists wanting loans from the government for factories
unions leading strikes in British coal mines
reformers wanting to improve working conditions
Industrialists wanting to improve working conditions
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Queen Victoria’s reign lasted for 64 years. It had social, political, changes resulting in
a number of cities in Britain
reform legislation
an entire era of time
women’s rights movements
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The political subdivisions of Africa by European nations was a result of?
rise of communism
the Berlin Conference
World War I
the Boer War
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Inventions that changed the world- From farm to factory- Unsafe working conditions described.
Job Opportunities
Industrial Revolution
Employee Relations
The Middle Ages
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New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to
economic disparities between the wealthy and working class
the demands of industrialists for laws to regulate economies
successful efforts to bring an end to the slavery
the lack of economic power women had
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During the Industrial Revolution the expansion of free enterprise economic principles resulted
an increase in government regulation of factories
an accumulation of wealth by factory owners
the passage of additional protective tariffs
the workers sharing in the profits of the factory
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In response to the poor factory and urban conditions in the nineteenth century,
leave the city to move to the country
demand reforms in labor policies and laws
advocate laissez-faire government policies
emigrate to European protectorates
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One result of the rise of European imperialism during the nineteenth century included
The British empire that extended into all continents
colonization of China by large numbers of British immigrants
The British empire was concentrated in North America
dissolution of the British Empire
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Many colonized people responded to European imperialism by
teaching European colonists how to survive
aiding European colonists
share the profits from industrialization
organizing resistance movements against European colonists
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what way did the assimilation policies of European colonial powers in Africa affect the region?
European colonial populations outnumbered native populations
An extensive network of highways and railroads was built.
New cultural practices were introduced.
African colonies were industrialized
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Most nineteenth-century industrialized nations in Europe experienced
a general rise in the overall standard of living
the adoption of communist economic systems
a growth in the number of children in families
the creation of a common European currency
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One way that European society was changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution
the decline of the population due to factory accidents
the rejection of the teachings of the Catholic Church
the emergence of a middle class and a working class
the spread of famine caused by families abandoning farms
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Which of the following events was a result of foreign imperialism in China?
Manchurian invasion
Tiananmen Square protest
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
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The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, proposed the idea that
markets should be regulated by the law of supply and demand
power should be given to those who own means of production
profits should be shared with the working class
the working class should be given voting rights