Imperialism
Who was the German journalist often called the father of communism?
A. John Locke
B. Karl Marx
C. Vladimir Lenin
D. Benito Mussolini
Who is Karl Marx?
The agricultural revolution was necessary for the industrial revolution because
A. Workers needed a better diet
B. More workers were needed on farms
C. Fewer workers were needed on farms.
What is fewer workers were needed on farms?
What class did the industrial revolution create?
A. land owners
B. An urban middle class
C. An urban working class
What is an urban middle class?
What led to the population explosion in England?
A. The National Health Service
B. Better jobs and more money
C. Soap, diet, and sanitation
D. Freedom, improved health, and fewer deaths
What is freedom, improved health, and fewer deaths?
Which of the following was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?
A. Animals
B. Steam engine
C. Mills
What are Steam Engines?
Which industry saw the earliest benefit of innovations?
A. The canal transportation industry
B. The railways
C. The textile industry
D. The agricultural industry
What is the textile industry?
All of the following are effects of the agricultural revolution that began in Britain in the 18th century, except
A. Food surpluses
B. Population growth
C. Fertilizer overuse
D. Land enclosure
What is fertilizer overuse?
What country is recognized as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Great Britain
D. United States
What is Great Britain?
Which word means cloth or fabrics?
A. cotton gins
B. looms
C. textiles
What are textiles?
What group benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?
A. The working class
B. Farmers
C. The middle class
D. The nobility
What is the middle class?
England's vast__________ reserves powered steam engines
A. coal
B. oil
C. timber
What is coal?
In 1859, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published. By the late nineteenth century, some Americans translated the "survival of the fittest" message of this book into economic and social policy. This development described is known as A. Progressivism
B. Anti-Communism
C. Moral Diplomacy
D. Social Darwinism
What is social Darwinism?
One example of a new invention that changed communication is
A. The electric light bulb
B. The Bessemer process (used in the steel industry)
C. The telephone
What is the telephone?
Why did the population soar between 1800 and 1900?
A. People had larger families
B. People did not eat very well
C. Food production decreased
D. The death rate fell
What is the death rate fell?
How many years ago did the Industrial Revolution begin?
A. 400 years ago
B. 100 years ago
C. 200 years ago
D. 500 years ago
What is 200 years ago?
The first communist government was established in
A. China
B. Poland
C. Russia
D. Germany
What is Russia?
Which is probably the most important development?
A. The railways replacing the canals
B. Steam replacing water power
C. Machinery replacing people
D. Cars replacing trucks
What is steam replacing water power?
The business leader who employed vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry was
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt
B. John Rockefeller
C. Andrew Carnegie
D. Thomas Edison
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A. Industries set up after the French and American Revolutions
B. Technical and economic development that began in Britain around 1790
C. All the above
What is technical and economic development that began in Britain around 1790?
Liberals wanted a government to be based on
A. Divine Right
B. Nationalism
C. The economy
D. Written constitutions
What are written constitutions?
In which economic system do people rely on their own business and property?
A. Capitalism
B. Communism
C. Socialism
D. Totalitarianism
What is capitalism?
The business leader who held a monopoly in the oil business was
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt
B. John Rockefeller
C. Andrew Carnegie
D. Thomas Edison
Who is John Rockefeller?
In this form of government, only certain members of society have a valid voice in the government
A. Republic
B. Oligarchy
C. Democracy
What is an oligarchy?
What transportation network spurred industrial growth in the late 1800's?
A. Steamboats
B. Automobiles
C. Airplanes
D. Railroads
What are railroads?