Industrial Revolution
What was a long term consequence of the Industrial Revolution?
1. A cleaner natural environment
2. Animal Preservation
3. Worker Unions and Labor Laws
4. A second Neolithic Revolution
3. Worker Unions and Labor Laws
What is imperialism?
The policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.
The term militarism can best be defined as
(1) loyalty to a nation or ethnic group
(2) buildup of armaments in preparation for war
(3) avoidance of military involvement in civil wars (4) control of territories for economic and political gain
(2) buildup of armaments in preparation for war
Totalitarian governments are characterized by the
(1) elimination of heavy industry
(2) use of censorship, secret police, and repression
(3) lack of a written constitution
(4) support of the people for parliamentary decisions
(2) use of censorship, secret police, and repression
Which situation is being depicted in this cartoon?
(1) beginning of an estate system where the majority holds power
(2) creation of a classless society
(3) revolution led by the nobility and clergy
(4) existence of a rigid social class structure
(4) existence of a rigid social class structure
“I don’t know how old I am. . . . I began to work when I was about 9. I first worked for a man who used to hit me with a belt. . . . I used to sleep in the pits that had no more coal in them; I used to eat whatever I could get; I ate for a long time the candles that I found in the pits. . . .” — E. Royston Pike adapted from Hard Times, Human Documents of the Industrial Revolution What was one thing that happened in response to the conditions described in this passage?
(1) Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto (2) Garibaldi organized the Red Shirts
(3) Charles Darwin developed The Origin of the Species
(4) Atatürk joined the Young Turks
(1) Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto
Name one reason why European nations pursued imperialism in the late 19th century.#
the desire for new markets, resources, or national prestige
Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to
(1) Italy’s unification
(2) Turkey’s modernization
(3) revolutions in Russia
(4) World War II
(4) World War II
Before September 1939, the European response to Hitler’s actions included
(1) following a policy of appeasement
(2) blockading the coast of Germany
(3) forcing Germany to sign the Versailles Treaty
(4) creating alliances under the United Nations Charter
(1) following a policy of appeasement
31 Which time period in German history is most accurately represented in this map?
(1) between World War I and World War II
(2) just after the Berlin Conference
(3) immediately after the Congress of Vienna
(4) during unification under Bismarck
(1) between World War I and World War II
How did industrialization affect urbanization?
it caused people to move to cities for factory jobs, leading to rapid city growth
One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of
(1) raw materials used in industry
(2) religious inspiration
(3) free labor for the Americas
(4) technologically innovative practices
(1) raw materials used in industry
The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty
(1) divided Germany into Communist and non-Communist zones
(2) made Germany restore its emperor
(3) required all German-speaking Europeans to return to Germany
(4) forced Germany to pay large war reparations
(4) forced Germany to pay large war reparations
Which type of political system did V. I. Lenin, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini establish in their countries?
(1) constitutional monarchy
(2) totalitarianism
(3) representative democracy
(4) theocracy
(2) totalitarianism
Which claim is best supported by this illustration?
(1) The same problems existed before and after the war.
(2) Destruction and death brought countries together. (3) Rivalries and hatreds were settled by the war.
(4) The use of weapons of mass destruction left few homes standing.
(1) The same problems existed before and after the war.
A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was
(1) an increase in the number of small farms
(2) a decline in international trade
(3) a general rise in the standard of living
(4) a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility
(3) a general rise in the standard of living
Which region was most affected by decisions made at the Berlin Conference of 1884? (1) Latin America (2) South Asia (3) East Asia (4) Africa
(4) Africa
What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?
(1) start of the civil war in Russia
(2) sinking of the British liner, Lusitania
(3) assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
(4) attack on Poland by the German army
(3) assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
“Mussolini Attacks Ethiopia”(1935) “Germany Takes the Rhineland Back”(1936) “Germany and Russia Divide Poland”(1939) These headlines might be used to illustrate the weakness of the
(1) United Nations
(2) Congress of Vienna
(3) Warsaw Pact
(4) League of Nations
(4) League of Nations
Explain the historical circumstances that led to the scene shown in this painting.
3rd Estate paid all taxes and began fighting for a Revolution.
6 A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for
1 a return to traditional medieval ideas 2 the use of reason for rational and logical thinking
3 strengthening the power of the organized religions
4 overseas expansion by western European nations
4 overseas expansion by western European nations
Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?
(1) Land was distributed equally between social classes.
(2) Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.
(3) Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
(4) Timbuktu became the center of great learning.
(3) Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
Base your answer to the following question on the excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies. This excerpt is taken from a poem written about World War I. “If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam, A body of England’s, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. . . .” — Rupert Brooke, “The Soldier” Which idea is expressed in this excerpt from Brooke’s poem?
(1) pacifism
(2) neutrality
(3) nationalism
(4) anarchy
(3) nationalism
•Japan resigns from the League of Nations, 1933 •Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis formed, 1936 •Japan invades China, 1937 •United States places embargo on scrap iron, steel, and oil exports to Japan, 1941 Which event occurred immediately after this series of developments?
(1) Manchuria became a Japanese protectorate.
(2) The Japanese fleet was destroyed.
(3) Pearl Harbor was attacked.
(4) The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
(3) Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Which historical event was a significant factor in bringing about the conditions shown on Map A?
(1) the Great Leap Forward
(2) the Berlin Conference
(3) establishment of the League of Nations
(4) formation of the World Trade Organization
(2) the Berlin Conference