Industrial revolution began here because they had coal & iron ore.
What is England (United Kingdom)
100
Laissez-faire translates to mean...
What is "hands-off" ....no government involvement in business.
100
What revolutions inspired the Latin American independence movement?
What is the French & American Revolution?
100
What industry did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
What is textiles? (Cloth)
100
What caused people to leave their farms & move to the cities? (urbanization)
What is increased farming output? (more food from less farms)
200
Why did many Irish move to the Americas in the 1800's?
a. to escape the mean king
b. for better paying jobs
c. the potato crop failed, leaving many starving
d. because of the constant fighting between Catholics & Protestants
What is C., potato crop failure
200
What is a main idea of the writings of Marx?
a. profit is a great thing
b. the world is becoming over-populated
c. people didn't have enough personal goods
d. class struggles & revolution
What is d. class struggle & revolution
200
What was one goal of both Otto von Bismark & Garibaldi?
a. unify their nations (nationalism)
b. destroy labor unions
c. get rid of child labor
d. spread democracy
What is a. unify their nations (nationalism)
200
What transformed transportation the most at the start of the IR?
a. the rocket
b. the steam engine
c. the horse
d. the car
What is b. the steam engine
200
A major result of the IR was
a. the Black Plague
b. the spread of Christianity
c. the building of trade over the silk roads
d. concentration of workers in urban areas
What is d. concentration of workers in urban areas
300
What impact has the IR & human actions had on earth?
What is great damage & pollution?
300
What did Adam Smith want?
What is minimal to no governmental involvement in business affairs?
300
Toussaint L'Ouvertaure, Jose de San Martin & Bernardoo O'Higgins are all associated with what?
What is the Latin American independence movement?
300
Abundant natural resources, advancing technology, plenty of food & stable political & economic conditions are all need for what?
a. Industrialization b. Revolutions
c. Communism d. Socialism
What is a. Industrialism
300
What does laissez-faire argue?
a. no private property is ever allowed
b. let people follow self interest in a free market
c. there needs to be lots of government rules & laws
d. the economy will crash without govt oversight
What is a. people should follow self interest in a free market
400
In early factories, what were the working conditions like? (Name at least 2 concerns)
What are things like hot/ humid, moldy & dusty, dangerous machines, violent, long working hours, locked inside factory....
400
Marx & Engles said workers should do what to improve their conditions?
a. go on strike
b. ask their bosses politely for improvements
c. seize the factors of production in a revolution
d. just quit the factory jobs & go back to farming
What is c. seize the factors of production in a revolution
400
What was the biggest factor in the unification of Germany & Italy?
a. socialism b. communism
c. nationalism d. urbanization
What is c. nationalism
400
When did the IR really get started/going?
a. late 1700's through late 1800's
b. the twentieth century
c. the 1400-1500's
d. during the reign of Napoleon & the French Revolution
What is a. 1700-1800's
400
A result of unhealthy working conditions, low pay & machines taking away jobs was
a. unions were formed
b. people became more violent
c. people stopped having babies
d. Marx changed his ideas about capitalism
What is
a. unions were formed
500
After England, where was the 2nd place the IR took off? (Think about the cotton production)
What is The USA
500
Why did child labor become so wide spread?
What is wages were so low that families need the income to survive?
500
What is the correct order? (oldest to newest...chronological)
a. Fuedalism
b. Industrial revolution
c. Protestant Reformation
d. Neolithic Revolution
What is d-a-c-b
500
Besides natural resources like coal & iron, name a reason the IR began in England?
What is good economic conditions, a stable government, good rivers, or a good fleet of ships for shipping.
500
What was a result of the IR?
a. kings gained power
b. small farms increased
c. standards of living rose
d. England became so polluted that no one could live there