Duplicate of 2017 Spring Semester Exam

Question 1

Why did the cottage industry decline?

Accepted Answer

It was faster to make textiles in factories.

Question 2

Which statement below would be supported by Karl Marx?

Accepted Answer

The factory system only benefits the wealthy capitalists.

Question 3

Which of the following was a long term effect of the Industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A rise in the standard of living for many people.

Question 4

Which event below did not play a part in England progressing to a constitutional government?

Accepted Answer

7 Year's War

Question 5

What was the purpose of European countries building infrastructure projects in colonies?

Accepted Answer

To get raw materials for their industries.

Question 6

What did James Watt do?

Accepted Answer

He made it so steam can power the steam engine in factories.

Question 7

Which of the following IS NOT a key factor to the Industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 8

What was one result of British colonialism in India?

Accepted Answer

India adopted a parliament.

Question 9

How did the Ottoman Empire come to an end?

Accepted Answer

It gradually declined over centuries.

Question 10

What about Africa made it really hard for Europeans to explore?

Accepted Answer

Physical features and bugs.

Question 11

Why did the US come up with the idea of the Open Door Policy with China?

Accepted Answer

They were late to Imperialism and wanted to trade w/ China.

Question 12

which of the statements below DOES NOT describe the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Policies of mercantilism

Question 13

Describe the phrase, "no taxation without representation!"

Accepted Answer

Colonists would not support a gov. w/o a voice in the gov.

Question 14

What are some goals of revolutions?

Accepted Answer

To improve economic and social lives of citizens.

Question 15

What is laissez faire?

Accepted Answer

"Hands off" intervention of the government.

Question 16

What did Imperialists believe was the "White Man's Burden"?

Accepted Answer

Europeans should keep traditional culture alive in colonies., Europeans had a duty to civilize their non-European people.

Question 17

What did Rome and Greece help influence in modern culture?

Accepted Answer

Parliament/congress

Question 18

What effect did the new technology in transportation have on Africa? (19th century)

Accepted Answer

Europeans could explore and colonize the African continent.

Question 19

Which absolute monarch would say. "I am the state"?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

Question 20

Who made the political revolutions possible?

Accepted Answer

The middle class

Question 21

What was it called when colonists dropped tea in Boston Harbor?

Accepted Answer

Boston tea party

Question 22

What was the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Increased output of machine made goods in England.

Question 23

Who wrote the Wealth of Nations?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith

Question 24

How did the Ottomans treat different cultures and religions in their empire?

Accepted Answer

They were tolerant of other religions.

Question 25

Who is the scientific thinker who came up with the process of reducing germs?

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 26

Who would want to break away from the control of Spain during the era of political revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A Latin American nationalist

Question 27

What is something negative about mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

The colonies are taken advantage of by the mother country.

Question 28

What are labor unions?

Accepted Answer

name for voluntary groups of workers who seek labor reforms.

Question 29

Which of the statements below DOES NOT describe the enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

An absolute ruler is the best kind of government.

Question 30

What is something new about the Industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Child Labor

Question 31

What did the scientific revolution key figures (Galileo, Newton, Boyle) emphasize?

Accepted Answer

Experimentation and observation

Question 32

Why did European nations want Imperialism in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

natural resources

Question 33

Describe the term "Divine Right"

Accepted Answer

The right to rule given to you by a divine authority.

Question 34

How did the Declaration of Independence influence the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

the government should guarantee basic human rights.

Question 35

What is something that Voltaire would have said during the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

He emphasized religious tolerance and intellectual freedom.

Question 36

What impact did the Glorious Revolution have on England's democracy?

Accepted Answer

The power of the King was limited.

Question 37

Why was Sikhism created by Guru Nanak?

Accepted Answer

To unite Hindus and Muslims.

Question 38

How are the 12 Tables, Justinian's Law Code, and the English Bill of Rights similar?

Accepted Answer

They all address the issue of the individual and the state.

Question 39

What was an urban problem as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Overcrowding of the cities, poor sanitation and crime.

Question 40

Which of the following is an impact of the scientific revolution in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The application of reason and experimentation to politics.

Question 41

Who was the first to use the scientific method in chemistry?

Accepted Answer

Robert Boyle

Question 42

What did the first factories use for a power source?

Accepted Answer

Water or steam

Question 43

What was the storming of the Bastille?

Accepted Answer

It was the beginning of the French Revolution.

Question 44

The heliocentric theory belonged to which era in World History?

Accepted Answer

Scientific revolution

Question 45

What did Copernicus contribute to the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

Astronomy

Duplicate of 2017 Spring Semester Exam

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Duplicate of 2017 Spring Semester Exam

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