Unit 8 Indus. Rev + Imp. Exam Review

Question 1

The factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all in society

Accepted Answer

Socialism

Question 2

Socialists argued that political equality was meaningless without

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Economic equality

Question 3

Who invented the Spinning Jenny ?

Accepted Answer

James Hargreaves

Question 4

What is the right to vote called

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Suffrage

Question 5

Adam Smith would stated which of the following:

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unregulated exchange of goods and services will aid everyone

Question 6

The Boer Wars in South Africa were between which two groups?

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Dutch settlers and British

Question 7

Besides the cotton gin, what else did Eli Whitney invent?

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Interchangeable Parts

Question 8

Why did factory workers employ children?

Accepted Answer

Cheap Labor and it kept profits high

Question 9

The Bessemer process helped to turn iron ore into

Accepted Answer

Steel

Question 10

Henry Bessemer invented:

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A way to make steel

Question 11

The movement of people from the country to the city is known as:

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Urbanization

Question 12

Which of the following assisted in the growth of industry?

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All of the above

Question 13

The Suez Canal connected which two bodies of water?

Accepted Answer

Med. Sea to Red Sea

Question 14

What economic theory is characterized by market competition and entrepreneurship?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism

Question 15

Who invented the steam engine

Accepted Answer

James Watt

Question 16

What did the British trade to the Chinese that led to trade dominance?

Accepted Answer

Opium

Question 17

The process of taking over and fencing off land is called:

Accepted Answer

Enclosure Movement

Question 18

All of the following were reasons Europeans undertook imperialism in Asia and Africa EXCEPT:

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Communism

Question 19

The small pox vaccination was created by

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Edward Jenner

Question 20

What was Karl Marx famous work?

Accepted Answer

Communist Manifesto

Question 21

In which country did the Boxer rebellion occur?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 22

Early in the Industrial Revolution, working-class women

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Worked 14 hour days

Question 23

"White Man’s Burden” poem demonstrated which belief of Europeans during the Age of Imperialism?

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Racial Superiority

Question 24

The British East India Company was established to maintain order in what country?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 25

Social classes don't exist, and the government determines what is produced is known as:

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 26

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery?

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more slaves were needed

Question 27

What is Imperialism?

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Domination over a country or region

Question 28

Factories involved all of the following except:

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Life expectancy rose

Question 29

During the Industrial Revolution, why did workers organize into labor unions?

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Better Pay and Conditions

Question 30

What economic system stated that the proletariat would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 31

What does Laissez-faire mean?

Accepted Answer

No government involvement

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